Recent content by seriously_tho

Both videos have been deleted... I rec'd a newsletter from DIYaudio.com today, the writing hits right at the core of what makes us tinkerers tick. It may resonate for y'all too. A true pleasure to read: So, let's get on with the real fun things, clearing off the workbench, lining up...

I've no doubt there'd be challenges to overcome, well beyond my abilities. What if the suspension articulated relative to the turns, leaning the wheels in a 4-wheel platform parallel to the passenger area? What if the outside of the passenger area lifted rather than the inside lowering into...

Looked at your moto project, the cowling around the exhaust is freakin' beautiful, great lines. The rear swingarm is a work of art too. But that ATV with snow chains, man the trouble I could get in with that... I've got a Suzuki SV650 in the back of the garage, almost never ride it & keep...

Thanks Rhody. It was just a theoretical I was playing with. I'm more cyclist than moto-rider but it doesn't really matter, just playing with ideas and y'all have given me lots to think about. Plus I'm kinda fascinated by the physics involved in something as simple as turning a bicycle. The...

That's interesting. Most bike tires have a width greatly larger than the width of the rim it's mounted to which I would think would increase the radius to something very close to center tread. I've never researched that tho, just guessing. But if what you're saying is correct, a car tire...

I'm guessing b/c a parabolic shape with a narrower vertical profile yields less actual contact patch than when the bike's off-center & into the meat of the parabola - no? So (tall & narrow) < (short & wide) since the area of slippage vs area of controlled contact is proportionally smaller, as...

Thank God someone read the question :-p I was thinking that a square-shaped tire on a car that doesn't lean still has the same forces applied to it, that is a combination of 2 vectors - downward force from mass & lateral force from...something... centrifugal, centripetal...I don't know all...

Assume downforce isn't an issue here.

I've been turning this over in my head for a week & the answer is way beyond me, maybe y'all can help. There's a painted line that arcs 90 degrees over say 200'. A car follows that line with it's outside tires. A moto does the same. Which vehicle can travel fastest before the tires lose...