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Brammofan:


Really does a good job of wrapping up the whole launch evening.

protomech:
*grumbles something about live stream*

Nice wrap-up video. I would have stuck out like a sore thumb there, that's about two classes fancier than I'm comfortable at ; )

Virtually Yours:
Great video but I would like to see the entire show and maybe more of the interviews.  
Live stream was a little rough around the edges (ok, my Mother always told me that if I don't have anything nice to say then shut up).  
 

FreepZ:
I'd like to see the video they put together and showed at the launch party. There were a few glimpses in the Launch Event video, but where's the rest of it?

On a side note: Can someone explain the purpose of hanging off the bike when it's going through a curve (4m27s)? I presume that this is done to avoid tipping the bike too much, but would tipping too much cause the body to hit the ground, or would it cause the wheels to grip less, or something else?

Brammofan:

--- Quote from: FreepZ on May 17, 2012, 11:23:35 PM ---On a side note: Can someone explain the purpose of hanging off the bike when it's going through a curve (4m27s)? I presume that this is done to avoid tipping the bike too much, but would tipping too much cause the body to hit the ground, or would it cause the wheels to grip less, or something else?

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From a Kawasaki forum (but just google "dragging a knee, motorycle"):

--- Quote ---The reason they do it is because it is a good marker as to how far they are leaned (compared to how far they CAN lean)...
They are not using it to support the bike but simply as a marker so that they can snap into the lean faster. Keith Code says some world class racers start and finish the lean in .5 seconds while a lazy street rider can make it take 2 seconds... The shorter time it takes to lean the faster you can enter a turn, having a mark of when you are leaned aids in the snap of their turns.

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It's about keeping the bike as upright as possible (making the contact patch of the tires larger?) to keep it from low-siding (sliding out from underneath you).

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