Book a suspension service including forks and shocks tf tuned. The author and former roadracer andrew trevitt explains how to adjust a bikes suspension to suit each riders individual preferences and style. An engineering marvel of transcending beauty, the bridge is simply breathtaking. Marc cook has 96 books on goodreads with 979 ratings. Chassis engineering explains the complex principles of suspension geometry and chassis design in terms the novice can easily understand and apply to any project. Vehicle suspensions are designed for smooth movement of the wheels through an operating range. Mk4 vr6 with racelands coilovers and ecs tuning endlinks front two wheels violently shake when accelerating.
Tuning for the track suspension tuning tech modified. The guide to building or modifying a competition car. Either way, there is much more to learn than just my work. Maybe youre fast, but with a good setup, youll be faster. We can reduce understeer and oversteer characteristics with the adjustments of antiroll bar sway bars, bump and rebound, ride height, spring rates, corner and static weights. Bound is the rate at which the shock allows compression and rebound. How to set up your bike for handling, stability, and control on the street and track by andrew trevitt isbn.
There are many options when it comes to suspension. Rickie jones from rj race cars gave us a look at their new publishing effort. Altering kickup will affect the car much like caster does. Complete guide to chassis performance manual rt2000. Daves mission is to ensure that every motorcyclist anywhere in the world gets the fundamental information needed to understand the basics of their own motorcycles suspension.
This book deals with auriculotherapy and points along the spine. Book a suspension service including forks and shocks tf. I reject the idea of a sacred language, the poet and art critic david antin has said. Thank you for reading our comprehensive suspension setting guide many people just concentrate on lowering the car and assume that stiffer springs and the lower ride height will improve handling. The ideas that appear here, the characters that come to mind, seem. Suspension tuning bible a recipe book for a black art. For the majority of uk customers that means a threeday turnaround from you taking it off the bike to receiving the completed job back this happens in approximately 90%. No more mysteries about shock absorbers and preload settings. Avoid doing several changes andor large adjustments at one time as this may well produce an undesired result and will make it more difficult for you to fine tune your car. Suspension setup and suspension settings and fine tuning. This book, by america s premier suspension specialist, makes the art and science of suspension tuning accessible to professional and backyard motorcycle. How to improve your motorcycles handling and performance. Apply settings in small steps and try to do only one or two at a time. Advanced tuning, author and calibration engineer greg banish provides the reader with the insight required to understand and tune modern efi systems.
A practical guide to tuning the race car chassis and suspension by smith, carroll isbn. Most text books state the proper damping ratios are 0. And easy to change in fine tuning increments with this simple posted in bobs blog, fuel injection racing secrets 2nd edition, tips and tricks tagged airfuel ratio, fuel injection calculator, mechanical. Its a bit like physicists trying to find a theory of everything. I know motors and everything else inside and out except suspension. Suspension tuning sagin workshop car manuals,repair books. Page 2discussion area for general topics regarding suspension tuning. Twenty thousand men, women, and children, their faces shining in the late afternoon sun, are strolling the eighth wonder of the world.
Tuning with droop typically, less droop reduces body roll. Simply put, the day you book barring any exceptional problems with your suspension is the day it usually gets done. Based on us racing, there are lots of ideas and thoughts that can be transferred to uk racing, especially for the all weather tracks. When rrt was founded over 12 years ago, we began as a suspension design and development company. Mountain bike suspension service and tuning in the forest of dean. I want any good book, but one specifically about long travel off road would be great.
Theres an abundance of books out there on sport bike riding technique by a lot of authoritative personages, but, up to now, not a single one that i know of thats devoted strictly to sportbike suspension set up and tuning, which is the other half of the equation for going quicker. Paul thede is widely considered the ultimate motorcycle suspension guru. His own poems since the early 1970s have taken the shape of improvisatory talk performances before live audiencesnarrative pieces often autobiographical and even fictional, but always. Rj race cars writes the book on chassis tuning quartermax.
He is a lifelong resident of staten island, where his wife kim and three daughters, chelsea, amanda, and rebecca have him happily outnumbered. Hundreds of photos and illustrations illustrate what it takes to design, build, and tune the ultimate chassis for maximum cornering power on and off the track. Suspension tuning for women, by womenall of livs performance mountain bikes go through rigorous suspension testing and tuning by women to create the. Im laid up for a while with a broken collar bone and have a few weeks off work before school starts up so i want to learn how to understand what does what in suspension, how to determine valving etc. Droop is the amount of down travel a suspension arm has. Rc suspension tuning guide droop droop measures the amount of downtravel a suspension arm has. John kershaw explains the basics of a cooling system operation, provides an examination of coolant and radiator options, explains how to manage coolant speed through your engine, examines how to manage airflow through your radiator, takes a thorough look at cooling fans, and finally uses all this information in the testing and installation of all these components. Go to, check and correct your spring rates if need be. Dave tunes the suspension of 4 motorcycles in this video, 2 street bikes and 2 track bikes. I have heard of one called racing by the numbers, but i. The book is very high quality, with glossy, heavy paper and good photography.
