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Discussion in 'Motorcycles & Boats' started by bill365, Oct 25, 2007.

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  1. bill365

    bill365 F1 Rookie

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    #1 bill365, Oct 25, 2007
  2. B R

    B R F1 Rookie

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    #2 B R, Oct 25, 2007
    I don't think that keeping his hands on the bars would make any difference, I think the advice should be don't go so wide that you clip the hay bales.
     
  3. bill365

    bill365 F1 Rookie

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    #3 bill365, Oct 25, 2007
    Actually, he nicked the wall on the inside of the turn prior to hitting the bales, that's when it hit the fan, why he had to let go of the bars and went wide.
     
  4. ferraripete

    ferraripete F1 World Champ

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    #4 ferraripete, Oct 25, 2007
    i remember seeing that a few years back...that is a big hit!
     
  5. rtking

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    #5 rtking, Oct 25, 2007
    +1

    As you go through a turn on a motorcycle, you're actually steering in the opposite direction of the turn. My amateur guess is that knicking the inside wall probably straightened the bars slightly which made the bike stand up. (The spinning wheels on the bike act like a gyroscope and when the bars aren't turned, the bike naturally wants to stand up.) I'm guessing this made him sit up and, at speed, the wind probaby pushed him upright which pulled his arms away from the bars. All speculative, but this is what I'm guessing happened. Whatever the case, glad that he survived with minor injuries.
     

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