Most motorcycle manufacturers and suspension companies have experimented with alternative designs for the front wheel suspension.
Motorcycle front suspension design pdf.
However a systematic analysis is still missing.
The typical motorcycle has a pair of fork tubes for the front suspension and a swingarm with one or two shock absorbers for the rear suspension.
Damping and spring rates must always be in balance.
Since i started working on alternative motorcycle front suspension systems in the early.
A motorcycle s suspension serves a dual purpose.
Market products that address this problem for the front suspension but few are available that address the rear suspension.
29 figure 21 dual spring motorcycle suspension system design.
If the motorcycle has too much damping it will overwhelm the spring and the suspension will be unresponsive forcing.
The effect of front suspension design on optimum braking is studied by calculating the.
Suggestions include the use of active dampers for motorcycle front suspension e g.
30 figure 22 dual springs in a motorcycle suspension system.
Contributing to the vehicle s handling and braking and providing safety and comfort by keeping the vehicle s passengers comfortably isolated from road noise bumps and vibrations.
The main objective of this paper is to validate the.
Figure 20 parker motorcycle suspension system design.