several things, low center of gravity, flywheel effect of engine is inline with the centerline of direction of forward travel, large amount of torque available at low speed and maybe the main reason is the design of the steering, where the rake and trail ( think of it as caster) of the steering geometry place the center of the steering pivot point ahead of the angle of the forks... this decreases rake and trail...
this is the front fork assembly off of one of my mid 90's Harley Baggers... you can clearly see the forks are behind the steering pivot point, which is one of main reasons these things can sit at a stoplight without moving and you can keep your balance without putting your feet down as well as turn around in a tight circle.
this is the front fork assembly off of one of my mid 90's Harley Baggers... you can clearly see the forks are behind the steering pivot point, which is one of main reasons these things can sit at a stoplight without moving and you can keep your balance without putting your feet down as well as turn around in a tight circle.
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