Samenvatting
Dynamic behavior of motorcycles, in terms of out of plane vibration modes, is strongly influenced by oscillations that can arise between the front and rear frames around the steering axis. Idealizing the behavior for a very large rear frame mass compared with the front frame, the shimmy phenomenon takes place. This paper presents a basic experimental investigation on the shimmy phenomenon of a scooter front assembly. The tests were conducted at the DiME laboratory, adopting a test rig for different sets of parameters that influence the dynamic behavior of system. (Author/publisher) For this poster, other posters and the papers presented at this Symposium see http://bicycle.tudelft.nl/bmd2010/