Analytical and experimental studies of the handling response and performance of motorcycles are reported. Five instrumented example vehicles were used. Steady turn, single lane change, cornering and braking, and cornering and accelerating tests were accomplished. Test procedurs and measures are presented, together with subjective evaluations. Oscillatory behavior involving weave and wobble motions were investigated. The effects of adding load, changing operating conditions, and modifying vehicle configuration are shown. Braking tests were made with a motorcycle fitted with a prototype antilock brake system, and the results showed markedly superior performance on wet (low SN) surfaces. Linear and nonlinear digital computer simultaions of motorcycle response and performance are described and demonstrated. (Stoehr)
Motorcycle handling. volume I: summary report
Fahrverhalten von Motorraedern. Band 1: Uebersicht
US Government Research Reports ; May ; 1-46
1978
46 Seiten
Report
English
Motorcycle Handling. Volume I: Summary Report
NTIS | 1978
|Motorcycle handling volume II: technical report
Tema Archive | 1978
|Motorcycle Handling. Volume II: Technical Report
NTIS | 1978
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