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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersteering



Thanks, I had read that last night including the gyroscopic part about input resulting in a 90 degree reaction (like the little string pull gyroscopes we played with as kids) and my mind is still seeking a simple vector diagram to explain what happens at the contact patch. Oh well, The scientific explanation of rainbows pales in comparison to the sight, so perhaps all I need to know is that it works the way it does. I seem to remember a much squarer tire section on my old Yamaha than the rounded profile of the Metzelers on the America, but I don't think that was the difference; perhaps it is the weight difference and riding position and body english would turn the Yamaha faster than the America.

Phil in Northwest Arkansas 04 America, Black, Corbin seat, TORs, no AI, 34K