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Originally Posted by Trout Recreant  There's also an issue with the rake and trail angles in the steering of scooters. I'm not an engineer, but basically, the rake of the front forks in scooters is much steeper than in most motorcycles, which contributes to wobbly steering at higher speeds. Motorcycles get more stable the faster they go (up to a point, obviously). |
Yeah, my scooter mad housemate who was also a mechanical engineer broke it down for me somewhere along those lines. It was compounded with these guys because they heavily modded their Lambrettas and Vespas to go hella fast for a scooter, as well as all sorts of crazy chopper type setups. Fun though.