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Why does it cause the front wheel to rotate away (right) ? Answer is : "it's complicated" , which is why this subject causes confusion. There are many argumen
by ska 9y ago
Why does it cause the front wheel to rotate away (right) ?
Answer is : "it's complicated" , which is why this subject causes confusion. There are many arguments about the exact dynamics (combinations of gyroscopic effects, torques, center-of-mass motion), but empirically it is pretty clear that two wheeled vehicles like bikes/motorcycles do not turn without counter-steer.
- jonsen 9y agoNot at all complicated. A bike is made so that the front wheel will turn in the same direction as the bike is leaned. This has a simple stabilising effect. Bike leans right, front wheel turns right, increased centrifugal force from the sharper turn will unlean the bike to the left.