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- From: lotto@laura.harvard.edu (Jerry Lotto)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Slip-sliding away (was Re: What would you ride...)
- Message-ID: <LOTTO.92Nov18091440@laura.harvard.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 14:14:40 GMT
- References: <BxvKzz.2n1@apollo.hp.com> <1992Nov17.203709.6242@spdc.ti.com>
- <1992Nov17.214052.460@mksol.dseg.ti.com> <Bxw183.92L@news.iastate.edu>
- <1992Nov18.020307.19538@tcsi.com>
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- Organization: Chemistry Dept., Harvard University
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- In-reply-to: markk@tcs.com's message of 18 Nov 92 02:03:07 GMT
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- >>>>> On 18 Nov 92 02:03:07 GMT, markk@tcs.com (Mark Kromer) said:
- Mark> At turn in, the motorcycle rotates about the cg not the contact
- Mark> patches.
- (etc.)
- Mark> Winter's approaching, time for the "how does a motorcycle turn" flame
- Mark> fest again.
-
- Seems appropriate since one of the ONLY times a motorcycle will rotate
- about the CG instead of the contact patch is in Winter :-) Don't try
- this at home without lots of flat-track experience.
-
- Traction and vector components of force, yea, that's the ticket!
- --
- Jerry Lotto <lotto@lhasa.harvard.edu> MSFCI, HOGSSC, BCSO, AMA, DoD #18
- Chemistry Dept., Harvard Univ. "It's my Harley, and I'll ride if I want to..."
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