Why Motorcycles Lean in Corners
The beam tells a lie. As a motorcycle tips into a corner, its headlamp paints a slanted arc, while the machine appears to be fighting a downward pull. It is doing something more exact. Lean is not defiance of gravity; it is the geometry required when tire forces must point through the center of mass.Gravity takes the blame. In a steady turn on level pavement, gravity pulls down, while the road sup...More
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