Guide to hot rod chassis and suspension the motor bookstore. A chapter of protocols is included for most common ailments and problems. The rick jones chassis tuning guide, second edition. Titled the chassis tuning guide, this second edition gives the racerreader insight and a handson approach to tuning drag race doorslammers. Component handling condition resolution tires more front tire pressure less rear tire pressure less front tire pressure more rear tire pressure try to. Suspension tuning is one of the most important way to decrease your lap time. The tuning demands for weight of air and weight of fuel become easy to understand, record, and analyze with that numerical value. With that information all can begin to understand why setting up a motorcycle chassis and suspension is critical to rider safety for every motorcycle produced.
If you are trying to ride in the woods with a regular motocross bike, that has regular moto suspension, you will be surprized at how poorly and dangerously it will work. Photo 48 tuning for the track suspension tuning tech learning to adjust your dampers is the next step. Popular auto racing books showing 150 of 236 the art of racing in the rain hardcover by. Trevitts book, sportbike suspension tuning, is an excellent introduction to the art and science of motorcycle suspension technology and its modern applications. In this video, i rebuild the stock shocks with new fluid, losi soft springs, and adjust sag on my 124th scale losi micro truggy. Similar to a bike fit, dialedin suspension settings will lead to improved comfort, handling, endurance, and overall riding experience. Content progresses logically from initial chapters on basic principles.
One of the first books that explains how to calculate speed ratings for uk racing. Whether you are considering modifying an existing suspension or designing a new racecar from the ground up, these books can help by explaining the concepts. Suspension tuning by marc cook this book provides sportbike riders with a clear and complete guide to finetuning their suspension systems for maximum performance, comfort and efficiency. The suspension on a fsae car is two springmassdamper systems in series see figure 1. Important to keep in mind that changing one thing may require you to change another as well.
The book is structured in an easy and logical way that identifies the best steering and suspension designs. An excellent book that mainly looks at how early speed can be an advantage. In addition, adding kickup will make your bump higher and further. Stock suspension tuning limitations manufacturers plan on designing a bike that works moderately well for a large section of riders and usages. On the street, precise and predictable handling is the key to high performance driving. All you have to do is add your height, weight, and specialized bike model, and youll get all the info you need to take your ride to the next level.
If you have thought of trying to learn a little something about this complex topic, race tech has all the info you need now available in dead tree form. He is the owner and chief engineer of race tech, the largest motorcycle suspension modifier in the world. Learn how drag slicks work and how to adjust 4link suspensions and weight transfer for any track conditions. In most forms of racing, cornering speed is the key to winning. If i see farther, it is because i stand on the shoulders of giants. We make it easy to get tuning with hp tuners on your specific combo with the tuning checklists and over 200 page full color manual. If you are looking for suggestions to help setuptune your. Suspension tuning better handling, grip and stance.
Suspension tuning is frequently described as an art, akin to magic. Fine tuning your suspension settings can dramatically increase cornering or straight line stability you wont usually improve both, there are choices to be made here. If you have purchased a tuning fork or a set of tuning forks through the natures energies web site, we recommend that you read this manual 1 for guidance in how to use and apply your. Jan 03, 2012 photo 48 tuning for the track suspension tuning tech learning to adjust your dampers is the next step.
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Tf tuned operates a booking system for all service jobs. Fine tuning your suspension setup for your driving style. Books on engine building, tuning, and maintenance pegasus. If you do not know anything about suspension components, and what they do, this is the book for you.
If you are looking for the right suspension upgrades for your car we can help you determine that package. This book covers many topics including the psychology of betting, money management as well as many practical approaches to help you win money from horse racing. Suspension tuning by marc cook this book provides sportbike riders with a clear and complete guide to fine tuning their suspension systems for maximum performance, comfort and efficiency. Top engine builders share their hardearned knowledge building and tuning winning race engines. As usual with david bull books, this is a beautifully produced offering with photographs of exceptional clarity mostly by the author, the various sportbike. All you have to do is add your height, weight, and specialized bike model, and youll get all the info you need to. Its all between the covers of his newest release in a. Try to find settings that make the vehicle comfortable for you. Unfortunately, there is little sustenance in these pages. The book competition car suspension is an excellent, well written manual that describes the design evolution of vehicle suspension and steering systems. Our suspension calculator makes setting up your suspension super easy. Air suspension design book, focusing on suspension theory and shockairbag theory, geared towards the doityourselfer.
