Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design
The motorcycle is a complex system that has long defied full analysis. For a very long time, motorcycle handing was hardly even considered a subject. Engines, whose performance could be measured in "objective" terms, therefore received the lion's share of development. Engine development moved rapidly ahead of chassis, suspension, and tires, creating a succession of design crises that required new thought for their solution. Examples might be Rex McCandless's twin-loop swingarm chassis of 1950, Tony Mills's wide, belted Dunlop Daytona tire of 1974, and the present-day elaborations of Antonio Cobas's large-section aluminium twin-beam chassis of the early 1980s. In each case, motorcycle performance had ceased to advance because of
specific problems that could not be solved by traditional means.
The book “Mototorcycle Chassis Design” was first published in 1984 and was subsequently reprinted several times without under-going change. Although out of print for over 12 years or so, I know from personal inquiries that there is still considerable demand for a book on this subject. A new book was obviously well overdue, although much of the original material is as current today as it always has been. After all, the laws of Newtonian Physics tend to be stable over time.
Contents
1 Function and history
2 Tyres
3 Geometric considerations
4 Balance and steering
5 Aerodynamics
6 Suspension principles
7 Front suspension
7 Front suspension
9 Squat and dive
10 Structural considerations
11 Engine Mounting
12 Braking
13 Materials and properties
14 Stability & control
15 Performance measurement
16 Practical frame building
17 Case study
18 Future developments
Two stroke tuner handbook by Gordon Jennings
One of the most famous books on 2 stroke tuning. Detailing for any one interested in increasing the performance of their machines. A bible for building a High speed and high power 2 stroke machines.
With chapters giving insights on the following topics
contents
Fundamentals
1.predicting power
piston speed
piston acceleration
2.Crank Train
3.Cylinder heads
4.Expansion chambers
5.Port timing
6.Crank case pumping
7.Cylinder scavenging
8.Carburetion
9.Ignition
Performance tuning by A Grahmbell
Bell covers all areas of engine operation, from air and fuel, through carburation, ignition, cylinders, camshafts and valves, exhaust systems and drive trains, to cooling and lubrication. Filled with new material on electronic fuel injection and computerised engine management systems. Every aspect of an engines operation is explained and analyzed.
This torrent includes both the books of the renowned author.
Undoubtedly, the virtue which has most contributed to the widespread use and varied application of the two-stroke engine is its mechanical simplicity. Tuning expert A. Graham Bell takes readers through the various modifications that can be made to a two-stroke and its components in order to derive maximum usable power and mechanical reliability. Both the latest advances in two-stroke tuning and old standbys are covered for all areas of operation, from ignition, carburetion, cylinders, and valves through exhaust systems and dyno tuning. Updates to this expanded edition include new photography, line diagrams and explanatory charts.
The motorcycle is a complex system that has long defied full analysis. For a very long time, motorcycle handing was hardly even considered a subject. Engines, whose performance could be measured in "objective" terms, therefore received the lion's share of development. Engine development moved rapidly ahead of chassis, suspension, and tires, creating a succession of design crises that required new thought for their solution. Examples might be Rex McCandless's twin-loop swingarm chassis of 1950, Tony Mills's wide, belted Dunlop Daytona tire of 1974, and the present-day elaborations of Antonio Cobas's large-section aluminium twin-beam chassis of the early 1980s. In each case, motorcycle performance had ceased to advance because of
specific problems that could not be solved by traditional means.
The book “Mototorcycle Chassis Design” was first published in 1984 and was subsequently reprinted several times without under-going change. Although out of print for over 12 years or so, I know from personal inquiries that there is still considerable demand for a book on this subject. A new book was obviously well overdue, although much of the original material is as current today as it always has been. After all, the laws of Newtonian Physics tend to be stable over time.
Contents
1 Function and history
2 Tyres
3 Geometric considerations
4 Balance and steering
5 Aerodynamics
6 Suspension principles
7 Front suspension
7 Front suspension
9 Squat and dive
10 Structural considerations
11 Engine Mounting
12 Braking
13 Materials and properties
14 Stability & control
15 Performance measurement
16 Practical frame building
17 Case study
18 Future developments
Two stroke tuner handbook by Gordon Jennings
One of the most famous books on 2 stroke tuning. Detailing for any one interested in increasing the performance of their machines. A bible for building a High speed and high power 2 stroke machines.
With chapters giving insights on the following topics
contents
Fundamentals
1.predicting power
piston speed
piston acceleration
2.Crank Train
3.Cylinder heads
4.Expansion chambers
5.Port timing
6.Crank case pumping
7.Cylinder scavenging
8.Carburetion
9.Ignition
Performance tuning by A Grahmbell
Bell covers all areas of engine operation, from air and fuel, through carburation, ignition, cylinders, camshafts and valves, exhaust systems and drive trains, to cooling and lubrication. Filled with new material on electronic fuel injection and computerised engine management systems. Every aspect of an engines operation is explained and analyzed.
This torrent includes both the books of the renowned author.
Undoubtedly, the virtue which has most contributed to the widespread use and varied application of the two-stroke engine is its mechanical simplicity. Tuning expert A. Graham Bell takes readers through the various modifications that can be made to a two-stroke and its components in order to derive maximum usable power and mechanical reliability. Both the latest advances in two-stroke tuning and old standbys are covered for all areas of operation, from ignition, carburetion, cylinders, and valves through exhaust systems and dyno tuning. Updates to this expanded edition include new photography, line diagrams and explanatory charts.
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