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Originally Posted by OTB
 Yes, grabbing brakes will stand the bike up; but we're not talking about braking; we're talking about decreasing or increasing throttle (speed) mid-turn. You don't believe me? Next time you go for a ride find a nice, long constant radius turn, pick a constant speed, and then roll off the throttle without changing anything else; the bike will tighten up it's turning radius; and the converse is also true.
Don't take my word for it...go try it out..... |
It tightens up because when reducing speed you have now given much more time to complete the radius granted you have the same lean angle and the same force to the center.