Australian Streamliner Bike Build

[Jon]

we saw stuff didn't we Jon, yes, that no-one else saw

We certainly did, some seriously tough stuff, i didnt see the eals though....
Did you hear voices too?

I work in an office these days and most people are dressed a bit upmarket, a fair few guys wear cufflinks.
I'm a teeshirt and jeans guy, not about to change and now try and track down tees with 1/2 interesting slogans on them, got given one recently "I know the voices aren't real, but they have some great ideas"
Did you get my email?

Don't use disposables, Dave has a BOC account, I'll have to tell him he needs a new bottle .
jon

[grumm441]

Don't use disposables, Dave has a BOC account, I'll have to tell him he needs a new bottle .
jon

Don't tell him anything
just go and get another one on his account
G

[DavieB]

Well the accounts in my name so i had to get it, while dad doesn't have gas he works on my bike, it took me most of yesterday to get the gas... 

[grumm441]

I always get stuff on my Dads BOC account
G

[Jon]

Productive day yesterday, just not on my bike ^^^^.

He was pretty good, got me some alloy TIG rods, weird thing is don't need to do any alloy welding on my bike.

I managed to sneak in cutting out the firewall for mine while he wasn't looking.


Cheers
jon

[wobblywalrus]

Jon, have you thought about taking your bike to the lake this year without the shell, just to test it, and at low speeds?  Sort of like a rehersal when the actors wear their street clothes and do not bother with the costumes and makeup.

[Peter Jack]

Jon, have you thought about taking your bike to the lake this year without the shell, just to test it, and at low speeds?  Sort of like a rehersal when the actors wear their street clothes and do not bother with the costumes and makeup.

Don't do it. Rocky Robinson and the Ack Attack crew could give you all the details about why you don't run the bike without the body. They tried a slower speed test without the body. Not pretty!

Pete

[Jon]

I had thought about it Bo but canned the idea for a few reasons.
1. As Peter Jack said digging in rather than sliding may not be that much fun.
2. My desire to get there this year is not as strong as the one to get there prepared.
3. I'm going to have a ball meeting people, doing some volunteering and not having the pressure to try to achieve anything, hopefully help a few people in the pits.

Not much to show today, lots of priorities, none that were mine.

Managed to cut the other 1/2 of my firewall and tack the first 1/2 onto the frame.


The humps in the bottom 1/2 are for where the lower of the 4 shoulder straps go, holes at the 1/2 way line are same and will be capped.
Will need to corresponding dimples in the fuel tank.

Drill holes in top 1/2 are to plug weld onto the roll cage tubes.

Cheers
jon

[manta22]

Jon;

Your firewall looks pretty thick-- O.250"?

Regards, Neil   Tucson, AZ

[Dr Goggles]

its a bad idea to take anything that isn't registered or can't pass tech to Gairdner,because it can't be run.The 100 miles of of dirt road makes taking anything that isn't essential there foolish .... (like the scooter outfit Goggles?) ....and the best fun you can have there is as a spectator,there is no substitute for going unburdened ,with a hunger for knowledge,and a thirst for beer ..... it'll make the anxiety,stress and strain of having a racer there a whole lot easier to deal with. Yeah,I know you're taking Knackers' bike but that's no big deal.Once he's blown that up you'll have a five day salt bliss holiday.

[grumm441]

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3. I'm going to have a ball meeting people, doing some volunteering and not having the pressure to try to achieve anything, hopefully help a few people in the pits.


Cheers
jon

Speaking of volunteering
We are a bit short of  crew
G

[DavieB]

I had thought about it Bo but canned the IDE for a few reasons.
1. As Peter Jack said digging in rather than sliding may not be that much fun.
2. My desire to get there this year is not as strong as the one to get there prepared.
3. I'm going to have a ball meeting people, doing some volunteering and not having the pressure to try to achieve anything, hopefully help a few people in the pits.

4. I will have to settle Dave's mum down when he gets to race...


Cheers
jon

i think you forgot one dot point.


Firewall looks good. 

[Jon]

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3. I'm going to have a ball meeting people, doing some volunteering and not having the pressure to try to achieve anything, hopefully help a few people in the pits.


Cheers
jon

Speaking of volunteering
We are a bit short of  crew
G

Apparently I'm one of your crew that's a bit short, got your clutch sorted?
Jon

[Jon]

I had thought about it Bo but canned the IDE for a few reasons.
1. As Peter Jack said digging in rather than sliding may not be that much fun.
2. My desire to get there this year is not as strong as the one to get there prepared.
3. I'm going to have a ball meeting people, doing some volunteering and not having the pressure to try to achieve anything, hopefully help a few people in the pits.

4. I will have to settle Dave's mum down when he gets to race...


Cheers
jon

i think you forgot one dot point.


Firewall looks good. 

She'll probably kick you off and show you how it's done .

[Jon]

Jon;

Your firewall looks pretty thick-- O.250"?

Regards, Neil   Tucson, AZ

The Firewall is 1.6mm (0.60") as per rule 3.F, there is no thickness requirement in the bike section 7.H.1 so I went with the car requirements. (up the back of the book car guys  )

I'm still struggling a bit with trying to meet this rule, the gusset rule, Glen's suggestions about needing to get the Jaws of Life onto my cage posts and my own requirement of having the whole riders compartment skinned for fire and impact protection at the same time.
It's not much use having a firewall that goes to the edge of the cage and nothining to stop fuel/flame coming around the side of it, I'm going to try and have a seal between the main hoop and the body but that is only as good as the body shell which is unlikely to be fuel proof if my bike decides it wants to assume it's natural position.

The two gussets for the main hoop are going to go backwards so that I don't end up with a fire hole in the rear corners of the cage.
The two gussets on the front are just going to be conventional gussets, again there is no requirement for gussets in the motorcycle section 7.H.4 so going with the car rules requirements.

Just to complicate it further my fuel tank is on the back of the firewall for best impact protection and balance so getting to the middle posts with a cutter isn't going to happen very easily regardless.

If it all turns to putty and I need to be cut out I think the easiest way would be to cut the nose off the bike at the front of the cage, hope not to test that theory any time soon though.

Jon