Thought Cruse controll ment auto pilot.
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Lean Angle
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Whats the big deal about the lean angle thing... wouldn't you have to consider also the radius of the turn... the speed that you are going... you know, all the physics stuff...
As far as the guy in the pic.... that shoulder drop, I think may have done him in... of course he was probably trying to pour himself a cup of coffee...
Charlie D.
As far as the guy in the pic.... that shoulder drop, I think may have done him in... of course he was probably trying to pour himself a cup of coffee...
Charlie D.
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Here is a pretty interesting calculator for it i found on a site:
http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/to...57&whichpage=1
http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/to...57&whichpage=1
BACK on track...
Of course in a curve, by getting yer butt off the seat, and putting your weight to the INSIDE of the turn.. the bike will continue along it's arc, but will lean less,
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I don't recall where I read it, but I recall reading that they just have a couple of burly guys tip the bike until something touches.
These are maximum lean angles -- they don't have anything to do with load or road curvature or alignment of the planets. The first number is the maximum angle on the left, the second is max on the right. On Harleys the right side number is always lower because of the exhaust. They're good for comparing similar bikes on spec sheets (hmmm... the low rider has less lean angle than the super glide....who'da thought?) They're not appropriate for pinning your survival hopes on or sitting in the living room and deciding how a bike handles.
These are maximum lean angles -- they don't have anything to do with load or road curvature or alignment of the planets. The first number is the maximum angle on the left, the second is max on the right. On Harleys the right side number is always lower because of the exhaust. They're good for comparing similar bikes on spec sheets (hmmm... the low rider has less lean angle than the super glide....who'da thought?) They're not appropriate for pinning your survival hopes on or sitting in the living room and deciding how a bike handles.
