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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersteering
Thanks, I had read that last night including the gyroscopic part about input resulting in a 90 degree reaction (like the little string pull gyroscopes we played with as kids) and my mind is still seeking a simple vector diagram to explain what happens at the contact patch. Oh well, The scientific explanation of rainbows pales in comparison to the sight, so perhaps all I need to know is that it works the way it does. I seem to remember a much squarer tire section on my old Yamaha than the rounded profile of the Metzelers on the America, but I don't think that was the difference; perhaps it is the weight difference and riding position and body english would turn the Yamaha faster than the America.
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Phil in Northwest Arkansas
04 America, Jet black, Corbin seat, TORs, 31K
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