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Motorcycle drag factors

Bob Genna (rgclu@aol.com)
Wed, 15 Apr 1998 22:12:39 -0400 (EDT)

I have recently come across an individual who has tested a road surface with a car came up with a factor of 0.86 then mutiplied this value by 0.95 to come to a value of 0.81 . This 0.81 is the value he is now using for the motorcycle skids left behind at the scene . Something seems wrong with this. It was my understanding that motorcycles assuming both wheels braking will usually result in higher factors than cars , same surface. Any comments please.

Bob Genna
rgclu@aol.com

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