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2. Steering damper - Wikipedia

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   The steering damper or steering stabiliser is a damping device designed to inhibit an undesirable, uncontrolled movement or oscillation of a vehicle steering mechanism, a phenomenon known in motorcycling as the death wobble. The stabilizer absorbs unwanted energy in the side to side motion allowing the forks and shocks to work properly.

3. Hub-center steering - Wikipedia

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   1910 "New Pattern' James with hub-center steering Detail of mechanism on the Mead & Tomkinson Kawasaki 'Nessie' Steven Linsdell's Yamaha GTS Isle of Man TT racing motorcycle The hub-center steer concept is a very old one used as early as 1910 by the British James Cycle Co , and in 1920 by Ner-a-Car , and enjoyed an aftermarket vogue in the ...

4. Motorcycle suspension - Wikipedia

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   Hub-center steering is characterized by a swingarm that extends from the bottom of the engine/frame to the centre of the front wheel instead of a fork. The advantages of using a hub-center steering system instead of a more conventional motorcycle fork are that hub-center steering separates the steering, braking, and suspension functions.

5. Roadcraft - Wikipedia

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   That is, the System seeks to separate out the phases of a manoeuvre into a logical sequence so that the vehicle and the driver avoid being overwhelmed by having to do too much at the same time. For example, braking and steering at the same time place greater demands on the vehicle's available grip and in the worst case can lead to a skid.

6. Active steering - Wikipedia

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   The BMW active steering system consists principally of a power-assisted rack and pinion steering gear, a double planetary gear system in the steering column, and an electric actuating motor. [ 1 ] The double planetary gear system incorporates an input sun gear connected to the driver’s steering wheel, two planetary gears, an output sun gear ...

7. Pilot killed in plane crash near NY home owned by Buffalo ...

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   A plane crash near a New York home owned by Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins left the pilot dead Thursday morning. The small private plane, a 1979 Beechcraft A36, was flying from ...