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Good evening all.
First off, apologies for the USE of your forum to try and get an answer, but just trying to be honest up front :)
Over on UKGSer (A bike forum, sorry) we're having a bit of a debate raised by the question of simply
(the GS is our type of bike)
From that, the question of gyroscopic forces has arisen...
I'm no physicist nor mathematician, but it seems to me that, top put it simply, the faster our bikes go in a given crosswind, the more stable they become because of the gyroscopic forces of the wheels (and they're not insubstantial)
The thread is HERE and there are a few other associated questions (I like my theory that the precessive force will possibly explain why our bikes (which have a single sided swing arm) tend to be forced to one side when/if you take your hands off the bars)
Again, apologies for a bit of a 'hit and run' registration and post, but it's sod's law...there's never an expert around when you need one, so I thought I'd come out and try and find one :D
Thanks
Bill (fanum)
PS Very first visit, so if there's a more suitable section for this, mods please feel free to dump it anywhere :)
First off, apologies for the USE of your forum to try and get an answer, but just trying to be honest up front :)
Over on UKGSer (A bike forum, sorry) we're having a bit of a debate raised by the question of simply
How to ride a GS in high winds..
(the GS is our type of bike)
From that, the question of gyroscopic forces has arisen...
I'm no physicist nor mathematician, but it seems to me that, top put it simply, the faster our bikes go in a given crosswind, the more stable they become because of the gyroscopic forces of the wheels (and they're not insubstantial)
The thread is HERE and there are a few other associated questions (I like my theory that the precessive force will possibly explain why our bikes (which have a single sided swing arm) tend to be forced to one side when/if you take your hands off the bars)
Again, apologies for a bit of a 'hit and run' registration and post, but it's sod's law...there's never an expert around when you need one, so I thought I'd come out and try and find one :D
Thanks
Bill (fanum)
PS Very first visit, so if there's a more suitable section for this, mods please feel free to dump it anywhere :)