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Here we go with another "just ride the thing" topic and why you can corner with greater lateral acceleration, or preserve more safety margin in the rain, by hanging your body weight off of the bike to the inside. The physics of cornering on a bike (lateral acceleration) are pretty complex and believe it or not, are not accepted in total agreement even to this day.
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Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Camber thrust - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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One stated fact, as a bike is leaned it's trail is decreased, immediately makes sense. Less trail, less stability. Easier to fall from a slight mis correction. There may also be a trade off in efficient use of the contact patch for cornering during the transition from slip angle of a steered wheel at more straight up and down attitudes, to camber thrust of a leaned wheel. Interesting?
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Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Camber thrust - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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One stated fact, as a bike is leaned it's trail is decreased, immediately makes sense. Less trail, less stability. Easier to fall from a slight mis correction. There may also be a trade off in efficient use of the contact patch for cornering during the transition from slip angle of a steered wheel at more straight up and down attitudes, to camber thrust of a leaned wheel. Interesting?