Foale Tony. Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design: The Art and Science

Tony Foale, 2002. — 500 p. — ISBN-10 8493328618; ISBN-13 978-8493328610.Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design: the art and science. A thorough explanation of the structure and performance of motorcycle frames and other chassis components... With over 500 pages and 540 photographs, diagrams and graphs.
Provides a thorough explanation of the structure and performance of motorcycle frames and other chassis components, for use by all enthusiasts from engineers to laymen.Function and history
Some basic definitions
Function
History
Front suspension
Rear suspension
Spring types
Load Compensation
Tyres
Weight support
Suspension action
Tyre stiffness or spring rate
Contact area
Area when cornering
Friction (grip)
Braking & driving
Cornering
Mechanisms of grip
Under- and over-steer
Construction
MaterialsGeometric considerations
Basic motorcycle geometry
Trail
Rake or castor angle (steering axis inclination)
Wheelbase
Wheel diameter
Other considerations
Angular motions
Balance and steering
Balance
Steering
Gyroscopic effects only
Gyroscopic with tyre camber force only
Gyroscopic with tyre camber and steer forces
Tyre forces only – no gyroscopic effects
Body lean only – no steering
Conclusions
Aerodynamics
Drag
Evolution of the racing fairing
Internal air flow
Lift
Airflow evaluation
Side wind stabi lity (traditional view)
Steady state directional stabi lity
Dynamic directional stabilitySuspension principles
Springs
Damping
Sprung and unsprung mass
Basic suspension principles
Other factors
Lateral suspensionFront suspension
Head stock mounted forks
Alternatives to the head stock mounted fork
Hub centre steered
Double link
McPhearson strut based
Virtual steering axis
Rear suspension
Effective spring rate
Chain effects
Wheel trajectory
Structural
Single or dual sidedSquat and dive
Load transfer
Squat and dive
Shaft drive
Chain drive
Aerodynamic squat
Braking reaction (rear)
Dive (front)
Dynamic effectsStructural considerations
Fatigue
Structural efficiency
Triangulation
Beam frames
Triangulated frames
Tubular backbone
Structural comparison
Fabricated backbone
Monocoque
Structural engine
Conventional multi-tubular
Twin-spar
Other typesEngine Mounting
Braking
The basics
Effects of CoG height
Generation of torque
Hardware
Discs
Calipers
Pads
Linked brakes
ABS
Materials and properties
Typical properties of some common materials
Frame
Wheels
Fuel tank
Brake discs
Bodywork
Stability & control
Under-/over-steer
High-siding
Stability under braking
Instabi lities
Damping
Performance measurement
Track side
Laboratory
Strength analysis
Measurement and simulation
Future development
Practical frame building
Welding
Distortion
Gussets
Jigging
Tube profiling
Tube types
Tube sizes
Frame finishes
Design layout
Case study
Measurement
Main frame
Engine mounting
Results
Material
Swing arm
Forks
Caution
Tuning
Future developments
The status quo
Future possibilities
Active suspension
Rheological Fluids
Two wheel drive (2WD)
Two wheel steering (2WS)
Feet-Forward motorcycles. (FF)
Appendices
A Experiments with rake and trail
Rake
Trail
Conclusions
Post script
A Glossary of terms
A Units conversion
A Gyroscopic effects
A Basic physics of motorcycles
Basic Trigonometry
Units of angle
Velocity
Acceleration
Mass
Momentum
Newton’s laws
Force and weight
Moments, couples and torque
Centripetal & centrifugal force
Addition and resolution of velocities and forces
Work, energy and power
Nomenclature and sign conventions
Normalization
A Analysis of mechanisms
A CoG and mass distribution of rider
A Typical data