Build to Win: Composite Material Technology for Cars and Motorcycles

Engineering & Transportation

Noakes, Keith

Automotive

Osprey Pub Co

Any kind of competition breeds a desire to gain a performance advantage over the opposition, and motorcycle racing is no exception.Cutting-edge chassis design is a major factor in motorcycle performance, including that of fast road machines. This book explores the most innovative designs of recent years, to show how motorcycle chassis technology has evolved into today's highly-technical forms which use advanced materials and techniques.This book charts the history of fifteen of the most innovative companies. The companies still thriving today, as well as producing modern machines with a wide range of engine options, are finding considerable business rebuilding and maintaining machines built in the earlier years.Some of the pioneer builders have become household names to the motorcycle fraternity and those written about in this book include: Bakker, Bimota (Italy), Dresda, Egli (Switzerland), Harris Performance Products (United Kingdom), Hejira racing (United Kingdom), Magni (Italy), Maxton Engineering (United Kingdom), P&M, PDQ, Quasar, Rickman UK (United Kingdom), Colin Seeley Racing (United Kingdom), Segale (Italy) and Spondon Engineering (United Kingdom). With full specifications for many chassis and extensively illustrated throughout, this book is a must for any motorcycle enthusiast and a valuable reference for the trade.

Motorcycle Road & Racing Chassis: A Modern Review of the Best Independents

Veloce Publishing Ltd.

<p>This book demonstrates that modern composite materials are well within the scope of those with even limited practical experience.  The reader is guided through successful design solutions in Kevlar, glass-reinforced plastic, carbon fiber and other modern materials.  The concise text and pictures are an invaluable source of reference for car and motorcycle constructors, boat builders, light aircraft designers and those at the leading edge of many other sports and hobbies.  This new edition includes information on thermoplastic composite materials, pre-preg tooling, compression molding for wet lay-up laminations, resin casting and resin transfer molding.</p>

Successful Composite Techniques: A practical introduction to the use of modern composite materials

The Crowood Press, UK

This guide introduces the use of modern composite materials, with four new chapters covering composite tubes and pipes, thermoplastic composite materials, prepreg tooling, and automatic and semi-automatic tooling.

Successful Composite Techniques: A Practical Introduction to the Use of Modern Composite Materials

Engineering

Motorbooks Intl

Post War Independent Motorcycle Framemakers

Reference

Transportation

Glass reinforced plastic or fiberglass is a composite material made from strands of glass and liquid resin. This versatile material is used in the construction of cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats and aircraft. Fiberglass is an easy material for the DIY modeler or repairer to use. Written with the layman in mind, this book covers: Materials, tools and equipment; Health and safety; Repairing existing components; Modifying and strengthening existing moldings; Designing and making patterns; Making moulds; Wet lay-up technique; Curing times and methods; Releasing compounds from moulds; and Mould-less techniques.

The Fiberglass Manual: A Practical Guide to the Use of Glass Reinforced Plastics

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

<p>Glass reinforced plastic or fiberglass is a composite material made from strands of glass and liquid resin. This versatile material is used in the construction of cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats and aircraft. Fiberglass is an easy material for the DIY modeler or repairer to use. Written with the layman in mind, this book covers: Materials, tools and equipment; Health and safety; Repairing existing components; Modifying and strengthening existing moldings; Designing and making patterns; Making moulds; Wet lay-up technique; Curing times and methods; Releasing compounds from moulds; and Mould-less techniques.</p>

The Fiberglass Manual: A Practical Guide to the use of Glass Reinforced Plastics

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