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The author also fails to mention a few things... Bikes slide while leaned over and electronic traction control. How far could you lean one of these bikes over

• anigbrowl 11y ago
  I used to ride an old bike with no electronics (a Honda 400/four). It does drift but you can feel that and control it with countersteering in good weather conditions (in bad weather conditions I would cut speed significantly or just not ride). You can still lean an all-mechanical bike with ordinary tires quite a ways. When I would be turning through very long curves on freeways and so I would get back fatigue from the fake force (the one that's trying to make the bike stand up vertically again), requiring me to sit on the upper side of the bike to keep it leaned over with less effort. I have a very slim build so this is a trick that might not be familiar to most male riders.
• bigiain 11y ago
  They used to lean the old 500cc two stokes over pretty much that far - and those had no computers at all on them with a carbureted 200hp screamer engine actively trying to throw the rider over the moon at every opportunity. And they certainly leaned those over: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/495607133966697834/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/495607133966697834/