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No Body Steering Bike of the California Superbike School

superbikeschool · demo · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

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 Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as an eye-opening demonstration of why countersteering matters on two wheels.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2021, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “You should take a look at the No BS Bike [0, 1].”

    Fixed-handlebar bike shows body lean barely steers at speed.

    function_seven, 2021-12 · Recommendation · in “Learning how to ride a bike”

  2. “It is really eye opening on how little control you have without countersteering.”

    Fixed-handlebar bike reveals how little control you have without countersteering.

    wanderingmoose, 2022-09 · Recommendation · in “Countersteering”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: countersteering, motorcycles, superbike school, bike physics, riding technique

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