Design and Fabrication of a Motorcycle Swingarm Utilizing Composite Materials

820990

02/01/1982

Event
West Coast International Meeting and Exposition
Authors Abstract
Content
A conventional steel motorcycle swingarm was redesigned, and fabricated utilizing fiber-reinforced composite materials, achieving a greater than 50 percent weight savings. This component is a primary structural member of a motorcycle, securing the rear wheel, and reacting all acceleration and road-induced loads. The swingarm is a stiffness-critical component. The use of composite materials in this primary structural member permits a much lighter and more efficient component to be fabricated, without loss of strength or stiffness.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/820990
Pages
14
Citation
Odom, E., and Adams, D., "Design and Fabrication of a Motorcycle Swingarm Utilizing Composite Materials," SAE Technical Paper 820990, 1982, https://doi.org/10.4271/820990.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1982
Product Code
820990
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English