Hanging Off

What is Hanging Off?


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Term used to describe the cornering technique used by motorcycle roadracersin which they position their body to the extreme inside of and below the normal riding position while riding through a curve in the race track at high speed. By hanging off of the motorcycle in this fashion, the rider alters the center of mass of the rider-motorcycle system and in so doing minimizes the lean anglerequired to negotiate the corner at a given velocity.

The key to cornering a motorcycle is hanging off in the correct manner and to the proper degree.

See knee dragging, motorcycle roadracing, razer


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