Important Information for new riders!
Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 9:20 am
Ok, so I'm a super n00b when it comes to scooters and motorcycles. My 2019 PCX has only been in my possession for less than a month and I've gone on it less than 10x so far due to my fucked up schedule, weather, etc. Anyway, what I have lacked with road time I tried to make up with by learning basic scooter/motorcycle techniques. Something that I never heard of was COUNTER STEERING. I literally never knew that when you're riding say 15mph or more in a straight line if you push the right handle bar forward the bike will go to the right despite the fact that the front tire is directed to the left. I'm sure that most of you guys already know this stuff but there may be a couple of fellow noobs out there that are not familiar with this concept so I figured I would post two links on YouTube to illustrate the importance of this concept.
Video 1 is a near fatal accident that occurs because the rider is going too fast and didn't grasp the physics of "counter steering"
Video 2 is what I feel to be the best explanation and example of how counter steering works.
Hope these videos can help someone...I know they definitely had an impact on me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVE79XT8-Mg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzk8oyNO708&t=505s
Video 1 is a near fatal accident that occurs because the rider is going too fast and didn't grasp the physics of "counter steering"
Video 2 is what I feel to be the best explanation and example of how counter steering works.
Hope these videos can help someone...I know they definitely had an impact on me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVE79XT8-Mg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzk8oyNO708&t=505s