Countersteering, is it really necessary?

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I just gotta repost this for the "real" noobs.
http://www.akmining.com/snow/powder1.htm

That and we need a good countersteer thread on the new site.

 

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Only as necessary as a fuel tank.............................cheers.

 

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OT ought to be along anytime!!

 

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Not necessary but I enjoy riding alot more now that I know how. Pre counter-steer days used to wear me out alot qiucker and sidehilling was terrifing.

 

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yes, especially in the mountains

 

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Not if you're going straight!

 

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OT is the Expert on this subject, please consult him.

 

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I need that 570# wet sled the guy was riding back then.

 

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Countersteer or not

We all know the answer per the infamous :The Original Tetonice


Countersteer baby--Countersteer


H20SKE...

 

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It makes it alot easier and its alot better too

 

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Question you must ask yourself is ... am I the 'Dance of the Snow Queen' or the '250 pound drunken roommate' rider?

Ollie, this is just as funny the second time around!

 

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Motorcycle roadracers have used the physics of countersteering for decades. It works!

SK.

 

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I vote yes!

 

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H20SKE was log in last winter, but I haven’t seen a post from him in ages.

 

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This thread is still going. Fantastic. Wow.