July 19, 2010 at 9:56 pm
#27597
TrialsRider
Participant
So as soon as I got home from work I tried ‘the box’ ( figure 8 ) with two of my bikes and measured the results; No practice, feet up my BMW K100RS can figure 8 in a box 17′ by 35′ and my 4RT can do 8’s in a 9′ by 18′ box.
BTW: that is on a loose crushed limestone driveway.
Just as JackTrade noted; transferring weight to the outside peg, lowers his center of gravity and shifting body position to the outside leans the bike more, which effectively shortens the wheelbase and steering angle. The result is tighter turns and perfect control.