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Originally Posted by Chance
Dave, not specifically. By any chance was he referring to the centering effect provided by caster?
All vehicles I know, including bicycles and motorcycles, have caster built into steering geometry which makes them want to go straight ahead. Caster is what makes riding a bicycle or motorcycle with hands off bar possible.
More related to RVing, caster is what allows flat towing a toad/dinghy behind a motorhome with a simple tow bar. The toads' front wheels point in direction it's being pulled. When backing up it works opposite and makes tires pivot against direction toad is moving; hence why a toad can't be backed up.
I can think of one other possibility for the "automatic centering" feature he may have been referring to. Any chance you can copy or link reference to help put it in context.
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Unfortunately I can not copy the reference without violating the copyright or my membership agreement. The context of the article was automatic steering centering during a tire blowout at 65MPH and the little effort involved in recovering from the blowout.
I tried doing a member search to get an email address because I would have liked to shot him an email and ask a few questions. Unfortunately his name and member number did not appear in the membership directory search for the state provided. That could be due to a change of location after he joined and the directory not being updated.
The reference got my interest and I may send an email to FMCA and ask that they check into it and give the issue more attention, if warranted, in a future issue.