Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Laithewaite and the motorcycle
From: "Alan Hull" <hull@telia.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 09:23:21 +0200

From: Nathan Wajsman 
And yes, I do countersteer, everyone does, whether they are aware of it
or not. The only exception would be if you slow down to parking lot
speed before every turn.
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Aaaaagh a light bulb comes on.  Could this be the reason why my
instructor insisted that I should accelerate on a bend and never never
slow down.  Could it be to avoid the particular speed when the
changeover from countersteering to intuitive steering takes place. 
Pretty dangerous if it happened on a sharp curve I would think.

IMHO motorcycling and photography go together quite well.  The rider is
more aware of his surroundings than if he were in a car.  He can stop
and pull over just about anywhere without blocking the road.  Of course
it takes half an hour to get the helmet and gear off and unpack the
camera and tripod.  Tripod?

Alan