What does it mean when they say a bike won't finish the turns?

Hi,
I've heard anouncers say this when talking about how a bike handles

What does it mean when they say a bike won't finish the turns?

is that like pushing or sliding the front wheel ?
Thanks
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when you get on the gas, the bike runs wide. {won't finish the turn}

 

In NASCAR they call it a "push"

In F1 they call it "understeer"

 

My old 92 GSXR1100 would not finish right turns...until I was over the double yellows!

Turned left great, must have been the accident that bent the frame.

 

Can you still consider the turn finished if you come out of the apex on the bodywork?

 

A really bad rear wheel alignment can cause this too.

 

Yes, so misaligned that my friends riding behind could see my front and rear tires at the same time. I rode that bike for almost a year like that...

I was broadsided and the frame broke and was welded...never bothered to check alignment after that ;-)

But it was a fast machine for the day.

 

Thanks!

Thanks!
I was wondering about it.

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