acotrel said:a Manx which has the weight well forward with 24.5 degree rake
That is not a number that appears when discussing manx steering angles....
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Somewhere I took a test ride on an older model of (roadgoing) Suzook.
The sales guy warned me about the 'slow steering'.
It was WAAAY more agile than many a bike I have ridden !!!
Commandos it is quoted if you see a rock on the road and try to avoid it,
you need plenty of distance to get it to do that.
Quite so....
Mike Hailwood made his racing comeback on Ducati's, let us not forget.
The IoM TT (1978 ?), and a Castrol 6 Hour (1977) at a tight little track in Oz.
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His maxim was "slow into a corner, fast out".
Worked for him, he won the TT and finished strongly in the (earlier) 6 Hour with his co-rider.
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