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    I'm not an extreme rider, but just looking at that thing all I can see is a potential for the rear to slip out in a high speed tight turn. It also seems like it would be prone to death wobble only in the rear instead of the front, but not being a racer I don't know how it would act.

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    Surely that technology is only meant for a motorcycle at rest to assist with not falling over. I cant see it being rideable in that configuration.
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    Quote Originally Posted by olderdan View Post
    Surely that technology is only meant for a motorcycle at rest to assist with not falling over. I cant see it being rideable in that configuration.
    Kind of makes sense when you put it like that. But why bother? just drop your left foot to the pavement while at a stop light. Or if you are like of my older Harly riding friends just roll up to a stop and sit there. I knew a guy who once was pulled over by a city cop for rolling through a stop sign since he didn't put his feet down. The whole time the badge was reading him the riot act he was sitting there with both feet on the pegs. When hte cop was through the rider asked can you see where my feet are? Thye have been there the whole time Kiss my *** and rode away. The rest of us were stopped a few dozen yards in front waiting on him. I think that guy could have rode a single cable strung across a ravine if he took a mind to do so.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
    I'm not an extreme rider, but just looking at that thing all I can see is a potential for the rear to slip out in a high speed tight turn. It also seems like it would be prone to death wobble only in the rear instead of the front, but not being a racer I don't know how it would act.
    When the girlfriend on back decides to shift her weight during a turn it can be a trouser staining experience. I can't imaging the rear wheel dancing around like that would lend itself to any speeds over 25 mph. It must lock up and just become rigid after 2 mph or something.


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    Surely that technology is only meant for a motorcycle at rest to assist with not falling over. I cant see it being rideable in that configuration.
    Totally agree. You said it better than I did.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nova_robotics View Post
    When the girlfriend on back decides to shift her weight during a turn it can be a trouser staining experience. I can't imaging the rear wheel dancing around like that would lend itself to any speeds over 25 mph. It must lock up and just become rigid after 2 mph or something.
    My 1st. wife almost never rode with me but on the times she did she was all over the place looking over 1 shoulder then the other leaning this way or that when I went into turns. I stopped once and told her find a spot and become a mannequin and keep your feet on the pegs when we stop or they are going to be made into hamburger from the spokes, or get off and walk. But I need to see where we are going. Fine you drive the damn thing I'll walk home. Think that may have been the last time she rode behind me and that sure didn't break my heart more fun riding with a group and stopping at the bars without her anyway.



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