What do these terms mean? How do these factors affect handling, stability and steering inputs? A brief overview of the front end of the bike, from a numbers standpoint.

Telescopic forks join to the bike's frame at the steering head - so effectively they're a pair of 30-inch levers that amplify braking forces into that topmost front part of the frame.

Dave63 on the Harley-Davidson forums states, "Added rake and trail decreases a bike's ability to 'fall' into corners and be nimble. It does, however, make the same bike more stable on the highway.

Kawasaki Motorcycle Ad Campaigns of the 1970s "Let the Good Times Roll" and "We Know Why You Ride" ... rpm; quarter-mile acceleration; power-to-weight ratio; rake and trail; and center of gravity.

Though the current MZ racebike uses a conventional Öhlins fork, the company will soon adapt Wimmer's system, which varies rake and trail according to whether the bike is braking, cornering or ...

The 16-inch front wheel is three inches wide and carries a MT90B16 motorcycle tire, while the 15-inch rear wheels are five inches wide and are fitted with P205/65R15 tires.