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Ralph
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 603 Location: Lexington, Ky
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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hehehe what spring rate on the front mike? _________________ "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: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Trying a 400 pound spring, just a guess. Penske will change them out until its right.
The shock did show up a couple weeks earlier than they quoted, but there's a few mistakes on so its going back to Penske tomorrow.
Ordered my brake lines this morning.
always 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: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:08 am Post subject: |
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Mike they will put a longer hose on the shock if you want and 90s on the ends. _________________ "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: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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The shock is in the box ready to go back, it will get
1) a longer hose with 90's on the ends
2) 12 mm mounting eyelets like it was supposed to have
3) length adjustment and the overall length it was supposed to have
#1 was my fault
#2 and #3 probably the fault of calling the first day they were back in the building after the flood.
I pick up a few little odds and ends at the local machine shop tomorrow (those guys are going to be sad to see this project end) its just about done, paint and final assembly coming up.
_________________ 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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zentime
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 837 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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Mike, before you mount the shock permanently, be sure to remove the spring and move the wheel throughout the travel and check that the swingarm doesn't hit anything.
The angle looks a bit steep and given the distance back from the CL of the wheel, you may be looking at a 500# spring. A lot of force on things. |
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Once I get the upper shock mount built it will be closer to 45 degrees.
Right now the first thing that hits is the tire hitting the steering arm. _________________ 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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zentime
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 837 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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docmike wrote: | Once I get the upper shock mount built it will be closer to 45 degrees.
Right now the first thing that hits is the tire hitting the steering arm. |
be sure to check things full up and down at full left and full right |
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Dar
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 349 Location: Ballston Spa, NY
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:28 am Post subject: |
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I've been following this project, seeing all the fun stuff I missed by buying a rig (the Bandito) already put together and sorted out by the experts (presumably). But I'm dreaming about my next rig already and wondering about how it all goes together.
So, to continue the shock discussion - what sort of considerations are there for selecting a spring rate? Formulas, rules of thumb, whatever? Just from looking at the pictures, several of you are commenting on what might be appropriate, so there's obviously something here which my untrained eyes and brain are not processing.
Dar |
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Ralph
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 603 Location: Lexington, Ky
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Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:51 am Post subject: |
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Dar down here we call it guessing around _________________ "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: Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Dar,
I asked Bruce at Penske about formulas for spring rates. He said whenever he's asked the engineers there about it they all get real busy doing other things.
So its like Ralph said, guessing followed by trial and error.
(Also If I value my time at a dollar an hour, you came out considerably cheaper with the Bandito.)
Mike _________________ 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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swaybar2002
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 380 Location: Central Pa.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:47 am Post subject: |
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When it all comes down to it...after all the high tech talk and engineering stuff the answer to spring rates is going to be 'guessing around' as mentioned. There are so many variables invloved that to give a definitive answer may sound good but it will probably be followed with another good sounding answer as to why the spring rate shoudl be 'adjusted' after the first spring was installed. This can all be made to sound really official and high tech but truthfully it is all under the category of 'guessing around'. Uh..within reason of course
Think about it. What variables are we talking about here? Swingarm type and length, position of shock on that swingarm, angle of shock, overall weight of rig, weight distribution of rig, road surfaces being ridden on, driving styles, does it have or not have a swaybar and so on. We can spend tons on fancy shocks that may allow us to talk about the shock we are running but is is the right one for our specific rig with all thinsg considered? With all of the options out there the initial answer , in truth, will probably be no.
Good starting point? Following the monkey see monkey do plan is not a bad one. It is however also important that one has confidence in the real world knowledge of the monkey he is following...LOL. _________________ Claude Stanley
Founder: Internet Sidecar Owners Klub
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/SCT/
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docmike
Joined: 27 Jan 2005 Posts: 630 Location: Eastern NC
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 2:02 am Post subject: |
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bmcsheehy
Joined: 22 Jan 2005 Posts: 991 Location: Massachusetts USA
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Mike,
How about a picture of the whole thing? _________________ 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 Aug 01, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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That's the only part that's done, the rest still looks like the previous pictures.
The hope is still to have it ready for the Boone BMW rally in a couple weeks. Starting to feel like one of those Biker Build Off shows, big push to finish by some deadline. Just don't have all the yelling and screaming.
The local machine shop called and my parts there are ready to pick up on my way home, the others have been shipped, so except for the last minute, "Oops, forgot about ,,,,," I should be good. _________________ 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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lemon
Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Yorkshire England
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Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:23 am Post subject: long swing arm |
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Hi everyone (Newby to this whole scene and a futureHPS owner).I have been very interested and inspired by this project and the whole site thinking about it.
I just have one (of several) Questions to ask ,, what is the thinking behind the long swing arm? as opposed to the shorter types fitted to rigs like bmcsheehy's (top pictures by the way, very informative)
cheers
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