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27-12-2006, 05:45pm
Don't you mean gyroscopic forces? No such thing as centirfugal force. The centrifugal observation is an observation of a LACK of centripetal force to hold things in circular motion.
Anyway, the crank on an inline 4 has a lateral axis, ie across the bike, not longitudinally like a car. So, there is no impact on the gyroscopic nature of the spinning crank when it is tilted in line with that axis.
I'd say there are a lot of other things that increase the tip in speed, or roll rate of the bike. The main one that comes to mind is the fork angle. There are also other geometries regarding the fork location forward of the front wheel axle. Further, whilst the bikes might weigh the same, the weight may be carried differently, ie in different height from the ground, or forward or backward from the centre. Suspension can also affect how a bike tips in. The last thing I can think of is that the gixxer thou may have been entering the corner a little quicker than the 600, and thus give the impression of tipping in slower because the corner is a little more rushed on the 1000 than on the 600. -385-
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Anyway, the crank on an inline 4 has a lateral axis, ie across the bike, not longitudinally like a car. So, there is no impact on the gyroscopic nature of the spinning crank when it is tilted in line with that axis.
I'd say there are a lot of other things that increase the tip in speed, or roll rate of the bike. The main one that comes to mind is the fork angle. There are also other geometries regarding the fork location forward of the front wheel axle. Further, whilst the bikes might weigh the same, the weight may be carried differently, ie in different height from the ground, or forward or backward from the centre. Suspension can also affect how a bike tips in. The last thing I can think of is that the gixxer thou may have been entering the corner a little quicker than the 600, and thus give the impression of tipping in slower because the corner is a little more rushed on the 1000 than on the 600. -385-
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