On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:01:35 -0500, KC wrote:

On 2/12/2014 11:42 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:37:38 -0500, KC wrote:

On 2/12/2014 11:23 AM, HanK wrote:
On 2/12/2014 10:40 AM, KC wrote:
On 2/12/2014 10:31 AM, KC wrote:
On 2/12/2014 10:04 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/12/2014 9:36 AM, KC wrote:
On 2/12/2014 9:17 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/12/2014 8:09 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:27:03 -0500, Earl__ wrote:

Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/9/2014 6:25 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Sun, 9 Feb 2014 15:03:40 -0800 (PST), Tim

wrote:

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 4:30:04 PM UTC-6, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 9 Feb 2014 13:31:40 -0800 (PST), Tim

wrote:



On Sunday, February 9, 2014 7:31:31 AM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:

I'd love to have one of these...







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7mTwM7afQA





how about something like this?



http://thekneeslider.com/1937-front-...cle-prototype/












Looks like something Moto Guzzi made during the war.

"Goose" probably tries something like that too, but this is
French,
and the French at that time were known to be great tinkerers,
with
results to match.

Yeah, I should have said it looks like something Guzzi *could*
have
made during the war. Something
like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cOlS_ShXf4



Here's an idea for Scott: (warning - contains boating content)

http://www.elrellano.com/videos_online/8146/barca-a-motor.html


No steering unless that rowboat has a bow thruster.

That boat is a high technology marvel incorporating 'eyeball
sensormatic rotational assist'. Where
you look is where you go. A sign on the bow says, "Don't look at
women
when operating this vessel."

Sometimes the sign gets torn away.



When I was a kid I had a 12' aluminum boat with a little 3hp
outboard.
I'd tighten the tension on the steering so the motor wouldn't move,
sit
in the middle seat and steer just by leaning towards one side or the
other. Worked fine in large ponds.



Somebody said "like a motorcycle"... But if you simply lean a
motorcycle
and don't turn the wheel, it will still go straight... Just sayin'.


No, you have to tip the boat. Speaking of motorcycles, ever try this?

Ride going straight ahead and push your *left* handlebar forward gently
and see which way you turn. Then try with the *right* handlebar.



Yeah, that's how she takes every turn... Reverse steer. Add in breaking
loose the rear tire and you are starting to have some fun however, if
you do though, you are losing time going sideways instead of forward

Just reread that... I should say she counter steers when the suspension
or body position is off... But it's not the fastest way around the
track...

What is the fastest way around the track?


Ok, the fastest way involves being efficient in the corners. If you are
countersteering n a corner, you are standing the bike too high, and the
drive wheel is not taking the shortest distance around the corner. In
racing terms, you blew out the birm.. It's not efficient to have that
back tire way out there cause then it takes time to bring it back...

Countersteering has nothing to do with how high the bike stands. Watch motorcycle road racing. Those
folks are scraping their knee pads, and the bike is damn near scraping the handlebars.


Yes, and if you watch closely, the front tire is turned in the direction
of the turn, even ever so slightly.... The fast guys are not "counter
steering" even if the tires are sliding. Not gonna' argue, it's what I
do. My daughter is known as one of the best in the NE in corners. AJ
Catanzaro, her mentor, trainer, and top 20 AMA pro said, "there is
nothing I can do to make you faster in the corners, you look just like
me". Many Pro WMA women admit, Jess corners better than most...

No it's not. The pressure on the lower handlebar (left if turning left) is maintained throughout the
turn. When the pressure on the lower handlebar is released, the bike goes upright and straightens
out. If the pressure is increased, the bike leans more and the turn radius decreases. This continues
until the traction is lost or something hits the ground.

Not gonna argue, it's what I taught as an MSF instructor, and what I do.