As mentioned in the last post, I decided to try a TW125 shock to test the length. No bottoming out, I had a jolly good bounce on it, felt like a child again. No clearance issues around the swingarm or linkages. The stance has changed, greater incline on the frame, more rear wheel clearance on…
New Geometry
Got some new geometry to lift the seat up and improve stance to remove the rear squat. 335mm mono strut from 295mm mono strut. Have had a chat with a sock absorber builder and they think all is good but I need to check the compression length. To check I have got my hands on…
Voltage Aesthetic
Engine & Tank vs’ Battery/Controller & Motor For a while I have been okay with the controller cover. However lazy I am, I feel the need to try something different because it is starting to look just like a ICE bike with a fuel tank. I’m sure this is inoffensive but some exploration can’t hurt….
300mm limit?
Have just printed the first 300mm part. The mid top panel of the controller cover hit the supposed limit. However, the Ender 3 Max performed admirably. In fact looking at the gantry after completion, the printer could complete larger with ease. To speak of the fit… Excellent. Once the parts were pinned together on the…
Light visor
Taking a rest from the seat I decided to have a look at another part of the bike. I have been searching for an option for the lighting. I have taken a couple of bench marks and have even bought some items to make some physical comparisons. One design direction that I have been attracted…
Seat mock-up for upholstery v2
Have had a rethink about the seat. Needed to check it with rads… because I really want to find an upholsterer that can get clear rads as close to the 5mm used on the CAD model. I also placed the central line in the model to check that. Actually does a lot to reduce the…
Seat mock-up for upholstery
Originally I was going to make a foam mock-up of the seat as in CAD. However, I thought it would be a bit more accurate as an RP mock-up that matched the CAD model as a hard reference for the upholsterers foam. There was a strange 30mm correction to make. Which leads me to think…
Benchmark: Headlights & Flyscreens
Headlights Flyscreens
Wheel covers (v2 angled) installed
Over the Christmas hols I managed to print out the angled v2 wheel covers. spent a bit of time prepping the surfaces so they match the wheel. Think the look okay. I have a couple of fitment issues but nothing that effects the performance, just tweaks. Oh well, on to the next thing! Maybe try…
Wheel covers (v2 angled)
The first version (v1) of the wheel covers had flat side. The geometry was adequate on v1. However the original design visualised an angled conical cover, so amendments need to me made to v1. On v2 print time has increased from 2hrs to 6hrs. But maybe some volume reductions in the void created by the…
An electrifying life on two wheels... 