Yeah, I'm pretty careful about not flipping mine up more than I need to - I don't think working on those would be any fun.

My grandfather, James Payne, was the quartermaster on Tinian who was held accountable for those components necessary for Little Boy (and Fat Man). There was one component of the bomb that he kept on his person at all times because he did not trust anyone else with it. To this day, my family has no idea what that…

Plus, it meant you could actually work on your brakes yourself.

That looks like a fun way to destroy the electric motors. But fun, nonetheless.

I think this was featured as a "Traffic Jam" at one point...not sure when. Absolutely awesome, and undeniably American in every way.

Let's just put it this way: I know the chassis numbers of all the F40s on the market at any given moment.

What's next, we'll hear he wants to give the Dalai Lama an RS200? Does the awesomeness of this man know no bounds?

So, you have to buy five Integras first. Then, they might make a new NSX for you.

Let's all post the mid-engined sports cars from the early 90s we would buy if we won the lottery...I know you all have your short-lists!

Okay, so...I think we've gotten to the bottom of this whole bike thing. What's science's problem?

I see what you did there...

Hell, three years ago, when I was 20, I bought a Roadmaster. Bench seats FTW.

Okay, so we just need to balance the bike to keep from falling, and the combination of the steering and speed help a great deal with that. Does that explain it then?

Alright, so if a bike with a welded front fork can't stay upright, the steering must be the explanation. It has to be our very small steering inputs - of which we aren't even aware - which direct the (primarily forward momentum) to the side as a compensating force.

Oh, okay then. I think you've done a pretty good job of explaining it right here. How come "science" has a problem arriving at an explanation when you've done just that?

I'm an accountant - so my grasp of basic physics isn't strong. It must have something to do with the forward momentum though, right? Because if you're not moving forward, you just fall down. The problem isn't restricted to bikes - we have the figure skater who glides across the ice on one skate. Also, when we…

Here's James May speaking on the issue in a new video over on Head Squeeze:

I always thought that when the momentum created by riding the bike in one direction was greater than the force(s) pulling you sideways and to the ground, you would remain upright.