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Hello Wayne - 

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CA>> A friend who attended a Harley driving school mentioned
CA>> this to me not long ago. I suspect this works well on
CA>> heavier bikes but I can't see it working on the little
CA>> rice-burners very well. 

WC> My last little Rice Burner was a XS 1100 Special and that
WC> handled extremely well and I often used that technique to
WC> counter the driveshaft in cornering to maintain my line.
WC> Worked very well on the GS550 Suzuki too but there it was
WC> more a case of adjusting my line through cornering as that
WC> was a chain driven bike. 

The larger bikes with driveshaft etc. probably have a
gyroscopic affect that maintains the bike erect without falling
over. The lightweights I am familiar with that would be more in
the 'dirt-bike' category would fall over I'm certain of this. 

I used to fall off mine six times per day (seriously) because I
was doing wheelies, doughnuts, and riding offroad most of the
time. We still had fields and woods way back then even here
near Detroit's northern-most boundary. One reason I do not know
what _actually_ damaged my left knee. It could've been a series
of injuries with one _final_ mistake? 

You can probably guess what a ridiculous person I was in my
youth and how unbelieveable it is that I am alive walking,
talking, and functioning somewhat normally? 

WC> Blip the throttle on the 1100 and you better hold on for
WC> dear life... and they're making them _bigger_ now. High
WC> lift cam, oversize jets and a tuned exhast made that bike a
WC> 120 H.P. monster, just under one pony/5 LBS w/o rider. 

Reminds me of the 'Rocket Man' movie. Just watching a human
body propelled unprotected at high speed causes me physical
pain.  Flashbacks from my youth?

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