Dynamic camber on motorcycles

topend_hooligan · 25th October 2008, 13:22

Its widely used in hot cars to improve grip in cornering, but I was wondering what if there's a way to get the same on the front wheel of a bike (the rear too if it has a chain drive). What we effectively do when we hang off during cornering is try to keep the wheels as straight as possible, by lowering cg. why not have a suspension which inherently helps in doing that?

howler · 27th October 2008, 11:24

Wheels straight as possible? as far as i know i try and get as much lean angle as possible through a corner as traction permits, this is aided by having a low c of g. By "keeping the wheels straight" im assuming you mean as perpendicular to the road surface as possible?

25th October 2008, 13:22	#1
topend_hooligan BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Thane Posts: 65 Thanked: 2 Times	Dynamic camber on motorcycles Its widely used in hot cars to improve grip in cornering, but I was wondering what if there's a way to get the same on the front wheel of a bike (the rear too if it has a chain drive). What we effectively do when we hang off during cornering is try to keep the wheels as straight as possible, by lowering cg. why not have a suspension which inherently helps in doing that?
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27th October 2008, 11:24	#2
howler BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: coorg/bangalore Posts: 447 Thanked: 570 Times	Wheels straight as possible? as far as i know i try and get as much lean angle as possible through a corner as traction permits, this is aided by having a low c of g. By "keeping the wheels straight" im assuming you mean as perpendicular to the road surface as possible?
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