Uber and Lyft have decreased the competitiveness of regular taxis by subsidizing rides through their platforms. Regular taxis are getting harder and harder to find due to the pricing disparity.

It’s weird what people want to believe. 

Yep, exactly what I’m saying too. Read what I wrote again and work on your reading comprehension. I’m arguing that the concept behind the turn is explained incorrectly by almost everyone. 

I’m saying the exact same thing that you’re saying on how to initiate a turn. However, I disagree that it is technically “counter steering”. The bike steers in the direction that you turn the wheel. Period. However, when you initiate a turn, you don’t counteract that force that unbalances the motorcycle, which makes…

I do understand that. I am also a Mechanical Engineer with a strong focus on control systems and dynamics. I’ve worked on teams designing some of the most complicated machines on the face of the earth (gas turbines), and currently run a company with a broad range of technologies from structure to control systems to…

I’m saying the same things as everyone else. I’m just adding a more accurate explanation. Try reading what I wrote again.

You’re shifting the tires with relation to the center of gravity of the motorcycle when you push and pull on the handlebars. I get that, and I agree with exactly how to steer the motorcycle. However, the bike attempts to translate in the direction you turn the wheel. Always.

You missed my point. The bike actually goes in the direction you steer when you initiate the turn. The lower part of the bike just happens to translate faster than the upper, which causes the bike to fall in the direction you go. It’s not counter steering because the bike always goes in the direction you steer.

I’ve been riding a long time, and love the Twist of the Wrist series. I also agree 100% in how the handlebars are used, and the direction they are pushed, to initiate a turn. I just don’t agree that it is counter steering. The bike goes where you steer, it just happens to fall in the direction you want to go due to…

That’s not counter steering, that’s counter force. The front tire steers away from the direction of travel briefly, but then you steer back into the direction of the turn to hold the bike from falling. If you make a correction mid-turn, then you are just shifting the front tire further to the side of the CG, lowering…

YES!!!!! I can’t believe how many people want to fight this idea of “counter steering”. The bike center of mass always goes where you steer, but it happens to get unstable and fall into the direction you want you initiate the turn by turning the handlebars away from the direction you want to travel.

You are showing me exactly what I said. Read what I wrote again. Watch where the wheel points at the beginning, and then throughout, the turn.

Close, not quite, but close enough if it makes sense to you.

No, it’s not. The bike goes where you steer. Don’t confuse your turn direction with the instantaneous translation of the bike.

You’re not alone. Counter steering is bullshit, and it’s the one point I can’t stand that’s ALWAYS taught. When you want to turn right, give a slight force to turn the handlebars left. The front tire will translate slightly to the left, and will do so faster than the top of the bike. That makes the bike fall to the…

Congratulations! Riding is one of my favorite activities, and I prefer it far beyond driving a car.

You have my endorsement for mayor, wherever you live!

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Well, after those two asshats finally got around me, they had a conversation at 2MPH in the middle of the bay bridge with two lanes loading up behind them.

LOL! I mean, yes damnit, I did!