xenasdaddy
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- Apr 8, 2001
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Exactly! The harder you are on the gas, the farther forward you need to be. Conversely, the harder you are on the brakes, the farther back you need to be.Originally posted by Buzz Bomb
I am still trying to master jumping. It seems that when I hit a jump at high RPMs, the front wheel always wants to shoot up. Does this mean I'm leaning too far back? If I try to use less throttle, a don't get as much distance or lift it seems.
Explain this theory please, as i understood it, the bikes acceleration at higher revvs would cause it to point at the sky...?In theory, your bike is more stable in the air in a lower gear with higher revs due to the gyroscopic forces of the rotating mass (crank, flywheel, etc.).
Bzzt, wrong answer. Motometal was right about gyroscopic forces being perpendicular.Originally posted by ktmboy
Motometal- Have you ever grabbed your front or back brake while in the air? Have you ever done a panic rev? Either one of these manuevers will give you a quick lesson in gyroscopic forces.
Originally posted by motometal
Extra credit quesion: if you hit both brakes, would the forces cancel each other out (at least to some degree)? Think about it, the rear is trying to rotate on its axis, and same with the front. This would create opposite torque reactions on the bike, I think.
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