Racing is racing. Road use is road use. Not a lot of connection, although your point about 'refuelling infrastructure' in respect of road use is something that...
The gap I have in mind is the one between the car (etc.) and the traffic island. By footing off the island in passing I use gaps on the road down to about 6...
I think the important point is that most of the kinetic energy was absorbed in the impact and that the rider was in the cockpit when this happened. The...
Proddy voyagers are 710mm wide, FJ 660mm. at ground level both are 130mm wide max.... Last time I taked to the State about PTW's I had to tell them what 'PTW'...
GD; I understand that the MP3 is quite adept at riding over kerbs under close to full control. Of course that is cheating but isn't that very popular these...
GD; There is little doubt that a lot of kinetic energy was transferred from the Voyager to the F 132.However as there was no seat belt for Royce he was not...
GD; There is little doubt that a lot of kinetic energy was transferred from the Voyager to the F 132.However as there was no seat belt for Royce he was not ...
GD; So what delta V do you think Royce was subjected to & escaped with such minor injuries? The dynamics of any crash like this would be complex. Obviously we...
... snip ... snip So in order to benefit from the progressive collapse of the vehicle your inertia was transferred through your feet? Or to put it another way...
... I understand the points your making, but we have no way of putting numbers to the event. What we do know is that Royce walked away from an accident of the...
Peter Fouché <peter_fouche@...> Mon, 1 Jun 2009 12:29:28 ... When I rode the Comffortmax prototype, I wasn't sure I liked the straight leg position....
Hi The scaling up exercise for the C1 has already been done, complete with intergrated roll cage, Carbon bodywork, steel foot boxes(as part of the roll cage)...
Phil asked me to mention that he has partly built a RS250 chassis into FF format in that he has constructed the remote steering head etc. Details and low res...
The lesson I think is that - the "bag of water" that sits in your FF needs restraining GD; Right on! Maybe a "cabinette"design - open cockpit - closed bottom...
GD; Yes Genesis was a great design. How much is it? Despite being significantly safer in a crash than most FFs & m/cs I still think that the C1 roll cage will...
... Out in the real world, the MP3 grounds its exhaust pipe before you reach the limit of the tilt mechanism. But it still has a pretty respectable 'angle of...
Paul Blezard
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GD; Yes we agree on most of that. I think Royce said it was a T-bone crash. It may not have been exactly 90 degrees. Maybe Royce has a recollection or estimate...
I dont think you would need a floor if the sides are made from CF honey comb sandwich, so you can still put your feet down and have all the advantages of STV,...
Blez would you like the same technology in other bikes? is it better than 2 wheels? I will defintly go for a test ride i like them think ther butt ugly though ...
GD; Thanks for that Paul. The angle of lean is restricted by ground clearance limitations. On one side it is the silencer. If this was rerouted how much extra...
GD; Interesting concept Philip. A pity drawings can not be posted as a picture is worth a thousand words. No floor, the rain gets out easier?! CF honey comb...
... That's not quite right, 'Cockpit capture' is based on the idea that the front of the vehicle rises on impact, (the opposite of motorcycles and due to the...
... I have not done this because several factors make it very difficult to do more than guess. 1. The road positioning of the car immediately aroused my...
... . . The MP3 front end is not compatible with the FF layout - the suspension and tilt mechanism takes up all the volume you want to put your feet and lower...
... . . If I remember correctly Ian Pegram fitted C1 belts to the Mk3 Genesis. As for the roll cage in Genesis - it was designed and built by a racing car...
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