Nice web site Jari. I need to get off my duff and do something like that.
I used to work on Moto Guzzis (along with BMW's, Ducatis, Yamahas and
Hondas). They were the bane of my life until the Le Mans series came
along--and then they got to be fun. Before that they were mostly police
bikes and high-mileage tourers who never seemed to wash their bikes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jari Tabell [mailto:jari.tabell@pp.inet.fi]
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 12:00 PM
To: John Kipping
Cc: Tom Strange; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: axel conversion
I guess that the problem are the halfshafts. After...
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell/bo99race.htm
and
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell/bo00race.htm
and
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell/rr014.htm
... I have ended up to the final (I hope so...) solution like this:
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell/shaft1.JPG
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell/shaft4.JPG
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell/shaft6.JPG
I hope that these pictures give some ideas. My own conclusion is that the
initial design of the tapered fitting of the flange is just bad and either
the strength of the original ouput flange itself is no good for racing
either. This latest solution includes billet type solid shrink fitted
flanges and halfshafts of a bit larger diameter. These have lasted now at
least 2 races...
Regards
Jari
http://personal.inet.fi/koti/jtabell/
PS. In racing use the original halfshafts _will_ break, sooner or later...
John Kipping wrote:
> It all depends which bit of the rear suspension you are having
> problems with as to how best to cure it. Differentials can be
> constructed from better parts and there are reasons why halfshafts
> break. John Kipping
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Strange" <tstrange@new.rr.com>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 2:54 AM
> Subject: axel conversion
>
> > I have just recieved a request from Steve Adams (#55 spit from
> > england
> that
> > raced with us at mid ohio)..... he is looking for info on an upgrade
> > for
> the
> > rear spit axel.... seems he is making a habbit of losing them.
> > I am not happy with what I have on my late model spit either. If
> > anyone
> has
> > info on this (similar to the southwick conversion maybe???) please
> > let me
> know
> > & I will forward it on to Steve or you can email him directly at
> > steve@fbracing.fsn.co.uk
> > Thanks in advance for any help....
> > Tom
|
