It's probably Blez in the back with some local hero pedalling... I'm still getting enquiries about doing FF conversions in England, I asked if there was anyone...
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tribbikes
Feb 1, 2010 12:11 pm
Send a jpg to Mr Crowson....
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brittcobb40
Feb 1, 2010 2:27 pm
link to a hub center steer kit, by way of the kneeslider blog. http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2010/02/01/hub-center-steering-kit-from-isr-of-sweden/ Britt...
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Grahamrobb@...
robbgr2002
Feb 1, 2010 2:31 pm
Ffolks Had confirmation today that V05 has been accepted for Mallory in July, so I trust I won't be the onliy FF on track.... Make sure you get your entries in...
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Dan Whitfield
ed3gooding
Feb 1, 2010 3:10 pm
... Looks like not much room for steering angle. Good luck with a "U" turn on a narrow road way. But chops are that way too. Dan Whitfield...
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Royce Creasey
royce.creasey
Feb 1, 2010 4:43 pm
No top wishbone, so no torsional stiffness - and cable steering. Sheesh! Why do people find it so difficult to do it properely? There are no patents...
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Julian Bond
jbond23uk
Feb 1, 2010 6:14 pm
Royce Creasey <royce@...> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:16:15 ... Aye, there's the rub. I showed the Comffortmax to Lester Harris. He loved it. But when we ...
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Julian Bond
jbond23uk
Feb 1, 2010 6:14 pm
brittcobb40 <brittcobb40@...> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 14:26:09 ... Cable steering? No thanks. There might be an updated Difazio in the middle somewhere but the...
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Paul Blezard
paulblez@...
Feb 1, 2010 7:06 pm
I don't recognise the exact location of the photo. Was the Bol d'Or held at Le Mans in 1977 before migrating south to Paul Ricard? I ask because I know that a...
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Peter
peter_fouche
Feb 1, 2010 7:25 pm
... snip ... snip I tried this is Bangkok. http://www.thorchops-kustoms.com/ I showed him photos of most of the major FFs and told him what I wanted to do. I...
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swiss_rc
Feb 1, 2010 9:11 pm
Just to link two threads, this motorcycle was featured in Streetfighters. Yes it has some flaws, but shows that some in the chopper/streetfighter crowd do have...
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Julian Bond
jbond23uk
Feb 1, 2010 9:19 pm
Paul Blezard <paulblez@...> Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:06:06 ... Yup, the Bol was at Le Mans in the 70s. I was there in 76 or maybe 77. Wikipedia says ...
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Royce Creasey
royce.creasey
Feb 2, 2010 8:40 am
Right. That makes sense. It's intended to go on a chopper, or a 'streetfighter' or some other expression of art. So 'looking lovely' is the objective....
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Graham Addis
grahamaddis
Feb 2, 2010 10:02 am
... Hi Royce, Apart from the cable operation, it looks like the Tesi design. Looking at the detailed view showing the 'Kingpin' on the following page I'd guess...
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swiss_rc
Feb 2, 2010 11:24 am
All true, but some people just don't trust a motorcycle you can't see through. ;) Jamon ... From: Royce Creasey To: feet_forward@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
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Royce Creasey
royce.creasey
Feb 2, 2010 11:48 am
Massive improvement over tele's?? Might not be as torsionally stiff. Cue really exciting high frequency wobbles - ask J. Difazio. Given the cable steering it's...
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Graham Addis
grahamaddis
Feb 2, 2010 3:06 pm
... Conjecture... it might be stiffer, but you're right, there's no gaurantee. ... As I said, I agree that a top wishbone would be a better solution, but it's...
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Julian Bond
jbond23uk
Feb 2, 2010 3:11 pm
Graham Addis <graham@...> Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:02:35 ... Actually I think it's a Difazio copy rather than a Tesi copy. There's a rigid axle clamped to...
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Michael Moore
mmooreeurosp...
Feb 2, 2010 4:09 pm
Julian, that was Andy Stevenson's "ASP" bike on the cover of John B's Volume 1. cheers, Michael...
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Graham Addis
grahamaddis
Feb 2, 2010 4:16 pm
Julian, ... I disagree, but I'll check again later, just to make sure... :-) Graham - Cogito, ergo, recubo....
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Dan Whitfield
ed3gooding
Feb 2, 2010 5:09 pm
... While we are listing the advantages of HCS, to be fair, we should also mention the problems that have reared their ugly heads so far. I know of two. On a...
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jrgrammer98
Feb 2, 2010 8:18 pm
The Third Annual Scooting The Ozarks Rally will take place September 15 - 18, 2010 in Eureka Springs, a historic town nestled in the beautiful Ozark Mountains...
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bristolmp3
Feb 2, 2010 8:49 pm
RC; While a product has to look nice to sell GD; Are there any others reasons, perhaps cost, that HCS has not been more widely adopted for road m/cs? RC;...
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bristolmp3
Feb 2, 2010 9:06 pm
Alto performance racing; Vyrus Race News 2009 Alto Performance are proud to announce that the Vyrus Project will continue into the 2009 season with a new...
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brittcobb40
Feb 2, 2010 9:07 pm
Some more fuel... http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2010/02/02/zeppelin-board-track-racer-with-hub-center-steering/ Britt...
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bristolmp3
Feb 2, 2010 9:12 pm
Motorcycle News - September 1998 It's radical, British and it's good! Words: Peter Wilson :: Pics: Howard Boylan Download PDF of articleDownload PDF Version ...
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Royce Creasey
royce.creasey
Feb 3, 2010 8:34 am
Wonderful etc. And you'll all be able to buy one soon, it says here. Obviously it'll be miles cheaper than our super expensive Voyager system... I don't feel...
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Paul Blezard
paulblez@...
Feb 3, 2010 11:59 am
Only slightly OT because it is very narrow....under 3ft wide...much lighter and narrower than an Ecomobile or MonoTracer but also longer. And it is...
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Monty
peterbilling...
Feb 3, 2010 12:11 pm
I get 5000 to 6000 miles out of a front tyre. Which considering the weight and the way I drive and the crap road surfaces up here in the wilds isn't bad at all...
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Alex/Dominic Lowe
loslobros
Feb 3, 2010 12:33 pm
I read that article too. Doesn't it remind you of BMW's CLEVER (especially the nose), and the more recently their SIMPLE (same rear end), and their original...
