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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:06 pm
by si.likes.guiness
thanks mate :D

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:15 pm
by fred
hi ben ,are you still going to do a fibreglass cover from that steel lid :?:
and jumping threads a bit ,is ther any hollow axle n swingarm shafts out ther that could be made to fit ,or do it the old fashion way ,

Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:05 pm
by Luders
Yes I'll document the fibreglass process here for the tank shroud.

I think from an engineering perspective, axles need to be solid steel.

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:42 pm
by marksim
Just read all this so far and well done.
Bikes hopefully gunna be a winner :)

Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:51 pm
by KR-1R
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you're gonna keep the kick start?

how about an alloy one off a KX or something (125's are stubbier)
don't know what spline would be the correct one though

Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:38 am
by Luders
Yes and no. What I did last year was not fix it on and just removed it once it was started. If it wasn't for the fact I need to warm the engine before a race, I wouldn't have one at all.

I blame tyre warmers myself.

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:14 pm
by maccas
Ben,

Thought this might be of interest to you!

Just noticed that both the front and rear wheel spindle on the 3xv are hollow as standard. Might be something else to think about.

Dan

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:16 pm
by Luders
Thanks Dan, that is interesting. Can you tell me the diameters please?

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:18 pm
by maccas
Also the swingarm spindle is too!

Dan

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:18 pm
by maccas
Yes no problem i'll measure them all now

Dan

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:57 pm
by maccas
Rear spindle:

Length to underside of bolt head: 330mm
Outer diameter: 20mm
Inner diameter: 14mm (apart from 45mm of 9.5mm I.D at the threaded end)
Weight: 450g

Front spindle (couldn't take it off as didn't have a stand, sorry mate)

Length to underside of bolt head (circlip in this case): 250mm
Outer diameter: 17mm
Inner diameter: 13mm (apart from 50mm of 9mm I.D at threaded end)
Haven't weighed it.

Swingarm spindle:

Total length: 300mm
O.D: 20mm
I.D: 13mm (apart from 30mm of 9mm I.D at threaded end)
Haven't weighed it.

These are from a R/RS model. The SP/SPR/ late RS models might use different spindles as the forks and swingarm are different, as are the chain adjuster blocks at the back.

Hope that's of some use :)

Dan

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:32 pm
by Luders
Thanks Dan, I'll get all those bolts drilled and lightened

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:08 pm
by maccas
How much do the stock spindles weigh Ben?

Dan

Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:31 pm
by Luders
Remember I have a TZ front end, but will weigh them both on Sunday.

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:49 am
by fred
i like planting seeds me, got some titanium flat 1.5 x 30 x 500 good for brackets ect ,its yours