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growler_southI had a short but involved conversation woth one of the civilian campers on the weekend. He expressed his admiration that bikers could ride motorbikes: with all that weight, he wondered, wasn't it difficult to balance? Especially at speed?
I pointed out that he had likely learned to ride a pushbike, and a motorbike was just the same only with less pedalling, but he was adamant that it would simply fall over if he tried to ride.
Clearly, he was stubbornly blonde. There was nothing for it but to point out that motorbikes had two gyroscopic stabilisers- one engine driven, the other attached to the front forks that turned with the handlebars. He nodded sagely as he digested this new information, committing it to memory so he could impress his friends with his newfound appreciation of motorcycle mechanics.
Poor sod.
I pointed out that he had likely learned to ride a pushbike, and a motorbike was just the same only with less pedalling, but he was adamant that it would simply fall over if he tried to ride.
Clearly, he was stubbornly blonde. There was nothing for it but to point out that motorbikes had two gyroscopic stabilisers- one engine driven, the other attached to the front forks that turned with the handlebars. He nodded sagely as he digested this new information, committing it to memory so he could impress his friends with his newfound appreciation of motorcycle mechanics.
Poor sod.
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