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The book presents the theory of motorcycle dynamics. It is a technical book for the engineer, student, or technically/mathematically inclined motorcycle enthusiast. Motorcycle Dynamics offers a wealth of information compiled from the most up-to-date research into the behavior and performance of motorcycles. The structure of the book and abundant graphs assist in understanding an exceptionally complicated subject. The book presents a large number of graphs and figures that make the understanding easy. Read more
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Publication date : September 17, 2006
Edition : 2nd ed.
Language : English
Print length : 372 pages
ISBN-10 : 1430308613
ISBN-13 : 14
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Reading age : 1 year and up
Dimensions : 5.98 x 0.93 x 9.02 inches
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Format: Paperback
Motorcycle Dynamics, 2nd Edition After reading numerous books about motorcycling, authored by Keith Code, Lee Parks, David Hough, and Nick Ienatsch, I came across Motorcycle Dynamics written by Vittore Cossalter an Italian professor of applied mechanics. Doing a Google search revealed a whole university curriculum dedicated to the physics and theory behind motorcycles! As a gearhead and licensed professional engineer, I too have a passion for figuring out how things work. First, I would consider books written by Code and Hough to be excellent foundations for those interested in riding motorcycles. The content is explained in simple layman's terms, with words like counter-steer and pivot steer, lean, and turn dominating the primary activities. With Cossalter's Motorcycle Dynamics, you are dealing more (much more) with the physics and theoretical aspect of motorcycles. Moment of inertia, torque, yaw, roll, angular momentum, gyroscopic effects, torsional stiffness, and a myriad of variables and equations are used to describe the events covered by Hough and Code. So in essence, I consider the books written by Code and Hough to be more of an undergraduate level - important and useful. Cossalter's book is more of a graduate level reading - important, useful, but not very easy to understand or directly apply into the real world without some background in physics, science, or engineering. As an example, the first 7 chapters of Cossalter's Motorcycle Dynamics models the behavior and characteristics of motorcycles. From kinematics, tires, chassis dynamics, trim, vibration, to stability, it covers the theoretical/actual behavior of motorcycles in great detail with equations and references. The last chapter, Motorcycle Maneuverability and Handling, is what I consider the meat and potatoes of this book. It starts almost immediately discussing topics covered in the "undergraduate" series of books where the effect of wheelbase and trail are related to changes in directional stability. Counter-steering and dynamics testing are discussed in great detail, with graphs showing steering angle and steering torque to describe what happens at speed while taking a turn or entering a slalom. Some might argue that Cossalter is using 1000 words to describe something that can be said using 5 words. I would disagree, because if you are looking for a Cliff's Notes version of motorcycles, you're in the wrong place. I bought Motorcycle Dynamics because I was curious as to WHY counter-steering is necessary and when it should be applied. Lee Parks did a terrific job of splitting the U-Turn technique from the counter-steering maneuvers, because direct steer is necessary for low speed turns (under say, 5-10 MPH). Parks kept the U-turn section last to prevent any confusion after spending chapters talking about the application of counter-steering. Cossalter does provide simple relationships between real world events and the theoretical. In one scenario, he described how a rider planned to negotiate a right turn while traveling at a velocity of 20 m/s or about 45 MPH. The rider steers left, and the lateral force generated at the front tire contact point causes a yaw motion to the left, which begins a roll motion to the right. Then he follows up with diagrams and graphs to back up the verbal statements. This makes a lot of sense and inherently describes the science behind what was covered with Hough and Code's texts. It is unlikely the average rider would be interested in Motorcycle Dynamics, but to gearheads and engineers, Cossalter's book is definitely a mandatory purchase for one's library. Overall: 5/5 stars
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Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2011 by Chaz Turbino
Format: Paperback
As an avid longtime motorcyclist and mechanical engineer, I have been looking for a book like this that clearly and concisely explains the dynamics of motorcycles for many years. When the first edition of this book appeared, the price was rather high. The second edition is much less expensive and I bought it as soon as I learned that it was available. It is exactly the book I have been looking for. It assumes that you have a working knowledge of dynamics, calculus and ordinary differential equations. If you are a physics or engineering graduate with an interest in motorcycles, you will find it a great pleasure to read as I did; but if you are not, you will find it very difficult. Chapter 2 on tires is especially interesting and lays the basis for understanding the influence of tire slip on motorcycle dynamics in the subsequent chapters. We all know that tires have a great influence on motorcycle handling, this book shows how and why. I have one minor criticism; that is the use of centrifugal force in describing the dynamics of turning. It is not necessary to introduce this fictitious force which, as Newton's second law shows is just equal to the product of mass and normal acceleration. The essential point is that the normal accelerations generated by the lateral forces at the tire contact patches are what cause the motorcycle to follow a curved trajectory, it does not enhance understanding of the physics to include the centrifugal force. Nevertheless, those with the background to understand this book will already understand this point. This is not a do-it-yourself book and will probably not help to make you a better rider. It is written in a more casual style than a text book but with far more technical content than a mass audience work. The graphs are extremely well done and are very data rich. It will satisfy the intellectual curiosity of those of us interested in understanding the details of how motorcycles work and who have the background to do so. Many thanks to Professor Cossalter for writing this wonderful book.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2010 by RLD
Format: Paperback
Great book! Requires graduate-level physics for understanding, but it was still fun to grasp the mechanics as a non-physics major. Useful when planning an electric motorcycle build.
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2025 by Rajdeep Singh
Format: Paperback
This is a excellent work on the engineering foundations of not just the HOW but also the WHY a motorcycle does what it does. Be warned though...this is a technical "head first into the shallow end" look at motorcycle design and the extreme engineering behind it. If you have a good foundation in applied mathematics and physics you will enjoy this! Another upside is that it also serves as a excellent insomnia cure.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025 by RetCountryLivin
Format: Paperback
I have no doubt this is a fine book for formally trained Engineers but it is a little too complicated for me as I am just a mechanic. If you like maths and formula's and know how to apply them, then this is the book for you. If you want a text referance for how a bike works and how to make changes that work. look elswhere.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2010 by S. Scott
Format: Paperback
If your are a engineer who is interested in motorcycle dynamics this is THE book for you. It's literally a text book on motorcycle dynamics but has some hints of the authors passion for two wheels. Great read if you want to know how they "actually" work. You probably want to have an engineering or physics background to read it though.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2025 by Nathan W Lambert
Format: Paperback
In this book I found the engineers point of view about motorcycles that I was looking for. It's not a 'light' book, you have to read it slowly to understand it, It has many equations and graphs to explain things. I recommend it for people that want to study motorcycle dynamics and have mathematics background, otherwise they will hate the book.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2013 by Felipe Vasquez
Format: Paperback
As seen in many reviews this is not book for non-technical people. Excellent book for engineers. Bode plots of the modes are amazing. The first several levels of refinement of the models are derived briefly, but this isn't a textbook. The final models used are barrowed from the Sharp papers and the derivation of the models is not covered so the engineer is left with a reference pants around one's ankles.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2016 by MSinAerospace