# WEIGHT TRANSFER and Motorcycle Handling--To wheelie or not?

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Podcast: [Cycle World Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycle-world-podcast-6850183)
Published: 2026-03-18T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cycle-world/episodes/WEIGHT-TRANSFER-and-Motorcycle-Handling--To-wheelie-or-not-e3gko23
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Duration seconds: 3890

## Resource

How many ways have motorcycle designers gotten it wrong? So many! One of these was chasing an ultra-low center of gravity on motorcycles, only to find it made handling worse! How have we settled on 20-22 inches off the ground for center of gravity? Because it works, and transfers weight on the front wheel during braking and to the rear wheel when accelerating. The right C of G also assists us when tipping into a corner. Technical Editor Kevin Cameron and Editor-in-Chief Mark Hoyer discuss motorcycle weight transfer and motorcycling handling. Our favorite moments of weight transfer? Wheelies and stoppies, of course!

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