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Motorcycle frames come in a variety of shapes and materials, frames have been made from Titanium , Aluminium , Magnesium , Steel and Carbon-fibre along with combinations of these materials. FRAME MATERIALS Steel ;Examples Early Honda CBR600 Aluminium ;Examples Honda VFR750 Aluminium and carbon-fibre ;Examples Bimota SB8K (composed of two aluminium alloy beams and carbon fibre plates) Carbon Fibre Bimota TESI 3D Titanium ;Examples 1971 Titanium Husqvarna Magnesium ;Examples Elfr 1986 Magnesium and Aluminium ;Examples Aprilia ETV 1000 Caponord (aluminium alloy welded on to aluminium-magnesium alloy castings) FRAME TYPES Single cradle The motorcycle engine is held in a single cradle with a single spine. Half-duplex cradle frame The motorcycle engine is held in a double cradle with a single spine and single downtube. ;Examples (Full) duplex cradle frame The motorcycle engine is held in a full by two separate cradles, normally with a single spine. ;Examples Double cradle or perimeter frame Two cradles follow the perimeter ;Examples Spine or backbone frame The motorcycle engine is suspended from a single spine. ;Examples Honda CD200-T Benly Lots of (new) Triumphs. Beam Twin beams join headstock to swingarm pivot in as straight and short a line as possible. ;Examples Monocoque Supports structural load using the frames external skin. ;Examples Honda NR500 Trellis Similar to the beam frame, connectting the steering head and swingarm pivot point directly as possible. The frame is made up of a large number of short steel (or aluminium) tubes welded together to form a trellis. ;Examples
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