a mesh grill if you mean protection from and stones and not ride out in the rain
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a mesh grill if you mean protection from and stones and not ride out in the rain
a 3mm ally sheet. took 3 blokes to bent it
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still thinking what shape to choose
any opinions?
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It's a shame that it has to come so high at the front to protect the cooler, looks like a slab. Is there no way you could keep the pointed scoop as it is at the front but incorporate a single flap upwards (and set back) to cover the cooler? From the side it would be invisible and keep the scoop and then from the front it would protect the cooler.
awesome idea Si i luv flaps bahaha!
Yea man, that's the shape! That will tie in nicely with the tail.
yup Si and follows the outlines of the tank as well
the 1st variant looks nice but i found it uncomfortable for sitting, its front corners hurt legs and the back was too short and i was unwilling to use the welder, i'd rather make another try
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btw when i looked at the seat template cut off i've seen that it had a perfect shape for new head mounts
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slava trudu (labor glory) memorial bwahaha!
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the seats made from a 2.5mm heat treated hard ally sheet, the seat's turned out strong enough to be bolted straight to the frame without the seat subbie. had to use the sledgehammer to bend it. then mullets and e'wheel made their part nice
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the gaps r non significant, but i'll continue e'wheeling tomorrow
another idea came into my head - to make recesses in the seat like in the subbies and scoop and to upholster it with the recesses exposed, hopefully you get what i mean
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btw i weighted the new parts,
oil coolers and subbie 4200g
the scoop 2500g
the seat 1000g so far
taken awhile to make the 2.5mm seat base follow the subbie profile but now im quite happy with the result. now it weighs just 800g and less than 2kg with subbie!
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Interesting transition from Steel to Ally but as usual great originality.
did you sketch this design before you started the build or is this just morphing as you go along?
Bloody ripper ride this is going to be and good on you for having the patience to continue!
I'm going to wait patiently for your comments on the first ride LOL!
thanks heaps Dan yup i draw a 1:10 scaled sketch with a general layout but i make a final design of every detail as i'm approaching to fabbing it. guess its a bush engineers usual way bahaha!
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had to look through 17 of 20 pages on my bucket album, a bloody long ride, 2 bloody years on a go. well tbh i have longer rides, nones forsaken
hey surt you da man and you just named my fourth version of the tls
which is mate?
I'm loving this Surt.
Don't worry my Harris is an ongoing transformation since the day I bought it back in 1983.Quote:
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That's why I make the comment as to keeping the drive as I can understand (as wel as many others on here would atest) what it takes to keep going!
There's a book that Aprilia were involved with years ago , can't remember the name at the moment, which explained in detail the effects of changing wheelbase sprocket centre position amongst a few things and was a really great read.
Only problem is I reckon if you read this book before modifying your bike you'd be too scared to make any changes LOL!
Have you based your dimensions on a known set of values (bike?)
Oh and by the way finally got some shots of my mates Egli which I promised to send you, they're a bit lacking in detail but the effort to do what he's done is hidden a lot in the bodywork, painting etc.
He changed the Egli thinking a bit in how the engine was cradled by the frame but if you've ever seen an Egli frame, Man are they thin tubing, you'd understand.
Anyway, awesome keep going Man!
egli.... did someone mention egli......hhhmmmmm
email sent !Quote:
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