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A '''motorcycle frame''' includes the [[head tube]] that holds the [[Motorcycle fork|front fork]] and allows it to pivot. Some motorcycles include the engine as a load-bearing (or ''stressed'') member; this has been used all through motorcycle history but is now becoming more common. The rear [[suspension]] being an integral component in the design. Frames have been made from titanium, | A '''motorcycle frame''' includes the [[head tube]] that holds the [[Motorcycle fork|front fork]] and allows it to pivot. Some motorcycles include the engine as a load-bearing (or ''stressed'') member; this has been used all through motorcycle history but is now becoming more common. The rear [[suspension]] being an integral component in the design. Frames have been made from titanium, aluminium, magnesium, steel and carbon-fiber along with a combination of these materials. | ||
==Frame Materials== | ==Frame Materials== | ||
===Steel=== | ===Steel=== | ||
;Examples | ;Examples | ||
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Early [[Honda CBR600F]] | Early [[Honda CBR600F]] | ||
=== | ===Aluminium=== | ||
;Examples | ;Examples | ||
[[Honda VFR750]] | [[Honda VFR750]] | ||
=== | ===Aluminium and carbon-fibre=== | ||
;Examples | ;Examples | ||
[[Bimota SB8K]] (composed of two | [[Bimota SB8K]] (composed of two aluminium alloy beams and carbon fibre plates) | ||
===Carbon Fibre=== | ===Carbon Fibre=== | ||
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[[Elfr 1986]] | [[Elfr 1986]] | ||
===Magnesium and | ===Magnesium and Aluminium=== | ||
;Examples | ;Examples | ||
[[Aprilia ETV 1000]] Caponord ( | [[Aprilia ETV 1000]] Caponord (aluminium alloy welded on to aluminium-magnesium alloy castings) | ||
==Frame Types== | ==Frame Types== | ||
===Pressed frame=== | ===Pressed frame=== | ||
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===[[Monocoque]]=== | ===[[Monocoque]]=== | ||
Supports structural load using the external skin of the frame. | Supports structural load using the external skin of the frame. | ||
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Similar to the beam frame, connecting the [[steering head]] and swingarm pivot point directly as possible. | Similar to the beam frame, connecting the [[steering head]] and swingarm pivot point directly as possible. | ||
The frame is made up of a large number of short steel (or | The frame is made up of a large number of short steel (or aluminium) tubes welded together to form a trellis. | ||
;Examples | ;Examples | ||
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*[[Honda VTR250]] | *[[Honda VTR250]] | ||
[[Category:Motorcycle technology|Frame]] | [[Category:Motorcycle technology|Frame]] | ||