The angle the forks are from perpendicular, usually expressed in degrees. (Compare trail).
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Ron on
April 12, 2011 1:56 pm
Greetings:
I am very seriously looking to purchase a goldwing trike; however, there is a problem or two.
First, I’ve never owned a bike nor trike. All I’ve ever ridden is a 175 cc when I was 16 years old. The problem is: NOBODY–whether it be an individual or motorcycle business–will let a person ride either cycle or trike to get the feel as to which one a person would be interested in buying.
I’m not about to buy a machine and then turn around and ask: OK, how do you drive this thing?
Some people have told me bikes are more fun to ride because you can lean with them. Others tell me trikes are better because they are more safer.
Is there anybody out there that can help me solve this delimma?
[...] the front and rear wheels. Wheelbase is a function of motorcycle frame length, steering axis angle (rake), and fork offset. Wheelbase has a major influence on the longitudinal stability of a bike, along [...]
[...] with its attachment points on the frame establish the critical motorcycle geometry parameters of rake and trail, which in turn contribute to [...]
Greetings:
I am very seriously looking to purchase a goldwing trike; however, there is a problem or two.
First, I’ve never owned a bike nor trike. All I’ve ever ridden is a 175 cc when I was 16 years old. The problem is: NOBODY–whether it be an individual or motorcycle business–will let a person ride either cycle or trike to get the feel as to which one a person would be interested in buying.
I’m not about to buy a machine and then turn around and ask: OK, how do you drive this thing?
Some people have told me bikes are more fun to ride because you can lean with them. Others tell me trikes are better because they are more safer.
Is there anybody out there that can help me solve this delimma?
Thanks!
Ron
[...] the front and rear wheels. Wheelbase is a function of motorcycle frame length, steering axis angle (rake), and fork offset. Wheelbase has a major influence on the longitudinal stability of a bike, along [...]
[...] with its attachment points on the frame establish the critical motorcycle geometry parameters of rake and trail, which in turn contribute to [...]