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Old 08-05-2011, 09:02 AM   #36 (permalink)
PeterS
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
I'm really not sure if lower CG helps or not here. Certainly lower center of pressure helps, and having the center of pressure below the center of gravity means the side winds will have to work harder to tilt the bike.

Sort of like the c-clamp on a yardstick trick.
I'm reading this thread , there are gems everywhere .This above was particularly helpful ! I have to admit that after I saw Allert for the first time I immediately drew an Enfield sized version .... the rear is designed to slide back as Allert's slides forward .The bike plus rider would weigh around 230 kg / 500 pound .





I can see from dcb's comment above that the higher centre of pressure and the rider's weight higher too would very likely cause instability .

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