As the new Sva test is on the way in april ( im hoping to be finished before then as long as work picks up) what on offer in the way of reverse gears
for the Worx's.
[Edited on 31/10/08 by grusks2]
1) Mechanical inline reverse box
2) Electric reverse "home-brew"
I'm not aware of any off-the-shelf electric reverse mechs. I think STM sold one but it was fairly home-brew IIRC... (ie in constant
development)....
Hmm, my gearbox came with reverse. A Ford type 9, and the Toyota W58 going in has reverse as well.
Why not use a box that has reverse??
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Originally posted by coozer
Hmm, my gearbox came with reverse. A Ford type 9, and the Toyota W58 going in has reverse as well.
Why not use a box that has reverse??
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Originally posted by coozer
Why not use a box that has reverse??
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AB Performance does a mechanical one supposed to be good quality or there is this one
[Edited on 31/10/08 by stuart_g]
, Have you a web site for AB performance. cut 2 holes in the floor and tell them that u want to do it flinstone style and use your feet, they cant argue with that
http://www.abperformance.co.uk/default.htm
Also these guys
http://www.lynxae.co.uk/Products-Bikesports.htm
spoke to them a while back very helpfull guys
YQUSTA
[Edited on 31/10/08 by YQUSTA]
Take one bike starter motor and have gear cut in some kind of plastic to match the pitch on starter...mount gear on diff like a space then rig up
starter to either slide into place or have it lowering...
plastic gear will shear teeth if something goes pear shaped and accidently chunks into reverse. go as big as you can in the given space for the gear
and will throw you backwards quicker than you imagined a wee bike starter should!
those reverse box things are heavy and if memory serves me right turn into "oil pumps" and chuck oil everywhere
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Originally posted by coozer
Hmm, my gearbox came with reverse. A Ford type 9, and the Toyota W58 going in has reverse as well.
Why not use a box that has reverse??
But generally the bike engine has the gearbox built in.
That helps with the power to weight ratio.
To take a drive without the gearbox would mean a lot of mods to crankcase etc.
The last time I saw one without, was on a Triumph pre-unit twin, then there is the American series of twin cylinder lumps as used on American
Chopper.
On Saying all that what does a VW air cooled engine use, that has a separate box
Adrian
[Edited on 1-11-08 by AdrianH]
I think he means using a car gear box in ADDITION to the bike gear box. It would be in line with the prop shaft. Take a gear small box (like a Suzuki
Samurai) cut the bell housing off. Attach the bike output to the gear box input. Gut the gears out of it leaving only the 1:1 ratio forward gear and
the reverse gear. I don't know if it is possible or not. Seems feasible. Russ
[Edited on 1/11/08 by trialsman]
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Originally posted by Bigheppy
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Originally posted by coozer
Hmm, my gearbox came with reverse. A Ford type 9, and the Toyota W58 going in has reverse as well.
Why not use a box that has reverse??
This is a valid comment, has anyone investigated using a car gearbox on a bike engine. I know many will comment on the weight and complexity of a car gearbox but it could be an answer to many peoples prayers.
There was a guy a while ago with a green busa powered seven and a car gearbox. I can't remember the configuration, but there were some videos posted.
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Originally posted by stuart_g
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Originally posted by coozer
Hmm, my gearbox came with reverse. A Ford type 9, and the Toyota W58 going in has reverse as well.
Why not use a box that has reverse??
How boring are these constant remarks, yawn, yawn.
If you have nothing constructive to offer in a post regarding BEC's why bother posting. Your constant anti BEC is getting very boring. You don't see BEC owners heckling every post you put up so why do it to posts put up by BEC owners?
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Originally posted by coozer
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Originally posted by stuart_g
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Originally posted by coozer
Hmm, my gearbox came with reverse. A Ford type 9, and the Toyota W58 going in has reverse as well.
Why not use a box that has reverse??
How boring are these constant remarks, yawn, yawn.
If you have nothing constructive to offer in a post regarding BEC's why bother posting. Your constant anti BEC is getting very boring. You don't see BEC owners heckling every post you put up so why do it to posts put up by BEC owners?
Well, I get constantly bombarded with comments like 'should have put a bike engine in it' but that wasn't the point of my post. It was abit tongue in cheek I admit.
Reverse boxes for bike engines are ridiculously expensive but car gearboxes have a reverse gear and shift. Isn't about time some one found a way of using a car gearbox as a secondary gear up or down device with reverse?
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