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All wheel drive motorcycle project
Sharing this just for kicks 
- Did this at a behest of a college student stuck in his project 
and unable to get a good viable solution on a engineering project to start with
- . The concept brief was simple- if cars can have all wheel drive why not a motorcycle ??!
Sounds simple but is a bloody crazy development job ( & right up our street- we like concepts that challenge us ) given the front wheel on a bike has to pivot freely and yet be supplied with power.
There are many options and we went with a simpler mechanical model and not the more complicated hydraulic one.
Took us 2 weeks of focussed work and results are here- it works !! check it out here YouTube - All wheel Drive / front wheel drive system By DreamRiders.co.in stand testing . Secondary drive from main drive powers a diffrential attached to two shafts with 2 universal joints finally powering another differential and drivin the final chain drive to the front wheel.
did this more for kicks and taking on a challenge rather than a serious commericial angle. Want to however see how this system performs off road on dirt,gravel etc. Tested it out for 12km on road, and the darn thing works like a charm.
On road- The acceleration is far better and taking curves is a lot easier, engine can be used more effectively to slow down as the engine now brakes both the front and rear.
Need to take it off road to see how it does on gravel etc when power is coming onto both wheels- any off roaders interested :-)
- Did this at a behest of a college student stuck in his project and unable to get a good viable solution on a engineering project to start with- . The concept brief was simple- if cars can have all wheel drive why not a motorcycle ??!Sounds simple but is a bloody crazy development job ( & right up our street
- we like concepts that challenge us ) given the front wheel on a bike has to pivot freely and yet be supplied with power.There are many options and we went with a simpler mechanical model and not the more complicated hydraulic one.
Took us 2 weeks of focussed work and results are here
- it works !! check it out here YouTube - All wheel Drive / front wheel drive system By DreamRiders.co.in stand testing . Secondary drive from main drive powers a diffrential attached to two shafts with 2 universal joints finally powering another differential and drivin the final chain drive to the front wheel.did this more for kicks and taking on a challenge rather than a serious commericial angle. Want to however see how this system performs off road on dirt,gravel etc. Tested it out for 12km on road, and the darn thing works like a charm.
On road- The acceleration is far better and taking curves is a lot easier, engine can be used more effectively to slow down as the engine now brakes both the front and rear.
Need to take it off road to see how it does on gravel etc when power is coming onto both wheels- any off roaders interested :-)
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