The Physics of Motorcycles and Fast Bicycles : Lean, Stability and Counter-steering
Classical Physics
2016-11-15 v1
Abstract
In this work I will obtain the system of nonlinear equations that correctly describes the motion of motorcycles and fast bicycles (above 30 km/hr) for the first time in literature. I will use it to calculate the lean angle during a turn and prove that the motion of the vehicle is unconditionally stable at all operating speeds under consideration. I will then employ it to give a quantitative model of counter-steering - the phenomenon by which a turning mobike first goes the wrong way and then starts going the right way.
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@article{arxiv.1611.03857,
title = {The Physics of Motorcycles and Fast Bicycles : Lean, Stability and Counter-steering},
author = {B Shayak},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.03857},
year = {2016}
}
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33 pages, 9 figures, no tables, 11601 word count