... whether the stoppie occurs ... keep the CG and ... same. Draw a fore/aft ... angle of this line to the ... I have effectively replaced a standard...
snip ... This refers to the structural loads on the chassis, which I already agreed were probably better distributed in your system. It has nothing to do with...
... agreed were probably ... tendencies. ... Hello Arthur, I am going to be revising the brake discs in the next few weeks. Once I get them just right, I will...
... Be careful trying this. If you have less dive, any stoppie will be lot more sudden. The feedback will be quite different so while it may feel safer (less...
... On a bicycle with no suspension, it is easy to detect an impending stoppie by using just a bit of braking on the rear, and waiting for it to skid as you...
... Hi Aaron, we use the standard 14 x 3" Piaggio X9 rear wheels as fronts on the nArrow Streets proto, allows use of their standard drive hubs too, bored out...
Thanks for chiming in Roy. I can't tell from the X9 pics I Googled up or the one pic of the Streets that shows the front wheels. Are they built for a...
Interesting frame layout uses a single shock for both front and rear suspension movement. But, the driver's seat and frame all move as part of the rear...
... Yes thats right Aaron, five spoke alloys retained by 5 allen bolts onto the standard rear hub, modded as described (bored out with our own spindles welded...
For those who prefer English over Flemish (er, not sure what they speak in the netherlands.. Dutch?).. Anyway, here is more info about the Yamaha Tesseract: ...
Both the Flemish and the Dutch speak Dutch. Flemish is a southern variation of the Dutch language. The Dutch mainly live in the Netherlands and speak Dutch!...
... movement. But, the driver's seat and frame all move as part of the rear swingarm so that's a little over simplified. Still interesting anyway. ... Hi Aaron...
Ah, I see.. Thanks for the educational info! =) I'm quite ignorant (never having taken a geography class...!) so I welcome the clarification. =) Eric Never...
There isn't a swingarm in there anywhere, just the front "hoop" pivoting under the driver and suspended against the steering column. I agree that a tractor...
Thanks for the link. You're dead right. Also it does affect all wheels but not independently. It looks like there would be enough flex in the set up that the...
Hi everyone, you may want to have a look at World patent class B62D9/02 - click http://tinyurl.com/ga29h -Mitch ps I can't find it now, but recently I ran into...
Hi everyone, Ferrofluid material might be useful in tilter suspension systems, it is a 'liquid magnet' type of fluid that can make suspension dampers able to...
Its the big problem, getting back on 2 wheels and not riding so hard as proved when I went to fill the ComfortMax up with petrol before the meet. At the first...
... Hello Mitch, I believe this is what you are looking for which I posted on message 10850. Here is a copy of that message. Let me know if this is what you...
hi everyone, this post is about a prototype from yamaha... it's shown in the tokyo's show... i thing that it's so similar to calleja's patent... see the link...
Hey guys, Does anybody have any ideas of what kind of caster and camber a tilter should have? Do we know the effects? Can it be adjustable? Thanks, Lusk...
That is totally dependent on the vehicle geometry, weight bias, desired handling characteristics, and design goals. It's impossible to answer in the general...
Hi Guys, Lusk is one of my students who is working on our electric powered TTW. What we are looking for are some general guidelines for our geometry setup ...
... Some tilters tilt the wheels, so they need motorcycle tires. With car tires, if you want traction, the suspension should be designed to give a few degrees...
OK. Eric is right in what he says. More information is required, but first you have to know what rake and trail does. The reason for trail is to automatically...
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