Motorbike Suspensions Modern design and optimisation /

• Main Authors: Croccolo, Dario (Author), Agostinis, Massimiliano De (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Structural mechanics.; Automotive engineering.; Automotive Engineering.; Structural Mechanics.

This book addresses the fundamental aspects of the structural design of a motorbike fork. Although it may look as a simple component, the motorbike fork plays a critical role in the overall dynamic behaviour of motorcycles. It must provide appropriate stiffness characteristics, damping capabilities...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Motorbike equilibrium
• 2.The rear suspension equilibrium
• 3.Example of loads and stresses acting on the rear suspension
• 4.The front suspension.