... If the vehicle behaves exactly like an STV, that's true. But at some point a VSTV will have lean limits. ... That contradicts what you just said. Did you...
When a rider hangs off the inside of a STV they are moving the combined bike/rider CoG so that a resultant that otherwise would have pointed outboard of the...
I'm Jon White; just joined the group because I am building a three-wheel tilter and of course always looking for other builders' experience & knowledge. I've...
Hi Everyone, The wide track Mp3 is designated the Mp3 400LT. It appears that by having a wider track it becomes a different class of vehicle and can be ridden...
... I chose this clip to illustrate some points that have been topics here recently. [And will continue to be topics.] Indeed there was not much tilt, thats...
... off a STV/ VSTV he shifts the frame of the bike[ and so the angle of the tyres to the road surface alters, and this obviously creates a side loading...
It wont work. Neither of them will work. A "Financial System" is a lot like manual countersteer, programmed for inevitable failure. The reasons are much the...
... [To Roy's:] ... Ian Pegram did the research and found the suppliers for a possible EV TTW version of Genesis (his excellent FF bike) so he is the right guy...
... anyone can observe the "öbvious" Look at the folder "VSTV" to see that there is in fact absolutly no difference between a STV and a VSTV [ Piaggio...
... [To Phillip's:] ... Agreed Bob - we have asked Phillip repeatedly to show us video of (even just) his rolling chassis negotiating unmade broken surfaces at...
-- What aspect of it was not impressive to you.? A little more information from you would make your observaton a lot more credible Will. The video is an...
... No danger - he's not my type. Find me a female FF/TTW expert with a perfect (i.e. no) crash record and I'll be there and I won't be needing your assistance...
... lets get to the bloody point. Dont use this term "stability" lightly. There are all sorts of "stability" A STV and a VSTV have no roll stability. But...
... That makes it different from a two wheeler, since you keep telling us that as soon as a two wheeler loses enough traction that the front wheel slides, it...
... tarmac ... Hold on there my young man... I was not doing 20 mph... I was not doing anything like 20 mph. I was only doing about 8/10 mph and in one...
If people can't see what you describe happening in the film, they need better camera work, not personal abuse. Best, Bob Stuart We can change anything, but we...
... Alan. You can have a momentary slide in a STV/ VSTV and still recover. It depends. A slide is not an indication of "no traction" it may simply be an...
... Hi Bob, The post was NOT directed to you and so you are in no position to say whether Roy found it abusive or not. So really I think you should relax...
... Try this link for in wheel electric motors http://www.pmlflightlink.com/motors/EW_details.html Cheers ... much ... add ... EV ... guy ... staggering...
Welcome to the maelstrom John. I promise its not always like this. You mentioned not finding any trikes with a hydraulic actuated tilt mechanism. The Carver...
... vehicle at http://www.tiltingvehicle.net uses basic power steer components Pump/ servo valve/ rams. However in your case you will need a lot more...
This is a clever move by Piaggio to take advantage of laws that were written to help old non-tilting trikes many years ago. Google up Isetta and Supersetta. ...
Hi, here's a patent search of Roll Stability Control - http://tinyurl.com/4w3zp7 (to see the complete patent click the "Original Document" link near the top of...
Hi tilters in California and vicinity, on eBay there's a Crashed Piaggio MP3 for sell cheap in California . This might be a good way to get one to experiment...
Point of clarification(Of previous post below) Free Tilters have ZERO "roll stiffness" not "roll stability" and in that mode the weight is equal on both tires,...
Need to qualify this (for another poster, not you) by saying that Free Tilters have roll stiffness when tilt is locked in BOTH directions. It is not the same...
There are many types of "stability" and there are different ways the stability can occur. A motorcar has roll stability . Roll stability is automatic. Some...
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