How Motorcycles Corner | EXPLAINED

How do motorcycles corner? Like what are the physics behind how much lean angle is needed for a given corner? Why can lighter bikes corner faster? How does counter steering work?

[hobes]

Every vlogger on youtube: "This is how this works!"
Mike on Bikes: "Well hmmm... This is how it actually works and here is the real physics in numbers. It's really not that complicated you know..."
Me: "Holy F**k. Everything finally makes sense now"

[asphaltart]

Dude, your videos are so good! Thank you for all the work that went into this one. Cheers from Germany!

[SquarewhiteTV]

Thank you for making a comeback! Your content is my favorite on YouTube. I hope everything has been going well for you

[stefanhansen]

This was by FAR the best video I've ever watched about cornering! Thanks!

[bmwmman]

Honestly, I just wish you published more content. I love everything you put out there. Keep being great.

[mrwhite-qnku]

I love your channel, I'm actually buying a motorcycle and your channel helps me knowing the theory of riding a motorcycle. Please make more videos like this 😁

[mikeskidmore]

You point out some facts I never thought about .. I tend to know more about how cars Handle .. Interesting the differance/// between cars and motorcycles..

[rikileechunhoo]

The one thing I learned at last is "no cornering beyond 45 degree"

The rest i leave it to mathematician or inventor who are going to develope self riding robot later.

Anyway very insightful and detail explanation Mr Mike. I may need to replay this for 100 times to crack it👍👍👍

[gustavganserpelofswanlake]

Hey Mike! Explained with swedish precision! Thank you for the analysis, recommenable vid of yours again.

[ext_Trex_Arms]

well this is easily the earliest i’ll ever be on one of your videos

[Nazgul]

Good video mate, it's been such a long time without a video that i started getting worried. Thank you for the good content (as always). :)

[benorim]

Thought this was supposed to be “easy to understand” 😂. Just tell people “it works. Try it”

[atreyustratula]

Your videos are some of the best on YT.. I’m a better rider because of your content

[spex]

I've been riding for 25 years and this is the first time I've felt even close to understanding how a motorcycle actually turns. Outstanding.

[mohba]

aero industry and motorcycle have a lot more in common than people know, except no one is trying to fly to the moon in a Husky :)

[Gismo]

This is the best explained cornering of a bike, I have seen. This should be in all MC training to get a license. Instead now we have lots of instructors telling people that counter-steering is track riding only. They know noting about how a bike turns, and they are instructors teaching others to ride. No wander so many people die riding a bike, every year. People are not being told the truth. And are being told the wrong ting. It's obvious to see that most of the crashes with bikes are single crash. Going off the road not making the corner.

[Ghost]

Good to have you back after those few months! And also with such an interesting topic. You really can't learn enough about cornering

[daveinwla]

"When we introduce lean into this rotating mass", referring to the steering torque generated by leaning the bike,
is how people can ride bicycles and motorcycles "no hands" - by steering with pressure of their knees against the tank or frame,
causing the lean, and the front wheel to steer towards the lean.

[andredeketeleastutecomplex]

Mike: this is how a motorcycle steers
Neo: hold my spoon

[jgsimons]

Good to see you back publishing context. Thanks.