IAM RoadSmart Motorcycle Handout #2: Rider Learning Styles

We each have a preferred Learning Style. Some people learn better through a ‘hands on’ approach, the Haptic Learner. Others learn better by ‘seeing or writing things down’, the Print Orientated Learner. We each have a tendency to two learning styles and this article describes some of those that may well include your personal style! […]

Does changing down for a bend reduce the risk of understeer?

Does changing down on approach to a bend reduces the risk of understeer? A moving conventional vehicle experiences Engine Braking Force, which always opposes motion (I.E. it tries to slow the car!) On steering into a bend, the car begins to accelerate ‘Centripetally’, that is it accelerates towards the centre of the bend. (Centripetal literally […]