R3R FRAME CHANGES


I'll bite -
Of course it can, we have all seen this done.
I would say that since the uni is one wheel and has no lean angle, the rider must rotate it about its axis by applying additional force to the outside pedal.
This would enable it to negotiate a curve in a series of chords and not a true radius.
 

Here are your given OEM dims calcs:


Remember, these are OEM dims with a 150/80R17 - not a 140/75R17.
 

If I understand correctly, you are running the 240/55 and 140/75, same as I?
Your shocks are 1" longer, which indeed does very slightly shorten the wheelbase.
It also decreases your rake almost one degree & your trail by a quarter inch from mine.
So yours is indeed more "flickable" than mine . . . . . & perhaps even faster?!?!?!?
 
Oh but a unicycle does have a lean angle. The center of gravity always comes into play in any movement in any direction. At slow speed it only appears as if there is none. At speed, say like that of a motorcycle, the cycle and rider's CG would shift inward to offset the centripetal force generated. This would be like a motorcycle rider doing a wheelie in a curve.

The point is to question how a single wheel vehicle can be steered around a curve. No front wheel is required at all. There are acceleration and lateral forces involved, yet the wheel contact patch centerline is tangent to the curve radius.
 

AT SPEED???
I've never seen a uni-cycle ride at any speed above slowly.
 
Ok all you Rocket brains, you are leaving me behind, but I do have one question, would it hurt anything to go with a 11.5 inch nitrogen shock to lower the bike an inch. Thanks
 
Ok all you Rocket brains, you are leaving me behind, but I do have one question, would it hurt anything to go with a 11.5 inch nitrogen shock to lower the bike an inch. Thanks

YES!!!
1) It will greatly reduce your lean angle, forcing you to ride like on a HD!
2) It will likely rub through your rear end wiring under the fender.
3) It will reduce your available suspension travel.
4) If you do something about the wiring and ride only like a granny, you may be satisfied.
I tried this years ago, very early in my R3R adventure. Got rid of them after a couple hundred miles.
 
Caveat: I slept in a Holiday Inn once.

That said, and it's not necessarily inexpensive . . . the Rocket is already about as friendly as they come in terms of putting one's feet down. If more is needed, a smaller front tire will get you part the way there, and a custom (read lowered) seat could get you the rest of the way. In the bargain, you'd likely have a better handling bike, and a more comfortable seat.

Just 2¢
 
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I find the Rocket seat is very wide at the tank.
At a 29.5 inch seat height, tis difficult to back up with 29 inch inseam legs!
I do run the 140/75R17 front & the 240/55R16 rear, which actually raises the seat height a quarter inch.
I also run beads which adds another quarter inch or so.
Handling performance is paramount to me, so I live with it, taking care of where I park.
 
I have a Corbin seat on, and with a 30 inseam, I also noticed a little wide a the front. But nothing I can't live with,thanks for the info.