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In wheel suspension!
mickebo - 7/9/08 at 07:24 AM

Very compact suspension system, but will it give you any handling?

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080203693.pdf

clairetoo - 7/9/08 at 07:30 AM

The link just goes to the log-in page - and I cant log in so cant see this

britishtrident - 7/9/08 at 07:50 AM

Things like this have been around for a long time -- Dubonnet System, Morgan Sliding Pillar reasons than aren't used they aren't used are two fold , lack of suspension vertical movement and lack of camber change. Only thing new in this one is that it uses void bushes as a kludge.

clairetoo - 7/9/08 at 08:05 AM

Wot's a "kludge" ? ? ?

zilspeed - 7/9/08 at 08:08 AM

It's like a superbodge.

britishtrident - 7/9/08 at 08:09 AM

quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Wot's a "kludge" ? ? ?


An inelegant way of getting something to work -- term originally used for a bit of the internal workings of Microsoft Windows
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861624238/kludge.html

britishtrident - 7/9/08 at 08:12 AM

quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
It's like a superbodge.


Superbodge --- I like it !

What about Überbodge : to build a Locost from the book.

Peteff - 7/9/08 at 08:45 AM

quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Wot's a "kludge" ? ? ?


It's an outside toilet round here

splitrivet - 7/9/08 at 08:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Wot's a "kludge" ? ? ?


It's an outside toilet round here


Isnt that a Kludgie, it is round here anyroad.
Cheers,
Bob

ReMan - 7/9/08 at 09:28 AM

Triumph did it in 1947. Nobody liked it then!
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1947-triumph-speed-twin1.htm

britishtrident - 7/9/08 at 10:02 AM

quote:
Originally posted by splitrivet
quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
Wot's a "kludge" ? ? ?


It's an outside toilet round here


Isnt that a Kludgie, it is round here anyroad.
Cheers,
Bob


To quote the late Matt McGinn

The budgies doon the kludgie,
cos he said he wasnae going

splitrivet - 7/9/08 at 10:44 AM

Dont forget Trident that Pete comes from Derbyshire where men are men and sheep get nervous and most blokes girlfriends are called baabaabera, where they do things a bit different, a kludgie may be the current user of the kludge.
Cheers,
Bob

[Edited on 7/9/08 by splitrivet]

BenB - 7/9/08 at 12:49 PM

From a Locost related point of view the sliding pillar type arrangement as used on Morgans was also used on Robin Hood 2Bs. However, most people disliked the regular greasing required by this system and "upgraded" to the twin wishbone system.

IIRC the zero is twin wishbone as standard...

britishtrident - 7/9/08 at 05:53 PM

"Klugee": any of the stewards at this years Belgian GP.

Mix - 9/9/08 at 04:05 PM

"Klugee": any of the stewards at this years Belgian GP.

Not quite the words that came to mind last Sunday

I seem to remember 'stewards' featured quite heavily though.

Mick