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Old 02-06-2012, 05:57 PM   #117 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redyaris View Post
Motorcycles are not self correcting
Incorrect.

Motorcycles are designed to be self-correcting. Touring bikes are highly stable, and race bikes are less so -- that is designed-in, not coincidence.

This article describes motorcycle stability. Whether the bike leans to the right because of some road-induced perturbation, or is pushed by a crosswind makes little difference. In either case the bike's trail causes the required counter-steering to occur.

The bike, of course, has no way to know how much correction is required. Rider position can have a large effect as can the distribution of area in the side view. Some bikes correct for crosswinds better than others.
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