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Technical References
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April 14, 2010 at 7:47 pm #3874TrialsRiderParticipant
If anyone is into technical manuals ( in addition to myself ) Search Google books for free: “Motorcycle handling and chassis design: the art and science By Tony Foale” …I was going to make a comment on floating rear brake designs in another thread, but this book covers that subject in depth along with so much more on suspension, frames and center of gravity. Great illustrations and it’s very current too!
April 15, 2010 at 5:28 pm #25768Gary856ParticipantI tool a quick look and was overwhelmed by the amount of good technical info in that book – it’s a treasure trove of engineering data, available to everyone! It’s incredible how much engineering is involved behind the scene in everyday life, large unnoticed by the average person. I can see having a deeper understanding of the technical aspects of bike design gives a dedicated rider more insight in the fine art of riding.
May 13, 2010 at 8:26 pm #26417TrialsRiderParticipantBasically this guy took a V twin Ducati and turned one of the 2 cylinders into a supercharger, resulting in a 500 cc Ducati single, having more power than the original 1000cc V twin
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/01/12/ducati-v-one-twin-to-supercharged-single-conversion/edit: if the link fails just google ‘Ducati V-one supercharged’
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