Somewhere I have an old audio tape made inside the Bub's/Dennis Manning streamlined motorcycle from a run where it went over. You hear the engine going through the gears then the whump! of the hit an
I guess I'm ultimately looking for some reassurance that while these things are tricky they're not so tricky that I'll never be able to master it. The great thing about this list is the ability to le
Don't you just hate those "gusts of gravity?" Dale C. :-) I guess I'm ultimately looking for some reassurance that while these things are tricky they're not so tricky that I'll never be able to maste
Would riding a long wheelbase recumbent bicycle help "train" a driver? The riding position is not fully prone as it is in the 'liner, but the feet are high and forward of the driver. mike /// unsubsc
I think a large part of the problem has to do with the handling of the hub center steering (that most liners seem to have) and very long wheel base. In the movie On Any Sunday, there is a segment wi
Jim, After having talked to Vance Breeze a couple of years ago and having sat ( laid down) in his M/C liner I can tell you what one of the problems seems to be. It is very hard for your body/mind to
Well, Doug, that makes perfect sense to me. Your inner ear uses not only angular displacement but lateral displacement to determine "up." That is why an attitude gyro failure can be so insidious in I
Vance's dad built the only 3 airplanes that finished the Dole Race (OAK to HNL) years ago. Most crashed. I am sure Vance could put a turn and bank indicator somewhere if he wanted. If he is thinking
If memory serves ! A bloke with a name like Bob Leppan I think had a gyro controlled Triumph powerered liner set up for Bonneville wat back in the 60's Anyone know more ? Chris Harris...............
Take that back. Maybe "step on the ball" wouldn't work in a bike 'liner but a simple sprit level should. I still think if Vance installs a gyro it should hold the bike up. Rich Fox -- Original Messag
Why not use an artificial horizon meter from an old airplane. This would tell you when you are in level upright condition? mayf -- Original Message -- From: "Doug Odom" <popms@thegrid.net> To: "Waldr
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L LIST I WOULD THINK THAT THE VIBRATIONS ALONE DON'T ALLOW THE RIDER MUCH TIME TO LOOK AT ANY INSTRUMENT at any speed especally at the begining of the run. You need to sit in the timing stand with me
What about an artificial horizon out of an airplane? They run off of a suction pump, and spin up a gyro. It just shows a set of wings (that move) as compared to the 'horizon'. They do need time to sp
according to Louise (p. 106) Gyronaut "...set a new AMA 245-mile-per-hour average". I think that means a record. Actually, though, the bike never had the gyros installed-- they apparently never got
http://www.amps.co.nz/bonne_name/bonnename2.html """Triumphs exploits at Bonneville didn't end there. In 1966 Bob Lappan flew the Triumph flag even higher. Posting 245.6mph (395.24kph) in his twin Th
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I remember the bike, but don't know about a gyro in it. Dale C. instrument (a la A/C) in If memory serves ! A bloke with a name like Bob Leppan I think had a gyro controlled Triumph powerered liner s
Joe, what class would that run in? LOL Dale C. http://www.cobb.com/gyro/tuscan.html <http://www.cobb.com/gyro/tuscan.html> Joe :) -- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or ent