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Vehicle System Dynamics
International Journal of Vehicle Mechanics and Mobility
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Common underlying steering curves for motorcycles in steady turns

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Pages 931-948 | Received 23 Nov 2009, Accepted 28 Mar 2010, Published online: 10 Sep 2010

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