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Old September 14th, 2012, 10:06 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by csmith12 View Post
.......So far I haven't see a pic of a 250 over as far as a larger bike and not sure why.
One of the reasons is the narrower tires.

Since lean angle is measured between the combined CG (bike + rider) and the point of contact of the tires, for same rider and hang-off distance, as well as turn radius and speed, wider tires make the bike lean more.
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