Motorcycle design and technology:how and why

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cocco Gaetano
Published: Giorgio Nada Editore,
Publisher Address: Vimodrone [Milano]
Publication Dates: 1999.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Italian
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Carrier Form: 215 p.: col. ill. ; 26 x 26 cm.
ISBN: 8879111892
Index Number: U483
CLC: U483.02
U483
Call Number: U483/C659
Contents: On cover: In collaboration with Aprilia.
Motorsycle riding -- Straight-line motion : how the motorcycle keeps its balance -- Control of the motorcycle when cornering -- Equilibrium of forces acting on a motorcycle in straight-line motion -- How traction and braking forces are transmitted within the motorcycle system -- Motorcycle attitude -- Interaction between ground and motorcycle through tires -- Motorcycle vibration modes -- Bodywork and aerodynamics -- The engine -- The frame and the rear work -- The suspension -- The front suspension -- The rear suspension.