Re: Cornering traction question

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:47:57 GMT, Steve <tenex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi Everyone,
>I just finished the MSF BRC course this afternoon, and it was a really
>great learning experience. I do have a question however. If I don't want
>to brake in a turn because it eats up my cornering traction margin, why
>doesn't acceleration in the corner do the same thing, or why is it ok to
>moderately accelerate but not moderately brake? Is it because the brake
>are so much more powerful than the engine?
>
>Any useful info would be greatly appreciated.

Have you ever watches a squid suddenly accelerate in a straight line?
With enough oomph, the front wheel comes up off the ground.

When you are leaning, in a turn, you are, in effect, forcing the front
wheel "up" to some degree (greater as the angle of bank becomes
greater.) The wheelie effect tends to make this easier, and reduces
the probability of a skid -- as long as you don't overdo it.

Likewise, when breaking, you may have noticed that the front of the
motorcycle tends to dip. It's possible to get the rear wheel right off
the ground doing this, but in a turn, it's the equivalent to widening
the turn, or straightening out, as down is towards the outside of the
turn, up towards the inside.

So, traffic and road conditions permitting, increase power through a
turn, for the safest possible turn.

Al Moore
DoD 734
.

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