Motorcycle vehicle dynamics books?

[Malcolm]

Hello friends

I'm have a strong interest in vehicle dynamics - am the engineer in charge of vehicle dynamics design of my uni's FSAE car, I have read numerous books on vehicle dynamics, and hope to make a career out of it once I graduate.

I'd really love to learn more about the vehicle dynamics of a motorcycle - I don't know if anyone here is familiar with Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by Milliken and Milliken, but I basically want something like that for motorbikes - I can assume a lot by drawing parallels between bikes and cars, and in many ways the bike is a simpler system and easier to understand, but a good book on the subject that covers design considerations and such would be an interesting read.

Any suggestions?

[Brian d marge]

Hello friends

I'm have a strong interest in vehicle dynamics - am the engineer in charge of vehicle dynamics design of my uni's FSAE car, I have read numerous books on vehicle dynamics, and hope to make a career out of it once I graduate.

I'd really love to learn more about the vehicle dynamics of a motorcycle - I don't know if anyone here is familiar with Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by Milliken and Milliken, but I basically want something like that for motorbikes - I can assume a lot by drawing parallels between bikes and cars, and in many ways the bike is a simpler system and easier to understand, but a good book on the subject that covers design considerations and such would be an interesting read.

Any suggestions?

this is what i use ,,,,

http://books.google.com/books?id=rJTQxITnkbgC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=how+does+the+back+brake+stabilize+the+motorcycl e&source=bl&ots=DXcSEg9PoB&sig=f-TnJSp4RREQ8Cwq3kCo--1qsZ4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPP1,M1


Stephen

[pritch]

this is what i use ,,,,

Stephen

I wish I'd clicked your link first. That's the one I was going to suggest.

[Pixie]

Motorcycle Chassis Design:The Theory and Practice

By Tony Foale and Vic Willoughby

[Malcolm]

this is what i use ,,,,

http://books.google.com/books?id=rJTQxITnkbgC&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=how+does+the+back+brake+stabilize+the+motorcycl e&source=bl&ots=DXcSEg9PoB&sig=f-TnJSp4RREQ8Cwq3kCo--1qsZ4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result#PPP1,M1


Stephen

Awesome, that's exactly what I'm looking for, and free by the looks of it :) cheers

[boostin]

Awesome, that's exactly what I'm looking for, and free by the looks of it :) cheers
http://www.tonyfoale.com/

Motorcycle Handling and Chassis Design.

I have recently borrowed this book and find it very good. I have to read things once or twice to understand them, but I'm sure a trained engineer would handle it very well.

[MacD]

Hello friends

I'm have a strong interest in vehicle dynamics - am the engineer in charge of vehicle dynamics design of my uni's FSAE car, I have read numerous books on vehicle dynamics, and hope to make a career out of it once I graduate.

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Any suggestions?

Not a book, but do you know about these guys at Imperial College, London?

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/controlandpower/research/motorcycles

[toml88]

Malcolm if I am not mistaken I think I may have Motorcycle Chassis Design:The Theory and Practice on PDF somewhere. I'll try to dig it up and bring it on monday.

[Mikkel]

Malcolm if I am not mistaken I think I may have Motorcycle Chassis Design:The Theory and Practice on PDF somewhere. I'll try to dig it up and bring it on monday.

How about posting it here? I for one wouldn't mind... :)