Iron Horse Sense

Motorcycles. 280 pages. Caution! Prospective and new rider please beware. I wrote this book especially for you so you know what to expect and understand why. Motorcycles turn the opposite way they are steered. Motorcycles also change how they respond to steering inputs with increases in speed. slow speed practice can foster false beliefs of how to steer as speed increases. Slow speed riding is very different from riding at street and highway speeds. I also wrote this book for...
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Motorcycles. 280 pages. Caution! Prospective and new rider please beware. I wrote this book especially for you so you know what to expect and understand why. Motorcycles turn the opposite way they are steered. Motorcycles also change how they respond to steering inputs with increases in speed. slow speed practice can foster false beliefs of how to steer as speed increases. Slow speed riding is very different from riding at street and highway speeds. I also wrote this book for experienced riders so they will better understand and improve their skill and safety. what you need to know before you ride (again). easily understandable illustrated descriptions of the physics and geometry that make motorcycles do what they do. detailed illustrated explanations of control dynamics, skill development, common accidents and safety. many experiments to do to help understand dynamics and when changes happen. learn multiple steering transition speeds theory for greater understanding and control: slow speed direct steering, slow speed countersteering, countersteering, neutral steering, positive steering, leaning. sliding. understand why and how a motorcycle does what it does. the effects of inertia, momentum, gyroscopic force, centrifugal force, centripetal force, tire's camber force, tire rotational force, gravity's and centripetal force's effect on axis and trail, the effects of ground friction on trail, effects of rake. traction, accelerating, balancing, leaning, braking. what makes a motorcycle lean. what makes a motorcycle turn. what makes a motorcycle unstable at slow speed. what makes a motorcycle stable with speed. how to prepare for, look for and avoid obstacles and danger. types of accidents. the danger zone. common mistakes. why riders often do the wrong thing. learn what to expect before you ride (again).