THE VIDEO SHELF · motorcycle countersteering
No Body Steering Bike of the California Superbike School
California Superbike School demonstrates its 'No B.S.' bike, which has fixed handlebars so riders can only steer with body lean. It illustrates how little control that gives compared with countersteering.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as an eye-opening demonstration of why countersteering matters on two wheels.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- superbikeschool
- Topic
- motorcycle countersteering
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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You should take a look at the No BS Bike [0, 1]. It's a motorcycle with a second set of handlebars fixed to the frame. They don't connect to the forks; they don't rotate. Riders are challenged to hold on to these bars and lean …
function_seven on Hacker News · 2021-12
In Learning how to ride a bikeKeith Code (author of twist of the wrist) has a bike with fixed handle bars that he lets you ride as part of his superbike track/race school. It is really eye opening on how little control you have without countersteering. Here's a vid: [VIDEO] His …
wanderingmoose on Hacker News · 2022-09
In Countersteering
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