4c: Checking Search Strings

http://researchjournal0027.blogspot.com/2009/02/phrases-1.html
Parallel Universes
Ryan's Blog has a problem with posting comments. So I wrote an Email to him about my comments. I wrote to him I would try searching for Quantum Physics, 4th dimension, Everett's Many-World Theroy, Mulitverse.

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The health benefits of Yoga.

4b: Finding Books

I was looking at the Aurora Public Library's website and I found a few books on Physics. The one that caught my eye was the "Encyclopedia of Physics" This book is laid out more like an encyclopedia than a textbook.

Title: Macmillan encyclopedia of physics / John S. Rigden, editor in chief.
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1996.

4a: Finding Reference Articles

I looked around the research websites and I could not find any articles that pertain to my topic. Mathmatica.com would be a good website for me but I have to buy a membership. These are the books I have been using to get the foundation of my research.

Title: Motorcycle Design and Technology, 2004 by Motorbooks
Author: Gaetano Cocco
Topics: Intertia Effects page 10, gyroscopic effects page 11, centrifugal force page 23

Title: University Physics, 2007 by Pearson Addison Wesley
Authors: Young and Freedman
Topics: Dynamics of Rotational Motion, page 316.

3c: Brainstorming Field Research Options

Ideas for field research:

1. Going to a motorcycle race shop that specializes in suspension
2. Talking to an Engineer that deals with motorcycle suspension
3. Going to a motorcycle swap meet to see other suspension designs
4. Removing and disassembling the front forks and rear shock
5. Going to a race track and changing my suspension setting and recording the effects.

3b: Writing Search Strings

Motorcycle Geometry Math
http://www.sportrider.com/tech/146_0310_art/index.html

Motorcycle Suspension Setups
http://www.whybike.com/motorcycle93.htm

Racing Motorcycle Suspension
http://www.gostar-racing.com/information/motorcycle_suspension_set-up.htm

3a: Generating Keywords

How does the suspension on a motorcycle change its geometry?

Motorcycle Suspension
Settings
adjustments
tools
tuning
set up
Black Art
Racing

Geometry
Math
Trail
Rake
Frame
Chassis
Handling

2c: Developing My Research Question

How does a motorcycle stay up when riding?

Why do you have to counter steer once at speed?

How is the bike held up during a leaned turn?

How come the bikes squats when stopping?

How come the bike rises during hard acceleration?

How do forks work?

How does a shock work?

How does each adjustment work?

Why do you have change your suspension adjustment when changing tire brands?

Why do you have to change the suspension setting depending what race track you are at?

2b: Narrowing My Topic

Many motorcyle owners are afraid to touch the suspension adjustments on their motorcycle because they do not understand how everything works. I bet if I started writing now about everything I know about motorcycles I could come up with fifteen pages easily. My problem is being able to narrowing all that information into one topic. I want explain the forces acting on the bike, the workings on the internals of the suspension and then going into how each adjustment effects the forces acting on the motorcycle. I want to be able to show the reader how interesting the forces on a motorcycle are by using math and personal experience.

2a: Exploring My Topic

I have been doing informal research of my topic of motorcycle suspension for awhile now. This would be the first time I will actually have all my information in one place. There are a few websites that I know of that go into a great deal of information on the workings and functions of the suspension componets. I believe most of my information will come from books and interviews. I have a new book on the adjustment aspect and I already have a book that takes an engineering look on the topic. I did bookmark a motorcycle website that deals with the technical aspect of the suspension. I will be going to the race shop this weekend to talk with the technicans there to see if they can help guide me.

1c: Delicous Account

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1b: My Topic

The topic I chose to write is about roadracing motorcycle suspension geometry. I chose this topic because I have been racing for a couple of years now and I still have trouble adjusting my suspension on my race bike. I would look forward to doing more research on this topic because it would interesting and helpful to me in the future.

What I do know about motorcycle suspension adjustments is how to adjust ride height by stiffening or relaxing the spring tension. I played around by stiffening and relaxing the springs and doing a few laps on the track to see what felt best to me. I also know how tire style and brand, tire pressures and chain tension can play an effect on the suspension setup.

The parts of the suspension setup that I am uncomfortable with is the front and rear pre-load and rebound. These are a major part of the suspension setup but since I don't know how to properly use these settings when I do make adjustments they usually make the ride quality worse. I would like to do the research on how to properly adjust motorcycle suspension to achieve the effect that I'm looking for. Also come March I will be able to apply my research to real life and see what I have researched works.

1a: Possible Topics

1. History of motorcycle roadracing
2. motorcycle suspension geometry
3. History of Honda street motorcycles