snip ... The gyroscopic component has been shown to be secondary to the actual displacement of the wheel to generate tyre grip in counter steer. Bikes with...
Have a look at this Youtube movie of the "Murata boy" cycling robot. At the end of the first shot you can see the minute flick of the steering to the left...
Hi Ross I found when I first modified Genesis (lowering the seating to 18", no change in wheelbase) I found that it turned in much quicker than standard and...
Ross, thanks for the clear explanation of gyroscopic motion as it applies to the front wheel of a motorcycle. I still believe it possible to clearly show the...
... that weighs significantly more than himself. The bikes are just too heavy to use weight shift as a means to initiate a leaning turn. ... real interested....
... wrote: [Re Tilting Bob's video] ... Indeed - as the most successful form of personal transport ever devised does; everybody learns to ride a bike in...
... From a man that thinks he can sell a vehicle concept by demonstrating a flying bedstead - I'm not surprised. Every year billions of pounds/dollars are...
... and 'bike ... Phillip... we agree then. ... less - ... Phillip here ... we agree again ... avoidance ... Phillip here... did you avoid the obstacle? ... ...
... wrote: [to Roy's:] ... Roy.? I was in communication with Piaggio (as my ideal European drivetrain manufacturer of choice) for two years prior to first site...
... wrote: [To Roy's:] ... Yes I did. Unfortunately he then spun off the car he had been tailgating and hit, into the central barrier and bounced back acroos...
... Roy... Piaggio were experimenting with TTW designs back in 1984[ and possible prior to that]. There is nothing "crucial" about you front suspension its a...
snip ... snip ... Have you looked closely at the MP3 front end? It looks quite well designed for what it is doing. Not "over engineered" in my view. Arthur....
Didn't know if I still had it but... here it is. In 1984 Piaggio showed a TTW with two front wheels[ based on their scooter of that era] The description is...
... Not sure that was the first of that type of front suspension design either. There was the Trautwein 'Dreirad' of the early '80's and I'm not sure that was...
... That would be pretty astonishing - even allowing for Roy's usual ridiculous exaggerations. Piaggio inherited the 'Scoop' TTW concept from Italjet when they...
I quite agree, Pete. Having ridden and raced motorcycles, for many years and now bicycles, I have long used what's being called 'countersteer". When I first...
Hello again Don't bother with the Quicktime version unless you're planning to do it anyway... the WMV file does work on the Mac eventually - just takes about...
... Trautwein used a forced tilt as well as CS, so it is different in principle. It has been copied, maybe unwittingly, by Joe Wilcox and Brudelli. I think Al...
snip ... In principle, and for a FTC tilter, I agree. Lets consider what happens when we hit a mid turn bump with a double wishbone system. The wheel rises to...
... Piaggio 'might' have chosen trailing or leading link because that is what they were most familiar with and what performed best for that wheel size and...
Bob, I liked the video - except for the very end. When it shows the bike pulling away from the camera, I get what sounds like VERY LOUD STATIC (as opposed to ...
... I too would have preferred a good clean signal from an on-trike mike, or at least some live sound shots from the trailing position. It was nice seeing...
Hi Phillip I am aware of all the obvious disadvantages of a narrow track/high CoG [low EOW] MCS virtual STV chassis when compared to an FTC equivalent. I am...
I'd like to see a video of this bumpy curve too. Would be nice to see from the wheelcam viewpoint like Phillips video, both on inside and outside of the...
... a "marketing ploy" The US patents office[ in particular] assist this by supplying patents for trivial variations.[ thats how they make money]. Also...
... CoG [low EOW] MCS ... encounters a gradient at an angle ... [intersection] at a 45° angle ... in it's 'semi balanced' ... longitudinal roll axis (like a...
Bob here, The video was done for me by a fellow motorcycle friend for very little money. We also own an aviation business and one of my instructors did the...
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