Motorcycles: Dynamics, Selection, and Streetcraft
Develop a deep working knowledge of motorcycle physics, machine architectures, and road survival tactics. Move beyond basic operation to understand how two-wheeled physics, chassis geometry, and rider inputs interact.
Like Duolingo, but for Motorcycles: Dynamics, Selection, and Streetcraft. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
27 levels across 4 sections, about 54 minutes end to end, roughly 11 days at five minutes a day. It moves through Dynamics and Active Control, Powertrain and Machine Architecture, Streetcraft and Road Survival, and Protection and Machine Maintenance. It assumes you already know the basics.
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Key ideas in Motorcycles: Dynamics, Selection, and Streetcraft
- Pushing forward on the right grip turns the front tire left momentarily.
- Steering out from under the motorcycle causes gravity to roll it rightward.
- Hanging off moves the combined center of mass lower and into the turn.
- A more upright motorcycle uses less tire edge, preserving traction reserves.
- Motorcycles follow head orientation because balance muscles subtly bias the bars.
- Fixating on a hazard pulls your steering directly into the obstacle.
- Gentle throttle transfers roughly 60% of weight to the larger rear tire.
- Rolling on throttle extends front suspension, stabilizing ground clearance.
- Motorcycles resist lean changes due to wheel gyroscopic precession and caster.
- Tightening a line requires an active, deliberate push on the inside bar.
- Initial gentle lever squeeze transfers motorcycle weight forward smoothly.
- Fork compression physically flattens the front tire tread onto the road.
- A broadened contact patch creates the mechanical grip for maximum braking.
- Snatching the brake asks for maximum friction before the chassis pitches forward.
- Without forward weight transfer, the front tire contact patch stays tiny.
- Exceeding available instantaneous grip breaks traction and causes a front-end tuck.
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A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When the front wheel steers briefly out from under the motorcycle, what causes the bike to roll into the turn?
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Where Motorcycles: Dynamics, Selection, and Streetcraft takes you
- 1
Dynamics and Active Control
- Countersteering and Cornering Physics
- Braking Dynamics and Weight Transfer
- Friction Zone and Low-Speed Control
- 2
Powertrain and Machine Architecture
- Engine Configurations and Power Delivery
- Chassis Geometry and Bike Categories
- 3
Streetcraft and Road Survival
- Tactical Road Positioning
- Traction Hazards and Cornering Safety
- 4
Protection and Machine Maintenance
- Protective Equipment Engineering
- Pre-Ride Inspection and Preventive Upkeep
4 sections · 9 units · 27 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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Motorcycles: Dynamics, Selection, and Streetcraft is taught in the The Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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