deecanio said:
hi Kim,
not sure which im more jealous of, the guys that have the skills to make there own custom parts or the guys that have the space at their homes for workshops!!
Having both is just plain rude :lol: :lol: :lol:
keep up the good work looking forward to seeing it come together.
Cheers,
D
hahaha cheers mate and yeah it is nice to have the space to work in, I have been lucky enough to have grown up
with a workshop and full array of machinery at my disposal, from a young age i was learning from my father how to mill and turn metal, weld
grind, drill and spray paint, has been very beneficial over the years not to mention its just plain good fun getting into the workshop
taking raw materials and creating something yourself...tiz all very "blokey" hehe
miles said:
You might consider drilling a few large holes through the sides of the swing arm - this will make it look lighter (as well as feel lighter!).
Cheers for the suggestion miles it is a good idea however i did actually take into consideration the additional weight the swing arm would be to the already
heavier than usual pushie frame, the wall thickness is ~1.5 the tubing the frame is made of is 2mm it really isnt as heavy as it might look I just popped in an put them on the kitchen scales the arms come in at 4.5kg (thats 9.92080 lb for the Americans and their archaic imperial system
) Which to me doesn't seem that bad? Then again i am more accustomed to motorcycle than pushbikes LoL... As top speed isn't all that important too me nor is distance i haven't been overly fussy about the weight (that said its gettin up there frame prolly weights about the same as a lightweight mountain bike with no suspension) I much prefer to lack the speed and distance over the frame breaking and me sliding down the road yet again... it has to support a fair bit of weight, im good for 90kg at least and then my chair ontop of that PLUS the motor and batteries etc..i will have ~25kg Matt tellz me worth of SLAs on this (more down the track when i gotto 72volt setup...more on that later ;-P ) Seeing i went for the 1000watt motor and now 18speed gears (1200watt will be the upgrade) I'm hoping i have the "grunt" and gearing options to handle the extra weight? quite honestly it is somewhat shocking to me when i read the speeds some of you fellas are doing on pushbikes, they werent made for it and especially not with a heap of extra weight in the form of batteries...
Anywayz...enough from me off to the lounge to ready myself for tonights F1 and MotoGP racing Go Stoner AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI
ciao fellas and as always appreciate the interest and input greatly
Kim
p.s I did forget to mention earlier also...i have plans to look into getting the rear swing arm assemble nickle plated to match the front springer forks i will be using, should look trick i think and something lil different from chrome
