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The Meromorph
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White House, TN
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R1100RT
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rayg50
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 Posted - 01/15/2014 : 7:24 PM
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Excellent, post by the writer. I thank you for sharing the link. I will say that my brain got full about half way through and I zoned out, so I will have to go back and reread it.
One question did come to mind regarding the contribution of weight. He mentions that leaned over the weight is the same (agreed) but (you knew that but was coming) I have always felt that leaned over the weight on the contact patch would be less because gravity would pull straight down and not along the axis to the patch. Is there any merit to my thinking or is my thinking backwards?
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AMJIce
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Laguna Hills, CA
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DL650K9
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Posted - 01/16/2014 : 3:50 AM
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Wow! Thank you for that link.
I only read about 10% of it before my eyes glazed over. I have bookmarked it and will definitely soldier on. The technical aspects appeal to the nerd in me.  |
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SkootchNC
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raleigh, north carolina
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road glide
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Posted - 01/16/2014 : 4:25 AM
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Great post..... followed by pages of "yeah? well I ride on a CT, and know better"... replies.
Some folks... BELIEVE... and science won't change their belief |
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Gryphon Rider
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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Honda
Valkyrie Tourer
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Posted - 01/16/2014 : 3:36 PM
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Originally posted by SkootchNC
Great post..... followed by pages of "yeah? well I ride on a CT, and know better"... replies.
Some folks... BELIEVE... and science won't change their belief
But is it really science when it's 100% theory and no empirical evidence? Or when empirical evidence from hundreds (maybe thousands now?) of different testers provides a different result than predicted by theory, yet theory isn't revised or expanded to match the results? FYI, I don't want to convince anyone to run a car tire on their bike, but just to offer a little common sense in an atmosphere of fear-mongering. |
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The Meromorph
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White House, TN
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Posted - 01/16/2014 : 4:19 PM
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In Theory, Theory and Practice should show the same result.
In Practice, They do not...
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Andrew Dressel
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244 Posts
Milwaukee, WI
USA
Moto Guzzi
California Special
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Posted - 01/18/2014 : 10:20 AM
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Originally posted by rayg50
He mentions that leaned over the weight is the same (agreed) but (you knew that but was coming) I have always felt that leaned over the weight on the contact patch would be less because gravity would pull straight down and not along the axis to the patch. Is there any merit to my thinking or is my thinking backwards?
I believe you do have it backwards, as you have already guessed.
1. If you consider only the vertical component of the force in the contact patch, often called the normal force, it must equal m*g (the weight of the vehicle) and is independent of lean angle, as you agreed. The fact that the center of mass is not directly over the contact patch makes no difference in this equation.
2. If you consider only the horizontal component of the force in the contact patch, friction, it must increase in a turn and equals (m/r)*v^2 (for mass m, radius r, and speed v). With a little algebra, it can be shown that for a bike leaning in a turn, the friction force equals m*g*tangent(lean angle).
Thus, the total force generated in the contact patch, the vector sum of these two perpendicular components (the square root of the sum of the squares), actually increases in a lean. The direction of the resultant vector is approximately aligned with the mid-plane of the bike and so the rims, axles, suspension, the seat of your pants, and your kidneys merely experience an increase in "weight". A little more algebra shows that this "weight" equals m*g*secant(lean angle). At 45 degrees, the "weight" is 1.4142 times the weight experienced when riding upright in a straight line.
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Andrew Dressel
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244 Posts
Milwaukee, WI
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Moto Guzzi
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Posted - 01/18/2014 : 11:04 AM
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Originally posted by The Meromorph
http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums...im-tire.html
If you switch to tires with a better coefficient of friction, you'll immediately notice that stickier rubber is also softer; it wears out much more quickly. Motorcyclists accept the need to replace high-performance tires more often than touring-oriented rubber, but the auto types have another option: They can use wider tires to spread the wear over more rubber. And there, finally, is the reason high-performance auto tires are wider. It isn't to get better traction. Better traction comes from stickier rubber. The tires are wider to get acceptable wear from the stickier, softer rubber.
I have read this elsewhere, and it seems to make sense (except that wider tires are an option only for "auto types").
I have recently come across a competing theory, that you might find interesting. In his book The Racing & High-Performance Tire (published in 2003 by SAE), author Paul Haney explains that "a shorter contact patch at the same slip angle begins to [slide] at roughly the same distance from the leading edge as the longer contact patch." Since wider tires have wider contact patches, they simply have more non-sliding rubber in contact with the pavement than narrow tires do, which "means more total grip." |
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rayg50
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NYC, NY
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Honda
Shadow Spirit 750DC
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Posted - 01/18/2014 : 11:55 AM
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The fact that the center of mass is not directly over the contact patch makes no difference in this equation.
Andrew thank you.
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alaskaal
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Chugiak, Alaska
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Kawasaki
Vulcan Classic 1500
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Posted - 01/22/2014 : 10:13 AM
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| That is an extremely interesting read. Thank you for posting! |
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MotoGG
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21 Posts
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Suzuki
GS500E
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Posted - 07/01/2014 : 8:23 AM
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| Great post indeed ! |
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Motorcycle vs Car tire and bead design...
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