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- From: crowder@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mark Crowder)
- Subject: Re: What would you ride on a long distance
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.184641.18722@spdc.ti.com>
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- References: <1992Nov17.220833.7211@spdc.ti.com> <1edp07INN8l1@sixgun.East.Sun.COM>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:46:41 GMT
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- In article <1edp07INN8l1@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
- >In article 7211@spdc.ti.com, crowder@epcot.spdc.ti.com (Mark Crowder) writes:
- >
- >>I even discovered that throttle steering on gravel roads works
- >>quite well -- I once tossed another street bike trying this.
- >
- >Throttle steering?
- >
- >Sure, on a bike with a sidecar, but on a motorcycle?
- >
- >Enlighten me.
- When you turn a bike on a loose surface, the front tire pushes out
- a certain amount. The trick is to regulate the amount of 'push'
- (slippage) of the rear tire with throttle. 'A little more throttle'
- steers to the inside of the turn, 'a little less throttle' straightens
- things up. Chopping the power suddenly spills the bike or high - sides
- it, depending on available traction. I feel *safer* turning this way
- on loose surfaces -- but that may come from the years of dirt biking
- in my youth. My theory is that this works well for bikes that have
- smooth power curves and neutral weight distributions (such as my beemer)
- where throttle input would be the dominant factor. If the bike is
- otherwise, other factors might dominate (this is much harder to do
- with a GS1100E, for instance).
- You're not alone Ed. Most folks think I'm crazy when I talk about
- this. But blasting down forest service roads with a load of camping
- gear on a street bike is just one of those things that puts a smile
- on my face. What the hell? I always cary tweezers and needle nose
- pliers in the road rash kit to pick out gravel.
-
- Mark Crowder crowder@spdc.ti.com
- Dallas, Tx 88 BMW R100RS Texas Instruments, Inc.
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