Broadsiding is the method used in
motorcycle speedway for travelling round the bends on the speedway track. The rider skids his rear wheel by spinning it at such a speed that it sets up a
gyroscopic action and this opposes the natural tendencies of
centrifugal force. Then he controls the slide by
throttle control to maintain, increase or decrease the rate of which the rear wheel spins.
Motorcycle speedway bikes have no
brakes or
suspension. The rider can scrub-off speed while still providing the drive to power the bike forward and around the bend.