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From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Countersteering sans Hands
Date: 21 Apr 1993 16:44:51 GMT
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In article 735328328@bdrc.bd.com, Clarke@bdrc.bd.com (Richard Clarke) writes:
>So how do I steer when my hands aren't on the bars? (Open Budweiser in left 
>hand, Camel cigarette in the right, no feet allowed.) If I lean, and the 
>bike turns, am I countersteering?

Countersteering is a method for *leaning* the bike.  Another method is
leaning.  Once leaned, the bike turns all by itself.

---
Ed Green, former Ninjaite |I was drinking last night with a biker,
  Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM   |and I showed him a picture of you.  I said,
DoD #0111  (919)460-8302  |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
 (The Grateful Dead) -->  |It seemed like the least I could do...

