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Post by Johansson on May 11, 2014 16:02:33 GMT -5
Luckily I got a minimum of wiring on the bike and I intend to keep it that way, fault finding electronics is a royal pain in the behind... I continued getting the bike ready for the bike show, the rear wheel got a set of ceramic bearings and a wipe with an acetone rag to get the worst of the dried in chain lubricant off it.  I also did some more work on the rear fender to make it more visible just what the bike will look like when finished.  The clearance for the tire is slightly more than 5cm, no risk that the tire will expand and hit it at speed. When I run with spiked tires I`ll have a metal fender to keep the spikes from coming lose and opening up a couple of new holes in my body...  The idea is to narrow it down further back so that it will have a slim ending, I have a clear picture of the finished result in my head and I hope that I can make the fender look anything like it.   With the front fender and fairings in place it looks like the lines are ok, I am tempted to cut a bit from the fairing sides to make the entire engine accessible without having to remove the plastic.  Cheers! /Anders |
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Post by miuge on May 13, 2014 1:51:57 GMT -5
I was wondering are you gonna make any extensions to exhaust pipes? At higher speeds fumes most likely turn with the wind and might heat up things in the back of the bike.
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Post by Johansson on May 13, 2014 3:17:10 GMT -5
Yup, I have planned to make removable exhaust pipes to avoid melting the rear fairing.
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Post by Johansson on May 14, 2014 17:13:37 GMT -5
Front fender securely mounted.  Cheers! /Anders |
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Post by finiteparts on May 14, 2014 22:13:39 GMT -5
That bike is looking sweet!
“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” - Francis of Assisi
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Post by Johansson on May 15, 2014 13:55:15 GMT -5
Thank you! I removed some stuff from the triple tree last night, earlier the key holder blocked the sight of the exhaust temp gauge.  Cheers! /Anders |
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Post by Johansson on May 16, 2014 15:16:54 GMT -5
I´ve had a hard time deciding what to do with the side panels on the front fairing, they are badly secured to they will be all over the place once the bike starts gaining speed and frankly they look like crap so something radical had to be done.  The idea was to make them follow the lines of the front fender and the vertical frame tubes, with a pair of detachable side panels that cover the entire sides of the bike I will have easy access to the engine without having to remove the entire front fairing.  It turned out pretty ok in my opinion, the final shaping will be done before I paint it so until then this will do.  A quick look at the front shows that the bike will have a very small frontal area, and I should be able to tuck my knees in far enough to stay out of the wind I think. Not easy to judge when you are alone in the workshop.  Cheers! /Anders |
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Post by Johansson on May 26, 2014 14:35:39 GMT -5
Back from the motor show, it was loads of fun but a bit tiring to stand up for two whole days, sleep little and drink a couple of beers each night.  I didn´t take any pics during the time there was visitors, but it was very crowded from time to time. Many familiar faces dropped by and a whole bunch of new ones with interesting stories to tell, a very fun weekend indeed!  We didn´t only bring jet vehicles, Olov brought his customized Ford Model-A 1930 and a 98cc motorbike that he overhauled when he was a school kid.  I had my Triumph with me and to my surprise won third prize in the motorcycle category, not bad at all considering all the fancy shiny harleys at the show.  My other friends Olle and Lasse had their tractorpullers with them, a Bison 470 with a Rolls Royce Meteor V12 and a 800kg minipuller with a severely turbocharged Mercedes diesel engine with 500-550hp.  Now it is time to stop playing around and start wiring the turbine bike up! Cheers! /Anders |
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Post by Richard OConnell on May 26, 2014 16:28:10 GMT -5
Very nice Anders! How many people would you estimate were there?
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Post by ernie wrenn on May 26, 2014 19:46:29 GMT -5
I want on of the R/R motors in ready to run condition... That would be a fun piece..
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Post by Johansson on May 27, 2014 5:20:32 GMT -5
Around 6000 visitors, on sunday it was raining so most people visited on saturday. Ernie: Olle has a spare one in a crate, he might be willing to trade it for a large gas turbine. |
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Post by ernie wrenn on May 27, 2014 11:03:13 GMT -5
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Post by Johansson on May 27, 2014 14:17:34 GMT -5
That would be fun to build a pulling tractor around, what version is it?
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Post by ernie wrenn on May 28, 2014 8:50:55 GMT -5
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Post by Johansson on May 28, 2014 15:16:14 GMT -5
To bad shipping the two engines across the pacific would cost an arm and two legs......
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