... OK, thinking about this in terms of suddenly "freezing" the link between the two articulated halves seems useful: Would that stop the flip? Surely if...
... Perhaps you are right, but after re-reading Tony Foale's article "Some technical aspects of tilting trikes", I'd like to take another try, using his...
I'm thinking of building a 2f3t tilter. For me, it is more of a need to have something different than everybody else. I'm new and yes sometimes new ideas get...
... Frank, I believe that our ideas are converging. "Then not the height of ... Your statement is almost exactly what I have been attmpting to convey. When you...
... made ... flip. ... tilt ... and ... Carver have ... Arthur, Actually not. That is why my 'almost' disclaimer. Let us think of 2 1f1t trikes. 1> A...
... The secret is the suspension system must be independent of the tilting system Ryan, takes a bit of thinking about, but can be done - as used in all nArrow...
... Draw a view from the front or rear. Show the CoG location for each configuration when tilted. You will see that a 45 degree tilt from high up, assuming a...
... As far as I can see, this is basically correct, but it says nothing about the articulated rear end, and so again ignoring the lesson from Tony Foale. He...
... high up, ... outside the ... limiting ... Arthur, Your reasoning that the weight shifts further for the higher tilt axis is correct. Your conclusion that...
... Either we are talking at cross purposes, or we have a completely different understanding of what happens when we tilt. The boat analogy is unhelpful. I ...
Frank... sorry ,missunderstood. Re Arthurs term " countersteer powered tilt on FTC". In FTC the initial power to "tilt the mass" comes from an applied force...
snip ... I disagree that driving it is as close to conclusive as anything. I may be a bit slow, but it took quite some convincing to get me to believe that...
Motorcycle suspensions seem to work fine and tilt with the vehicle. I don't think you necessarily need to separate the suspension system from the tilting...
Bob There is a very good reason to seperate tilt and suspension in a free to tilt three wheeler. Basically you want the vehical to tilt without having to fight...
... You're welcome to your opinion of course Bob, but as a motorcyclist of 40 years standing I could list the deficiencies of telescopic forks until I'm blue...
... Yes, and it is a complicated thing to understand. Here is my attempt: We must firstly keep in mind that we are talking about a 1F1T with a relatively...
I own a Pulse/Litestar, see www.autocycles.org It's an interesting design, but has it's short comings. I'm thinking of removing the outriggers and adding a...
Roy, Wow, I would think a front kit that could be bought separate, would sell very well. I wish the best of luck in your endeavors. Unitl then, I will...
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... Come on Roy - what about the 3rd option? A Calleja style rear end? (Ok then you have to go for counter steer at the front - and I notice there is currently...
... wrote: [To Bob's:] ... [and Roy's:] ... Look at the length (leverage and weight?) of the vehicle Peter, you would also have to contrive a Csllaeja-style...
... Yeah ok - I guess so (grudgingly). Fun though ... Yup (cheerfully) I wonder what we would get if we bolted my rear end to your front end? (apart from the...
... This design looks very good as a two-wheeler - why not just add gyro stabilizers? They seem to address the issues of automatic tilt control better than...
Bob Stuart
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Jun 7, 2005 6:04 pm
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The original designers managed to "squeek" thru the motorcycle/auto designation by saying the vehicle always drove on 3 wheels. Either outrigger is always...
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