I expect Bill has in mind the counter steer or sometimes counter lean used to improve the time delay for onset of turning. The wiki article or really articles - "Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics" which offers one hundred elevent references to the literature, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_and_motorcycle_dynamics
and "Countersteering" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersteering
offer notes on this method of avoiding obstacles when moving fast.Both gyroscopic effects and trail of the front fork have been over-emphasized in the past in connection with steering - which effects are now largely discounted.
Brian W
- Bill Norwood via Phys-l <phys-l@mail.phys-l.org>UnsubscribeTo:phys-l@mail.phys-l.orgCc:bnorwood111@gmail.com,ericn6561@gmail.comFri, Jan 14 at 11:41 AMHi all,
I need a list of references about how the gyroscopic force presents a hazard for uninformed motorcycle riders.
My guess is that motorcycle deaths could be reduced by 25% if the riders were aware of the gyroscopic force hazard.