Timeline for Why don't motorcycles have as good a turning radius as bicycles?
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| Jul 16, 2021 at 13:19 | comment | added | Caius Jard | If however, you disagree, you're free to design and launch your own city motorcycle that has a >180 steering swing! But don't forget to make it strong enough that it will survive without snapping and dumping the rider on the floor face first | |
| Jul 16, 2021 at 13:14 | comment | added | Caius Jard | For light motorcycles you can use the stand to pivot them on the spot, or you can just drag the front tire sideways, or if you're really good you can spin the back wheel with the front brake on and pivot the bike round the front wheel. Still, there isn't a real need to have a front wheel that spins as a bicycle does, and you still have the notion that a scooter weighs several times more than a bicycle and goes at least twice as fast, so you're back to the strength compromise requirement | |
| Jul 16, 2021 at 12:43 | comment | added | Siddh Aarth | Yeah I understand that motorcycles dont need to steer as much when running at high speed. But think of the case of scooters and other low powered 100-200 cc bikes primarily meant for use in the city, where you might encounter narrow streets where the turning radius could be less than 5 metres while taking a u-turn. e.g a food/parcel delivery guy who might need to frequently do such maneuvers. Such situations need a greater steering angle, without which you will need to take 2 point turns like a car for reversing. | |
| Jul 14, 2021 at 11:03 | history | edited | Caius Jard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 14, 2021 at 10:36 | comment | added | Criggie | Noted - that last green Honda owner also sees no value in front brakes. | |
| Jul 14, 2021 at 10:15 | comment | added | Chris H | @NikoNyrh I usually ride with my feet clipped to the pedals. When on my cross-country hardtail I tried to twist my foot to unclip and it wouldn't go. That's because I wasn't clipped in but on very grippy pedals | |
| Jul 13, 2021 at 20:25 | comment | added | NikoNyrh | Good point regarding the downhill bike, I almost crashed one on a parking lot when I wasn't used to a tighter turning radius :D And the pedals also gripped my shoes unexpectedly well. | |
| Jul 13, 2021 at 16:54 | history | edited | Caius Jard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 13, 2021 at 16:33 | comment | added | NMech | Very thorough and to the point. | |
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| Jul 13, 2021 at 16:24 | history | answered | Caius Jard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |