Re: Motorcycle steering

[John Mallinckrodt <ajmallinckro@CSUPomona.Edu>]

On Wed, 5 Feb 1997, Ken Kiehlbauch wrote:

> What happened next was a surprise to me.  I rode the motorcycle for
> about three miles, down two step hills, made three 90 degree right turns
> and two 90 degree LEFT turns without ever realizing that the handle bars
> could not be turned at all to the left.

Despite recent reminders that experiments always have the last word in
physics, allow me to say that I am--for simple geometrical reasons--highly
skeptical.

John
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