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Question: 2.7.01-074

3 Points

Licenses: A A1 A2

When is there a risk that the front wheel of the motorbike will lose contact with the carriageway?

Choose one or multiple correct answers

If I

  • A. - accelerate in a low gear
  • B. - accelerate while carrying a pillion passenger
  • C. - brake using the front-wheel brake

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Correct answer

  • A. - accelerate in a low gear
  • B. - accelerate while carrying a pillion passenger
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When speeding up, the weight shifts to the back. Extreme speeding in a low gear shifts the centre of gravity behind the rear axle and the front wheel lifts off. A passenger also shifts the weight to the rear when speeding up. This weight shift relieves the front wheel and can cause it to lift off.

Driving operation, driving physics, driving technique

Chapter 2.7.01

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