Study on Improving the Motorcycle High Speed Stability Using a Rear Wheel Self-Steering System 950198
Under high speed straight line motorcycle operations at speeds in excess of about 180 km/h, the rider may experience an oscillation of combined roll and yaw of the motorcycle at a low natural frequency, which is known as the weave mode, due to external disturbances. Aiming at finding a way to dampen this weave mode, a study was made to control the slip angle of the rear tire by incorporating a rear wheel self-steering system. While the study found that the rear wheel self-steering system has a potential to improve the motorcycle stability under high speed straight line operations, it was also found that it adversely affected the motorcycle stability in turn maneuvers.
Citation: Hikichi, T. and Tezuka, Y., "Study on Improving the Motorcycle High Speed Stability Using a Rear Wheel Self-Steering System," SAE Technical Paper 950198, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/950198. Download Citation
Author(s):
Toichiro Hikichi, Yoshitaka Tezuka
Affiliated:
Honda Research and Development Co., Ltd.
Pages: 13
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1995 Transactions: Journal of Passenger Cars-V104-6
Related Topics:
Two or three wheeled vehicles
Roll
Yaw
Wheels
Tires
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