Droop can be set independently from front to back, but should be the same normally from side to side. Ford, ferrari, and their battle for speed and glory at le mans. Suspension was penned substantially on the staten island ferry, commuting to manhattan. Sportbike suspension tuning is an outstanding primer on a complex subject, and trevitt leads us logically from ignorance to wisdom. Component handling condition resolution tires more front tire pressure less rear tire pressure less front tire pressure more rear tire pressure try to get tire temps within 10 degrees across the face of the tire. The brooklyn bridge is open just a week, its promenade a magnet for the teeming masses of new york and brooklyn. The original author, james alexander hamilton, published many books on various musical topics, and was not a. The complete builders guide to hot rod chassis and suspension early hotrod transmission selections most of the early hot rods used upgraded ford parts, such as latermodel 1936 through 1948 differentials and droppedibeam axles.
Or maybe you just dont believe me and want to check my sources. Suspension tuning can be used to change the way the car behave on different track and road conditions, playing to your car. Garth stein goodreads author shelved 67 times as autoracing avg rating 4. We feature auto racing technical books, auto racing books, race car books, racing tech books, racing chassis and suspension books, racing technical books, race car chassis books, race car suspension books, racing suspension books, chevy engine books, go kart books, brake system books, ford engine books, racing engine. You should only consider decreasing kickup when the track has few or no jumps. Suspension tuning sagin workshop car manuals,repair.
Dad wrote a book about 16years ago on chassis tuning sciences, rickie explains. We also have media that chronicle the stars and cars that have made our sport great. Now, in the first book that specifically addresses sportbike suspension systems, andrew trevitt, senior editor of sport rider magazine and a former roadracer. Jan 01, 2001 tuning, antins first collection of such improvisations since talking at the boundaries 1976, is a book of eight thematically related performancesa single structure built out of loosely fitting, overlapping pieces enclosing some central space like a shingled workshed. Kickup is the angle between the ground and the lower inner hinge pins on which the suspension arms swing. A definitely must buy for all those who want to take a step forward on their modern bikes suspension setup. This information packed book contains the knowledge that jerry has accumulated in his 25 years of drag racing success. I am looking for suspension design books that get into proper design for roll center, tire scrub, bump steer, etc. For me, poetry is a mental act, not work which will become the object of a specialized cult. Always refer to hardpack moto for the basic setup procedures. Our years of experience have built a knowledge base that is hard to find elsewhere. The tuning fork therapy manual are the most comprehensive range of books available presenting the art of applying tuning forks as an alternative form of therapy.
Chassis engineering explains the complex principles of suspension geometry and chassis design in terms the. If you are trying to ride in the woods with a regular motocross bike, that has regular moto suspension, you will be surprized at how poorly and dangerously it. Seeing a book with the title shock absorber handbook and a photo of a racing car suspension on the cover naturally gets the juices flowing. Level six is the sixth book in the series of books about using tuning forks in a sound therapy session. Whether you are an expert or a novice, pit stop usa has books, computer software and videos to assist you through projects with confidence from the biggest names in racing. The first step is to understand what the adjustments are actually doing.
However, the art and science of engineering a chassis can be difficult to comprehend, let alone apply. The ergonomics and suspension tuning of this motorcycle during a street event at facebook headquarters in california fortuitously turned into. The art of racing in the rain by garth stein, go like hell. Suspension tuning is a critical part of getting the ultimate performance package, it is even possible to have a more competitive car then a rival with superior upgrades by having a well balanced set up, which maximises the available grip levels.
Hamiltons art of tuning the pianoforte this file is a scan of a fairly late, revised edition of a book first published probably in the 1830s, perhaps as early as the late 1820s, so it is roughly contemporary with montals much more detailed and comprehensive book. These are then matched to a very basic shim stack which creates a damping curve for the given suspension component. Certainly someone who understands suspension tuning can effect changes to a bike that can seem magical. Its good to set the tire pressures, brakes, and diff before tuning the suspension imo. Performance in motion, augustseptember 2007 if you are willing to spend the time learning the technology this will be a great book for your library. Not a bad price considering a dyno tune is about the same cost, and you are getting knowledge for a lifetime. Tuning fork books are essential guides to learning how to use these tools.
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