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That swingarm is PHAT! 8) ,gonna be interesting to see the dropouts.
This is a great question, i got to the batt mounting stage , and thought bugger it... ill nearly do a frame in the time it would take to make a batt enclosure [ ali frame and carbon surround/fairing] on the big hit.deffx said:Wow, awesome work. Surprised you're not using the big hits four bar rear suspension or copying it at least.
I use to ride MX i was made of rubber then. now it takes longer to heal, i plan on having 2 ebikes, no rego therefore i hope no guilt if im no using it as much... but i cant see that .deffx said:Nice husky. Shame you sold that. But yes they are a bit high maintenance. Sold my trail bike and road bike last year to. Just wasn't using them enough to justify maintenance, insurance, registration. Plus I'm getting on a bit and noticed the ground hurts more now. An e bike doesn't really replace them exactly but almost for shorter trips. In fact I beat my son on his moped sometimes just with the shortcuts I can take. Were he has to follow the road rules.
Wow thanks Dolgic and yes Totally i know you know the drill , dont forget dream=motivation +education, time,more tools,stare at it a bit idea,Dlogic said:Both thumbs up on your magnificent mechanical work so far.
That´s what bike building is all about.
Think, sketch, draw, think again, cut, grind, weld, put all the cool stuff onto the frame and yes, don´t forget to make it electric!
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Trev Iv'e got a 2.5" m45 on the rear and measured it for ya ,inflated its 68mm/ 2.6" so we can guess the 2.75" will end up 2.85"trevc2 said:Awesome thread, subscribed.
Do you happen to know what the width of the 2.75" M45 ends up at once mounted and inflated? Is is much larger than 2.75?
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Emoto said:Trev Iv'e got a 2.5" m45 on the rear and measured it for ya ,inflated its 68mm/ 2.6" so we can guess the 2.75" will end up 2.85"trevc2 said:Awesome thread, subscribed.
Do you happen to know what the width of the 2.75" M45 ends up at once mounted and inflated? Is is much larger than 2.75?
Cheers
Machined up some shock top mounts , as you can see iv'e gone for a dhx air shock, very light around 2kg lighter than a DNM .
Trev My rear rim is also 1.6 . my swingarm inside is around 3.25", cant see myself going any bigger than 2.75. im told by my mc tyre shop the m45 will be run out in aus soon,trevc2 said:That's great, thanks. i was chatting to another member who said the 2.75's ended up at 3" on his 1.6 rims, so I guess it's good to plan for some extra width being required.Cheers
Dlogic my frame welders mainly do aluminum, there in big demand which is always a good sign but therefore a bit slow , which has motivated me into looking at a tig as well imagine 8) . there are some good tutorials on utube how hard can it beDlogic said:Splendid. This makes me think about updating my TIG welding system in order to be able to weld aluminum.
Looks so neat and professionally done. Not just like a purpose build.
Just weighed my frame 6kg , i agree i also over engineered it a bit so hopefully no worries.Dlogic said:Yup, my frame weighs 10,7 Kg including the Vboxx and swingarm.
A friend of mine works as an engineer and calculated the frames rigidity.
He told me that there´s about 2,6 Kg of steel that could have been saved.
But this makes for a super tough structure. At least it feels very sturdy. Nothing feels like it´s twisting or giving away under load.
Did around 70 Km today in perfect weather. The Heidenau K65 tires are highly recommendable. With the power and speed this bike is capable of there´s no better tire.