Motorcycle design and technology:how and why
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Published: |
Giorgio Nada Editore,
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Publisher Address: | Vimodrone [Milano] |
Publication Dates: | 1999. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: |
English Italian |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
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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. |