Can we predict trike handling ? from simple data ?

[stormbird]

Ok we all know the trike stability triangle , however I want to know how far I can push my available data ?

Current Python has a 12" seat height and a rear track of 24" - in an urban environment it can safely ridden @ moderate speeds with a little bit of body English and in tight turns will occasionally lift a wheel maybe 1-2"

Now what happens if I apply those figures to the new FWD low racer ?
OK it will go faster however the bends will be less sharp

If it has a 8" seat height does that mean the rear track could be 16" ?
If my shoulders could hide a 18" rear track it would give it a +15% safety margin ?

Does someone need to don the ' Crash test dummy ' suit and try this ?

I think it is still @ DannyC's last used for seeing how far you can grind welds down .......

I'll get my coat Paul

 

[DannyC]

Ok we all know the trike stability triangle , however I want to know how far I can push my available data ?

Current Python has a 12" seat height and a rear track of 24" - in an urban environment it can safely ridden @ moderate speeds with a little bit of body English and in tight turns will occasionally lift a wheel maybe 1-2"

Now what happens if I apply those figures to the new FWD low racer ?
OK it will go faster however the bends will be less sharp

If it has a 8" seat height does that mean the rear track could be 16" ?
If my shoulders could hide a 18" rear track it would give it a +15% safety margin ?

Does someone need to don the ' Crash test dummy ' suit and try this ?

I think it is still @ DannyC's last used for seeing how far you can grind welds down .......

I'll get my coat Paul

Yes, I still have the coveted "most stupid thing to do" award and it is displayed in the scar on my right shoulder and the MRI pictures of my neck.

 

[Ronald]

Wowser, Howser. That view looks like cgi shots from post apocalypse movies. I carried a laminated wallet-size of my back until it disappeared one dark night. Is the squirmy shape your back viewed from directly above your prone self? And... Crash test dummy suit? What idea doth break through yon window, hey?