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Isn't it called a highside, not a "highsider?"
The external link "James R. Davies. Dynamics of the 'Highsider'. Retrieved on 2007-01-13." seems outdated. The adress gets redirected and the target of the redirect doesn't provide any useful information concerning the highside dynamics. I suggest to remove it. Powerman77 ( talk) 10:59, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
"slowly roll-on the throttle."
What does that mean? Its not self-explanatory. Tabby ( talk) 09:47, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
Seems pretty clear to me. It means to slowly turn the throttle towards you (accelerate). 71.123.197.80 ( talk) 03:52, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
" If necessary, locking the front brake to deliberately cause a lowsider is recommended. "
I've never, ever heard this from any legitimate motorcycle safety source - the friction and braking coefficients of a sliding motorcycle vs one under braking are clearly in the favour of applying what braking force is possible to lower collision speeds.
This sounds a lot like the 'lay it down' advice wrongly circulated by many - the best way to avoid the crash is to stay in control all the time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.11.171.7 ( talk) 20:44, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
I completely agree, and I've removed it. tedder ( talk) 22:13, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
"A highsider or highside is a type of motorcycle accident..." is incorrect. It's a type of "crash" not limited to motorcycles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.209.250.147 ( talk) 13:02, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
"Forces occurring between the motorcycle and the road (such as accelerating, decelerating and turning) are transmitted by friction occurring at the contact patch. There is a limited amount of force that the contact patch can transmit before the tire begins to lose traction, and therefore slide/ skid."
Acceleration (or deceleration), and turning are not forces. They are changes in velocity, and they are caused by forces. Additionally, these forces are applied through both normal forces and friction. Finally, it may be better to say that the forces are applied to the vehicle through friction between the road and the tire at the tire's contact patch:
"Forces occurring between the motorcycle and the road (such as those that result in accelerating, decelerating and turning) occur at the contact patch through friction and normal forces. There is a limited amount of force tangential to the road that the contact patch can transmit before the tire begins to lose traction, and therefore slide/ skid." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.83.155.28 ( talk) 20:26, 9 September 2013 (UTC)
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Isn't it called a highside, not a "highsider?"
The external link "James R. Davies. Dynamics of the 'Highsider'. Retrieved on 2007-01-13." seems outdated. The adress gets redirected and the target of the redirect doesn't provide any useful information concerning the highside dynamics. I suggest to remove it. Powerman77 ( talk) 10:59, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
"slowly roll-on the throttle."
What does that mean? Its not self-explanatory. Tabby ( talk) 09:47, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
Seems pretty clear to me. It means to slowly turn the throttle towards you (accelerate). 71.123.197.80 ( talk) 03:52, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
" If necessary, locking the front brake to deliberately cause a lowsider is recommended. "
I've never, ever heard this from any legitimate motorcycle safety source - the friction and braking coefficients of a sliding motorcycle vs one under braking are clearly in the favour of applying what braking force is possible to lower collision speeds.
This sounds a lot like the 'lay it down' advice wrongly circulated by many - the best way to avoid the crash is to stay in control all the time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.11.171.7 ( talk) 20:44, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
I completely agree, and I've removed it. tedder ( talk) 22:13, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
"A highsider or highside is a type of motorcycle accident..." is incorrect. It's a type of "crash" not limited to motorcycles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.209.250.147 ( talk) 13:02, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
"Forces occurring between the motorcycle and the road (such as accelerating, decelerating and turning) are transmitted by friction occurring at the contact patch. There is a limited amount of force that the contact patch can transmit before the tire begins to lose traction, and therefore slide/ skid."
Acceleration (or deceleration), and turning are not forces. They are changes in velocity, and they are caused by forces. Additionally, these forces are applied through both normal forces and friction. Finally, it may be better to say that the forces are applied to the vehicle through friction between the road and the tire at the tire's contact patch:
"Forces occurring between the motorcycle and the road (such as those that result in accelerating, decelerating and turning) occur at the contact patch through friction and normal forces. There is a limited amount of force tangential to the road that the contact patch can transmit before the tire begins to lose traction, and therefore slide/ skid." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.83.155.28 ( talk) 20:26, 9 September 2013 (UTC)