Lean Angles
Lean Angles
Lean angle corner shots are always dramatic and exciting. These are from this year's Laguna test.
At Willow ...
At Fontana ...
OK, maybe a little too much lean angle (Melandri at this year's Sepang test)
Don
At Willow ...
At Fontana ...
OK, maybe a little too much lean angle (Melandri at this year's Sepang test)
Don
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Hi All,
now they are some pics, real good.
The one with No 1 in background, (and that damned fine
LANCASHIRE lad Neil Hodgeson, in the foreground).
A) The people who put that bike together know exactly what
lean angle that bike can achive. WHAT IS IT......
B) The rider isn't exactly hanging off a lot, is he. That is not
meant as derogatory, but as an observasion. So is hanging-off
not that important...
yours Slip.
now they are some pics, real good.
The one with No 1 in background, (and that damned fine
LANCASHIRE lad Neil Hodgeson, in the foreground).
A) The people who put that bike together know exactly what
lean angle that bike can achive. WHAT IS IT......
B) The rider isn't exactly hanging off a lot, is he. That is not
meant as derogatory, but as an observasion. So is hanging-off
not that important...
yours Slip.
Hanging Off
Slip,
Hanging off allows you to keep the bike more upright, so it helps in a turn where you need more lean angle than the bike or the tires can handle (e.g. a tight radius turn). On a sliding bike you want to be over the bike for control and balance; not hanging off. So you will see roadracers hanging off a slow tight radius turn but they stay over the bike on the fast turns (turns with a wider radius) and through the esses. You also see racers hanging off more towards the end of the race when their tires are worn and losing traction. They get more lean angle from the fresh sticky tires. They don't get the same lean angle from the tires when they are worn, so they compensate by hanging off; this lets them keep the bike more upright.
Don
Hanging off allows you to keep the bike more upright, so it helps in a turn where you need more lean angle than the bike or the tires can handle (e.g. a tight radius turn). On a sliding bike you want to be over the bike for control and balance; not hanging off. So you will see roadracers hanging off a slow tight radius turn but they stay over the bike on the fast turns (turns with a wider radius) and through the esses. You also see racers hanging off more towards the end of the race when their tires are worn and losing traction. They get more lean angle from the fresh sticky tires. They don't get the same lean angle from the tires when they are worn, so they compensate by hanging off; this lets them keep the bike more upright.
Don
Daytona 200
DuHamel leads Jake Zemke, and Roger Lee Hayden
Mladin and Spies
Mladin
Hacking and Hayden
Hacking and Hayden
Hacking and DiSalvo
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Mladin and Spies
Mladin
Hacking and Hayden
Hacking and Hayden
Hacking and DiSalvo
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Infineon Test Photos
Jake Zemke
Ben Attard
Ben Bostrom
Damon Buckmaster
Eric Bostrom
Jamie Hacking
Neil Hodgson
Jason DiSalvo
Don
Ben Attard
Ben Bostrom
Damon Buckmaster
Eric Bostrom
Jamie Hacking
Neil Hodgson
Jason DiSalvo
Don