Construction of the Racing Motorcycle

This came through on euro-moto. A must-have book for the wannabe bike
builder, or for those who want to know how to make bikes go vroom lots.

V1 is probably the better bet for performance types, V2 is, I suspect,
only for those who really got into meccano when young.

"Volume 1 deals with fundamental performance issues, covering areas such
as engine characteristics, gearing and gear ratio suitability, chassis
geometry, weight distribution, suspension and aerodynamics. There is
also a section discussing straight-line performance, the influence of
weight, rotational inertia etc. There are numerous examples and tables
of data taken from a variety of successful bikes. In essence, Volume 1
provides a performance overview and identifies things that need to be
thought about before spending significant sums of money.

Volume 2 assumes you have formulated a design concept and are going to
construct your own rolling chassis. It discusses numerous technical and
practical issues but is primarily focused on the various engineering
materials that are employed. This book covers all the materials normally
used for motorcycle construction, eg steels, aluminium, magnesium and
titanium alloys, plastics, composites, and a variety of more specialised
alloys."


From: "Michael Moore" <>
To: European Motorcycles Mailing List <>
Subject: John Bradley's Volume 2 now available

Hi folks,

I've got my first batch of John Bradley's Volume 2 of "The Racing
Motorcycle: a technical guide for constructors" ready to ship out.

You can see information on V1 and V2 and prices/shipping on my
website at

http://www.eurospares.com/samplepages/rmindex.htm

A couple of the sample pages for V2 were scanned just a bit low
on the resolution, but there should be enough info to get the idea
until I can get a better image posted.

V2 is 456 pages of "how to" info. You'll even see a few photos of
some of my projects in the book.

John's been getting really nice comments from people in the UK
who've already gotten their books, and I'll admit to being quite
pleased with my copy. If you are a gearhead with thoughts of
building stuff, you'll want a copy of V2.

I do have a moderate number of copies of Volume 1 (at the original
price) on hand for those who have not yet gotten that book.

For the time being if you are in North America you'll be getting the
book only from me. If you are located elsewhere in the world
contact John at http://www.broadlandleisure.com to get your
copies.

A few people had put in advance orders, but that all disappeared in
my PC's hard drive crash a month ago, so you'll need to re-contact
me.

cheers,
Michael

Michael Moore
Euro Spares, San Francisco CA
Distributor of Lucas RITA and Powerbase products
Sole North American distributor of "The Racing Motorcycle: a technical guide for constructors Volumes One and Two"
Host of 7 m/c email lists (details on the web site)
http://www.eurospares.com
AFM/AHRMA #364

 

shit hot, thanks for that Zebee, now all I have to do is see if I can
find a copy of each up here, that or get them via mailorder.

Doug.