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Looking great Harky, whats your timeline looking like?

Thanks Dave, I'll take it! Here's a bit of an update on the fairing. Working on the lower part ... in plan it uses the a NASA developed shape (Young body 60pc laminar) that is supposed to be super slippery; it's definitely more pointy than round at the front so it kind of fits with the previous disc...

Hi Guys, A video of it in action, and a image of the mounting finished (it's bolt on so I can get rid of it easy if it doesn't work as expected): https://youtu.be/ZA0WGNAEOxc and the pic: http://www.russelllowe.com/PhD/theTRUTH/theTRUTH_ClutchActuationMount.jpg You can see the limit switches in the ...

Hey Harky,

Yeah, a momentary rocker type switch is what I was thinking; definitely need to control/hold the slip
... but it is very tolerant.

Give us an update on the trainers! MKIV? I, for one, will need to know when I cut the front end off for a feet forward 2021 attack.

Cheers

Hi Guys, Just taking a short break from fairing design and metal shaping to work on a better system for actuating the clutch; the idea is to do away with the left foot operated clutch so i can put two feet on the ground when starting off and coming to a stop. Harky suggested an electrical linear act...

Good as gold Stayt'ie, The photo's below are from Bonneville 2019, taken by Stayt'ie; comentary is mine ... The first two are Hiro Kiso and the other Japanese teams bikes ... interestingly they look just as wide, if not wider than the two across the frame four cylinder bikes of Lamb and Hudson ... t...

Hi Guys, These pics are from Bonneville 2019 from Stayt'ie, the first is Al Lamb's Honda showing some modifications since running at Bolivia: http://www.russelllowe.com/PhD/theTRUTH/Fairing/RonnieStayt_AlLamb_BUB2019.jpg In the second you can see Ralph Hudson's Suzuki behind the nice W1 Kawazaki in ...

Hi Stayt'ie, I just noticed the image I posted of the Hass-Serafini bike in the wind tunnel is actually a different bike ... interesting though, it's from the same wind tunnel article and they've employed the same additiojns to the fairing (making both more upside down boat shaped). In metal shaping...

Hi Stayt'ie, Yes, they were the inspiration to take a more upright seating position ... 300mph in Bolivia sitting up says a lot. Ralph Hudson's bike seems to have changed in front of the windscreen since Bolivia ... as seen in this picture by Jean Turner (at BMST 2019): http://www.russelllowe.com/Ph...

Hi Guys, Thanks for the feedback, I'm enjoying the process (even though at one point today I thought "you really don't have a clue what you are doing do you?"). I got the fairing matching up with the front to back gauge and the standard windscreen ok ... but I over developed the shape side...

Hi Guys, Some progress on the fairing. Basing it on a Honda Blackbird fairing because they are supposed to be pretty slippery, and I had one kicking around (from Paul's MPSG-1350 bike which has done 186mph on a stock motor thats done about 60,000km ... which testifies to how slipery they are). The f...

hey Harky, Need some shapes? Progress on the fender sides: http://www.russelllowe.com/PhD/theTRUTH/theTRUTH_FrontFenderSides.jpg The small bits on the top edges will probably be the trickiest to do ... I started making one side, which fit better on the opposite side and then I trimmed to much off it...

Hi All, Getting started on the slippery bits. Step one, make a LSR "fender" (mud guard doesnt seem appropriate, and salt guard could be anywhere). This is the top; sides, bottom lip to wrap under and mounting points next: http://www.russelllowe.com/PhD/theTRUTH/theTRUTH_FrontFenderTop.jpg ...

Hi Guys, Big day! Got my first LSR tire ... time to get serious! http://www.russelllowe.com/PhD/theTRUTH/theTRUTH_GoodyearEagle_25x4pt5.jpg Will be a little skinnier than the 17" slick but with a greater contact patch ... might help with traction ... and definitely cope with the extra load from...

Hi Jason, thanks but I think I've found something a little closer to home (Sydney/Newcastle area). Hi Richard, that tipped the balance ... I ordered a D2954 today ... do you mean 2" in diameter or radius? With a 140 link chain I have about 1" clearance between the tire and the swingarm (ju...