RE: Anyone know what tiers will be fitted - 5

Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #57

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[quote=Mr. 36654|p30856][
Ignoring braking action, the load distribution on the tires is a simple function of the distance from the front tire contact patch to the lateral location of the center of gravity or mass of the vehicle and load (i.e., rider and luggage). If the CG is located at the midpoint of the wheelbase, the load will be evenly split between the front and rear tires. That's your sum of moments. In the following figure, when L_1 = 0.5 L_WB, the rear wheel load (R_R) equals 50% of the total weight (W) and the front wheel load (R_F) equals the rear wheel load. Only if L_WB is increased relative to L_1 (L_1 / L_WB less than 0.5) will the load on the rear tire be reduced from half of the total weight.
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You lost me somewhere around the end of this first paragraph! I shall have to re-read it several times!

Chris

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It's Holgar's fault. The forum doesn't allow subscripts. I used _1 to represent a subscript "1".

What I was saying in the first paragraph was .............. if the center of the load is moved towards either axle, that axle will carry a higher load.

Remember those old BMW car ads talking about 50/50 weight distribution?