... [To Roy's: ] ... They just didn't KNOW it was a TTW-perfect underfloor unit maybe Alan! The beauty of it is there are so many of 'em around, they are cheap...
Hello Frank, ... will ... There are ... tilting ... is ... where ... What kind of problem(s) do you Foresee? ... I find it difficult to visualise your solution...
snip ... Sounds a better choice for a city machine to me. I know if I was to do a lot of city commuting on an FF bike, I'd sacrifice acceleration, top speed...
... to do a ... top ... ridden a ... quick ... CVT ... don't think too much motorbike, the burgman will outrun almost any car "operator" in almost any car...
... city sad to see the three-cylinder go for good, rumors were around a few years ago, that BMW had planned to make a two-cyl inline K engine, but as far as I...
... I was really commenting on Roy's choice between a bike unit (BMW 750 brick) and a scooter drive train. I agree that there are different requirements for...
... [Roy wrote:] ... Good suggestion Alex - would allow easy wheelbase adjustments to suit different markets too. ... Yep - same as it's big brother! ... The...
... [Arthur wrote: ] ... about what is required for all TTW's. No design will satisfy anyone fully, probably not even the designer. As perceptive as ever...
... FF bike, I'd sacrifice acceleration, top speed and economy to some extent for a CVT like this. I have ridden a 650 Burgman, and it was pretty impressive....
Hi all, Have looked at the Burgman 650 for my Corlena project, but find that the engine/drivetrain unit is very long, about 43" (109 cm) as far as I can tell....
*snip ... think ... all ... satisfy ... yes, I was not claiming to have THE solution to TTW. I was talking about a specific type... the city commuter, hte spec...
... hark! thou art prowling in my waters! =) I was also thinking of using the C1 drivetrain, as it is one of the more modern fourstroke, FI, catalytic all...
... that ... as ... top ... the answer is no, take a totally different engine, since the big B's engine is a transverse inline with the cyl heads pointing...
... Oddly enough I hadn't even considered the C1 unit Alex! Too pricey I imagine for this market ... the tilting mechanism and arrange all of its components in...
... and the C1 was discontinued a good while ago ... I want the CC to be able to park nose to curb, MCC's smart isn't officially allowed, because it is too...
... Yes, why not? ... Having ridden a few scooters on UK roads, I can say that the smaller wheels don't really matter if you have appropriate tyres and...
... I think the belt drive would need bigger pulleys than the gear train envelope allows. An enclosed chain would be much more compact. And cheaper and easier...
... Standard bicycle theory seems to be that small wheels can have just as low rolling resistance as big ones if you use higher pressure wheels and better...
... Arthur - you and your chain fetish! nasty oily, wears itself out, high maintenance device. You love 'em, I loathe 'em. Shaft drive for me every time, but...
... never liked them... ... My concern with small (scooter) wheels is their relative lack of gyroscopic effectiveness - when they go over (eg in a skidding ...
snip ... Not true. You can (relatively) easily make a totally enclosed maintenance free chain drive. No O ring chain. How often do cam chains need maintaining?...
Hi Frank, A photo or drawing of your X linkage solution would help a great deal. Personally I am not so keen on 1F3T TT's. However, your application of an X...
Hi all, The BMW 650 rear wheel suspension has inspired me to dream up an idea for the front wheel suspension (see: photo BR-650.2 in Project SXE > BMW-F650GS...
... From: A. Kovatsch <jestartech@...> ... toe-in ... less) ... I'd be intrigued by this if it were not for all the bumps in the world. I'm always...
Bob Stuart
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Apr 5, 2004 8:52 am
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Last week I noticed that Al Fonda has kindly posted some photographs of his now famous vintage, but for many of us rather difficult to visualize, HyFy! Frank...
... Well, nothing serious, I was just reflecting on the fact that most of my own prototype sketches omit the suspension. Then come the kind of problems you...
... The bloke with the 750 Honda made the case (and some other ingenious mods) himself. He used MZ chaincase tubes, I think with the bellows still attached. I...
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