I did think that that video "Physics of a riderless bike" was a little light on the actual physics involved.
-Kyle On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 7:58 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > Or none of the above, and it's just something nobody's ever really tried to > explain seriously? > > I didn't really hear anything that contradicted the opinion that trail > angles /assist/ in self-centering tendencies; that's an assertion that is > backed up by quite a bit of automotive steering research as engineers try to > come up with better and better steering cars. Caster and Camber both have > profound impacts on the steering dynamics of a wheel; in our case, the > camber (and toe) are intended to be minimized, so now we're really just > discussing caster angle... > > -Kurt > > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So, >> physics is all wrong, our bikes are all wrong, or this video is all >> wrong... >> http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10376 >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
