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[QUOTE="krash133, post: 34502, member: 21658"] The center of gravity has to do with relation to the bias of the weight and with the suspension. The COG is a property of the suspension system. All the weight of the bike and rider have to go through the suspension in order to contact the ground. Standing on the pegs lowers the COG because it is putting the weight of the rider in the lowest part of the bike in relation to the suspension, the pegs. This is the case when you are riding straight up and down. When you are cornering the ideals for COG change. During cornering the angle of lean mainly helps determine the turn radius. The COG emphasis now changes to a lateral, or side dimension. Getting lower on the bike makes higher lean angles possible to help cornering. Just think of two different size sticks. Stand them on one end and release. The taller stick falls slower than the shorter one. Same idea is in cornering. Hope that clears things up. :) [This message has been edited by krash133 (edited 03-20-2001).] [/QUOTE]
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