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So I just had my second post apex crash this weekend and I need it to be the last because its just not worth crashing the same way over and over again. My big issue is, I do not understand what happens when you hold a small displacement motorcycle down. I know 100% that it makes you crash, but I just cant understand how this actually happens on a small bike, on my K1200 or anything with some real power I get it, but I've crashed my ninja 250 twice now post apex and it doesn't make sense to me. This was at penguin both times and the second time Eric Wood had followed me and noticed it, and I can absolutely see that's what I'm doing in the videos, I'm way to the inside of every turn even after I've up-righted it.
In my mind, under acceleration the rear tire is wrenching the rear of the motorcycle into the air which tops out the suspension but transfers weight to the rear as we travel forward, lightening the front and loading the rear. This also creates longitudinal force as the tire is plowed into the front of the bike and creates forward motion. When turned, gravity on the leaned bike creates latitudinal forces which are then countered by our longitudinal forces at speed to create a fake force that holds the motorcycle upright as both tires are plowed into the ground both sideways and forward with some pretty good friction. What my little mind cannot understand is where adding additional accelerating forces while maintaining lean causes the whole thing to fall apart. With the same latitudinal forces but more longitudinal forces the motorcycle will definitely want to stand up, but how the hell is my little 26 HP bike able to slap me down so consistently for it? I have felt some pretty damn good squirm when I actually execute properly, so why doesn't the bike squirm when you hold it down? It is noticeably more instantaneous than anything else I have experienced, I've even saved the front more times than I've recovered from holding it down, it bites insanely quick and I cant even tell whats happening.
I don't want to keep holding it down at all, its probably the biggest thing holding me back right now, but knowing what is actually happening to the bike might help me get past this bad habit faster. Maybe its my phrasing but I'm getting nothing on Google and its like the only thing not explained Twist of the Wrist 2.