Mark Allanson
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 09:33 PM |
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Acabion
If you were going to build a locost version of this, what engine would you use assuming you didn't need a top speed of 340mph?
And how do you think the stabilisers work?
 
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blakep82
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 09:35 PM |
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hydraulic stabilisers maybe? automatically go up at a certain speed?
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nick205
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 09:38 PM |
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Looks like it uses the back end of a bike, so any of the big cc sports bikes would seem suitable.
Surely the stabilisers must be for low speed control...?
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MikeR
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 09:42 PM |
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"And how do you think the stabilisers work?"
They stick out a bit and touch the ground giving the 'bike' a wider base and stop it falling over :p
I'm sure I've seen on the salt flat racers the stabilisers disappear once they get above a certain speed. No idea if that's manual
or automatic. If it wasn't for the forces involved i'd say windscreen wiper motor linked to speedo on front wheel (so you can spin up the
rear and not have the stabilisers retract at 1mph)
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meany
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 10:25 PM |
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did'nt the Swiss make something similar before...the ecomobile
it was on clarksons motorworld.
http://alltommc.org/news.php?id=871
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RK
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| posted on 20/1/09 at 01:31 AM |
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I've never seen training wheels on a motor bike before. Weird.
How on earth would you turn it?
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mr henderson
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| posted on 20/1/09 at 08:19 AM |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acabion
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dogwood
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| posted on 20/1/09 at 09:45 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RK
I've never seen training wheels on a motor bike before. Weird.
How on earth would you turn it?
I've never seen trainer wheels either.
Seen plenty of "born again's" that need them 
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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