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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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legalr said
Quote: | I'm going to guess it is a miniture steam engine? That is the most I could make out of it. |
You win the prize, one free ice cream cone at MV 2007,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if I have the rig finished by then......... |
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legalr
Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 163 Location: Wallingford, Vermont
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Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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docmike wrote: | legalr said
Quote: | I'm going to guess it is a miniture steam engine? That is the most I could make out of it. |
You win the prize, one free ice cream cone at MV 2007,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, if I have the rig finished by then......... |
I'll have vanilla! |
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 1:18 am Post subject: |
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Some significant progress
Aligning everything
Tacked together
a) The heat index is about a 100 degrees, do I really want to go back to the barn and weld?
b) Where am I going to attach the stinking steering dampener? |
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zentime
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 837 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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Well it seemed like progress yesterday,
The wife's stepfather (my step-father-in-law ?) brought his welding rig over. He's a retired professional welder, so it all came apart for welding,
This project has been plagued with a lot of "while I'm there" additions. One is to retrofit an older 3 core K bike radiator instead of the 2 core that came on the K1100s. The temperature gauge has always stayed very near the red, or in the red when ridden spiritedly, hopefully this will cool things down.
The difference between the two is easily seen (top is three core) Its almost a bolt in according to what I read on the net.
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zentime
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 837 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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docmike wrote: |
b) Where am I going to attach the stinking steering dampener? |
wouldn't it be a good idea to put a shock on the front, too |
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Oh darn,
I knew I forgot something
_________________ Mike Currin
93 BMW K1100RS / EML Speed 2000
89 Honda GB 500 (6,700 miles, all original except tires)
67 Triumph 650 chopper
92 Suzuki GS500 (eldest son) |
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Ralph
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 603 Location: Lexington, Ky
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Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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well other than that looking good _________________ "So Soon Old & So Late Smart" |
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Talked to Bruce at Penske about my shock, turns out they got flooded by the storms last week, so it will be a little longer. Everything and everybody's OK, just displaced.
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Ralph
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 603 Location: Lexington, Ky
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Whell that is where my other shock is I may call him today and see if he has been wereing his duck shoes _________________ "So Soon Old & So Late Smart" |
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bmcsheehy
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 991 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:36 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Mike.
Now that it is welded up solid, assuming that it is.
With those long swing arm, is there any noticable flex or twisting?
_________________ Bill
High Performance Sidecaring... ...There is nothing "HACKED" about it.
2006 ZX-14 / HANNIGAN HP.
2011 Concourse / California Friendship III.
2016 Suzuki Bandit 1250s
1936 Ford Fordoor Humpback
www.Yankee-Engineering.com |
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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The finish welding is done, haven't got it bolted back together yet, been painting the finished pieces, will let you know, but I don't think its going to flex much.
Other progress this week
1) got the larger radiator mounted, it would have benn easy if I hadn't had to take the subframe back off,,,,,,,,,,,,
2) cut the extra holes in the fairing, for the front end mounts, for some reason this worried me more than all the other cahnges, maybe because its visible and non reversable _________________ Mike Currin
93 BMW K1100RS / EML Speed 2000
89 Honda GB 500 (6,700 miles, all original except tires)
67 Triumph 650 chopper
92 Suzuki GS500 (eldest son) |
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bmcsheehy
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 991 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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So, where is the shock going to mount? _________________ Bill
High Performance Sidecaring... ...There is nothing "HACKED" about it.
2006 ZX-14 / HANNIGAN HP.
2011 Concourse / California Friendship III.
2016 Suzuki Bandit 1250s
1936 Ford Fordoor Humpback
www.Yankee-Engineering.com |
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Kind of hard to explain without waving my arms n the air and pointing to things, but here goes. (And holding back the desire to say, one end to something that moves with the front wheel and the other end to something that doesn't )
Looking at the picture above "tacked together" a couple of posts up. The bottome shock mount will go on the lower of the three tubes that make up the front swingarm.
The shock will lay back at about 45 degree angle.
An extra strut will be added tieing the front sidecar mount and the added center bracket together. The top of the shock will mount to that.
Its the steering damper that still has me scratching my head. Was thinking of hooking to the fender mount on the steering arm, but Zen Bill warnings that it might give me to much damping. |
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel
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