Page 49 motorcycle design and technology, gaetano cocco. "By raising the centre of gravity along with the radius of curvature and speed of travel, the motorcycle does not have to be as steeply banked. A rather surprising fact , indeed!" Rapid changes of direction I'm inclined to believe bl...
its the riding position for me, I just cannot imagine it being as fun/involving as a normal bike, especially a sport bike.....its more like extreme cruising? :? Also, in the event of a crash theres a good chance the engine would be forced up your jacksie :shock: I agree on both points there. Modern...
Low CoG beneficial? Must be a rhetorical question? Take moments about the contact point (tyre on tarmac) - that will convince you. Al Non rhetorical. :D If pressed I'd have to guess that there'd be trade off's? Gotta be, surely? What are they? Taking the moments seems to suggest a greater angle of ...
http://thekneeslider.com/homebuilt-recumbent-motorcycle-racer-competes-in-mra-sanctioned-event/ Is the low c of g a benefit or hindrance in racing? The frontal area will nearly halve, l guess, but what about the fast cornering? Won't you need a lot more lean angle? I like anything different and this...
Horsepower on the 800 cc bike and the 900 cc car is the same at 85hp, but obviously the weight of the car drags the performance down. Isn't the combined drag of the car worse than the bike? I read a little while ago a comment by a motorcycle journalist that the consumed power at a given speed is an...
don't understand what the performance has to do with taxation to be honest? The bike will obviously out accelerate the car, both will cruise easily at the legal motorway limit :) The car though presents a huge moving bollard when combined with other cars whereas the bike takes up a fraction of the ...
An motorbikes are not ecological. DT Why not? I'd have thought they were. Intrinsically. 45mpg to transport one (typically) person.......... You can get 5 people in a car with similar consumption. So in relative terms - they are not very sound as far as resources go. (would be my guess). Al Spot on...
An motorbikes are not ecological. DT Why not? I'd have thought they were. Intrinsically. 45mpg to transport one (typically) person.......... You can get 5 people in a car with similar consumption. So in relative terms - they are not very sound as far as resources go. (would be my guess). Al Spot on...