Looking really good, is the expansion bottle for the radiator at the back? Like that idea,
Yep! Because the fill cap on the radiator is no no longer the highest point, I needed a way to fill the system and check the coolant level periodically. Also, there is no harm in a little extra coolant in the system...
Fast vehicles are not dangerous... careless drivers are.
Did some things the last weeks. Not much because of many other things but here the are some pictures.
Because my tyres are 205, the support for the wheel covers cannot be mounted completely inside them. I needed a way to easily mount the supports to the covers. For that I welded some ears to aluminium tubes and glued them inside the covers with polyester and fiberglass:
Also, didn't like the standard pedals and had to find a way for mounting the brake light switch (was quite a struggle to determine the correct position by the way):
I also rearranged the cooling pipes, throttle and clutch cable and rear brake line, so they will fit inside the tunnel, leaving some room for the wiring and handbrake cable:
And finally for now the support for the handbrake:
And now I have to find some cover or someting for finishing the handbrake. Does anyone have an idea?
Fast vehicles are not dangerous... careless drivers are.
Did some things the last weeks. Not much because of many other things but here the are some pictures.
Because my tyres are 205, the support for the wheel covers cannot be mounted completely inside them. I needed a way to easily mount the supports to the covers. For that I welded some ears to aluminium tubes and glued them inside the covers with polyester and fiberglass:
Also, didn't like the standard pedals and had to find a way for mounting the brake light switch (was quite a struggle to determine the correct position by the way):
I also rearranged the cooling pipes, throttle and clutch cable and rear brake line, so they will fit inside the tunnel, leaving some room for the wiring and handbrake cable:
And finally for now the support for the handbrake:
And now I have to find some cover or someting for finishing the handbrake. Does anyone have an idea?
I like the mudgurads and how you have done the supports, I will be copying that :-) Also now I have seen your handbrake, it looks like mine so MK4 Fiesta I would say, speak to RTR first if you need to, but look on eBay for a suitable cover, you can normally buy as a kit with a gear shift gaiter too, but there are simply thousands of different colours and types for this car.
Already struggling with the electrics for over a week... First I made a panel which holds all the components which are on the bike. before:
after:
Panel in place:
Front electrical panel which holds additional relays for the steering wheel controls and the reverse control:
Tunnel:
For now it looks very messy, but when all the wires are in sleeves (when ready) it will look fine. 1 thing is for sure: do not underestimate the wiring! It takes some time before it's satisfactory...
Late 2010; Got interested, visited RTR & ordered a tR1ke February 2011; Purchased and dismantled a R1 April 2011; Started building June 2012; UK Approval by RTR July 2012; NL Approved and licensed! August 2012 and on: Driving & fine tuning.... August 2015; Sold my Tr1ke. Up for a new project.
That is for sure! But it's also all the extras I want to put in that makes it a little complicated: reverse gear, electric shifting, the steering wheel controls, extra fuel pumps, power commander with quick shift module, speedo healer, etc etc. But maybe I can test the motormanagement and complete electric system this weekend! Maintainance has also been done, I only am waiting for the new drive chain and smaller front sprocket. This will give me about 10% less speed, but 10% more bottom power. So now my machine will run about 280 km/h at maximum speed... I guess that is more than enough
Fast vehicles are not dangerous... careless drivers are.
With a car tyre around the the rear rim the outline (omtrek in Dutch) has already decreased. With a smaller front sprocket even more. I feel sorry for your rear tyre....
You are right: bottom power AND control rules.
Speeds > 180km/h are rare and only will impress when mentioning the car spec's.
Late 2010; Got interested, visited RTR & ordered a tR1ke February 2011; Purchased and dismantled a R1 April 2011; Started building June 2012; UK Approval by RTR July 2012; NL Approved and licensed! August 2012 and on: Driving & fine tuning.... August 2015; Sold my Tr1ke. Up for a new project.
That is the reason why I fitted the Toyo Proxes. This tyre we also use with the racing cars. It is a very good "endurance" tire with a lot of grip. In the race, the tire lasts for about 4 hours on the front wheels of a (1200 kgs) VW Golf 2.0 TDI, which is a really good performance. 4 hours seems short, but a normal street tire would only last for a couple of laps before is is completely worn. The handing of this tire in the rain is also very good.
Fast vehicles are not dangerous... careless drivers are.
Late 2010; Got interested, visited RTR & ordered a tR1ke February 2011; Purchased and dismantled a R1 April 2011; Started building June 2012; UK Approval by RTR July 2012; NL Approved and licensed! August 2012 and on: Driving & fine tuning.... August 2015; Sold my Tr1ke. Up for a new project.
It's been a while since I let something know. It has been a little busy here, so there was not much time. I did do something: the frame is approved by the dutch authorities, so the VIN is stamped in! Here I picked it up at the powder coater's. It's galvanised and has 2 layers of powder coating satin black.
To protect the inner side of the tubing I used Tectyl where possible.
Here I mounted the bottom:
As you can see, it is also powdered. Lot of riveting by the way. I also used car window kit to glue the bottom to the fram to prevent it from making annoying noises while driving. From above:
After day 2: mounted the engine, tanks, exhaust manifold, swingarm+wheel, tunnel inner parts, cooling pipes, steering column and rack, wishbones, accelerator (which is completely different than supplied by RTR, will post pics later) and several small parts:
To be continued...
Fast vehicles are not dangerous... careless drivers are.