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Motorcycle Dynamics (Second Edition)

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motorcycle, dynamics, handling, stability, racing


Product Details
Author:Vittore Cossalter
Paperback:372 pages
Publisher:LULU
Publication Date:October 02, 2006
Language:English
ISBN:1430308613
Product Length:9.0 inches
Product Width:6.0 inches
Product Height:0.84 inches
Product Weight:1.21 pounds
Package Length:8.9 inches
Package Width:5.98 inches
Package Height:1.1 inches
Package Weight:1.32 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 15 reviews

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Average Customer Review:5.0 ( 15 customer reviews )
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24 of 25 found the following review helpful:


5Needs time and commitment but it is all there and readable !  Feb 12, 2007 By Dr. Angelos Vorvolakos
I am a professional Physicist so some of my remarks may be clouded by the fact that in principle at least all the related calculations are familiar to me.

I find the book by Vittore Cossalter as the ONLY serious and complete reference for the dynamics / kinematics of Motorcycles I have come across. The exposition is very readable and well presented and it has helped me sort out a lot of related issues that I have played around with through own calculations and computer simulations.

I would not recommend the book to people that hate maths as it is full of them (it is a technical book after all as it should be to cover the subject properly) but for anyone whose interests and capabilities go into the realm of motorcycle dynamics I consider it a must have.

I was especially interested in the tyre behaviour analysis (since this was the topic I was most unfamiliar with) but I would rate the whole of the book as top notch.

In a nutshell: If you like that kind of stuff, get it.

17 of 18 found the following review helpful:


5Motorcycle Dynamics  Oct 25, 2004 By J.S.
A great technical book for the engineer, student, or technically/mathematically inclined motorcycle enthusiast.

Motorcycle Dynamics offers a wealth of information compiled from the most up-to-date research into the behavior and performance of motorcycles. The structure of the book and abundant graphs assist in understanding an exceptionally complicated subject. This book offers a refreshingly analytical approach to a field that has in the past been distorted by tongue-in cheek answers and hunches of weekend warriors. Rest assured on learning something new on every read-through. Not an "easy read" due to the complex content however I consider Motorcycle Dynamics an unsurpassed source detailing a rigorous approach to the dynamic behavior of motorcycles.

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5Great book!  Oct 29, 2004 By F.M.
It's a scientific - technical book, which covers the vehicle dynamics (and kinematics) with an impressive detail level.

I could not find any comparable. The only topic marginally treated is the influence of structural properties on the vehicle dynamics.

The book is well organized and a large number of graphs and figures make the understanding easy. However, you can not appreciate the contents without a technical background.

I strongly recommend the book to anybody involved in motorcycle design and research. For its excellent didactic quality, It can be considered a written motorcycle dynamics course.

5 of 5 found the following review helpful:


5Excellent second edition of an excellent technical book  Mar 14, 2007 By R.B. "Mechanical Engineer, PhD, Senior PM"
I already had the first edition of the book and i wanted to have also the second one. But the book,that was already excellent in the first edition, now is even better. Translation has been improved and sections have been added to the vibration analysis and to the tyre modelling up-to-dating them. The book covers all the aspects of motorcycle dynamics. Formulas are well described even when difficult. Of course the book requires a strong knowledge of math and physic, but also "not-in-the-field" people can easily understand what is behind and applies formulas to perform hand calculation.

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:


5THE resource for understanding motorcycle dynamics  May 08, 2007 By Christopher J. Dean
Vittore Cossalter has created an excellent launch platform for any detailed work in the area of motorcycle dynamics. I found this particularly useful from an engineer's perspective, however the language used is succinct enough for any attentive reader to obtain a well rounded understanding of the dynamics of the Motorcycle.

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