On 2/12/2014 4:37 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/12/2014 4:10 PM, KC wrote:
On 2/12/2014 3:36 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/12/2014 3:05 PM, KC wrote:
On 2/12/2014 2:47 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:59:51 -0500, HanK wrote:

On 2/12/2014 11:37 AM, 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...

How can you be efficient in the corners?



Balance.. Keep both tires in as close to the same radius as the other.
You want the front tire pointing as close to the direction of thrust
from the rear tire as possible. If you are "countersteering" you are
losing forward thrust and burning off forward thrust...

Geeze. I'll never enjoy a warm summer evening cruise down to the Cape
again. :-)





Sure you will. Like you said you are not racing... I said before I get
the whole thing about getting into a corner and even counter steering.
The looser you are, the more you do it too.... but it's still not the
most efficient way to make a corner...

You guys are all supposed to be sailors.. Draw the thing out and draw
out the thrust and resistance lines... you will see what I am talking
about...

Anyway, I have a good drawing that I can put up later. For now I will
say there are a couple other things we do to make the bike corner
better. One in particular is to gently pull the front brake in and dip
the front end which shortens the turning radius and increases the angle
of the front suspension more upright to turn.. (more like a tricycle)...
Even dipping the front end a couple inches reduces the bike length by as
much as an inch and can change the rake of the front end 8-10 degrees...

But again, you are not racing. If I was you I would be countersteering
all the way to the beach. I know how good it feels and I wouldn't be
"racing" on the street anyway


Phew. I was getting worried there. It's sorta hard to steer a 850lb
Harley with the back tire. Even if I could, it would probably be the
last turn I ever made.



Yup... Imagine so. I had times where I slid my Honda into a countersteer
slide when I was younger. Never intentionally though It was half the
weight of your bike too...