Motorcycle braking methods.

Author(s)
Tolhurst, N. & McKnight, A.J.
Year
Abstract

The most effective way of bringing a motorcycle to a stop has been the subject of some controversy. The physics of the situation is clear: maximum friction and minimum stopping distances are obtained when a brake is applied to the maximum extent possible without causing the wheel to lock. However, straight line braking and braking in a curve involve somewhat different issues and need to be addressed separately.

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Publication

Library number
B 31831 (In: B 31830) / 91/ IRRD 844705
Source

In: Accident reconstruction technologies : pedestrians and motorcycles in automotive collisions. SAE Publication No. PT-35 Paper presented at the International Congress and Exposition, Detroit, Michigan, February 24-28, 1986, p. 425-429 SAE Paper No. 860020

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