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[QUOTE="KawieKX125, post: 213057, member: 20140"]
Ol'89er-
CF is an imaginary force.  It does not really exist, it is only felt.  
The thing that makes the bike want to shoot out of the turn is your inertia.   According to Newton's first law, an object in motion will remain in motion and an object at rest and a object at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force.  
So, to make your bike stray wants to remain speeding off in a straight line, presumable off the track, you make it change direction by doing whatever you do to turn.

The best example I can give is the ol car example.  
While going round a corner in a car, you feel like you are being pressed towards the outside of the turn.  This feeling is centrifugal force.  The reason it exists is because of your inertia.

Some links that will 'splain it better that me
[url]http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/space/centrifugal/centrifugal_index.html[/url]
[url]http://www.exploratorium.edu/xref/phenomena/centrifugal_force.html[/url]

Also do a search on google.  It has some decent links. 
Boy, isnt physics fun!  I just love it.
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