Mr Ack Thanks for the info. I rember reading somwhere you guy s had a elec device on your bike that would deploy the chutes If it lean over to much or decided to head for the moon.What were those called? where did you get them? thanks in advance.
Mike
Mike, first, your jet bike looks pretty official. second, I'm not Mr. Ack, I'm Max, the Vincent streamliner guy.
What you're talking about is motorcycle streamliner rules concerning parachutes. The requirement is that the parachutes must deploy automatically in the even of a crash. In my case, I use a homemade mercury switch. The first switch I made was a pendulem switch, which didn't work and caused several pre-deployments of chutes. I don't know what type of chutes you're using, but I suppose they're car type, in a pouch, and you mechanically pull the pin on the pouch, and a spring deploys the chute. You'll have to get a couple of pull type solenoids, as you're liner will require two chutes for sure. Two chutes are required, as certainly you'll be going over 250 mph.
I'd suggest that you tie in to that electrical circuit so that your engine is also shut off if the chutes are deployed in a roll over. Self explanatory. Chutes don't like fire.
One other thing. Your bracket that the chute tethers anchor on should be adjustable up and down. At the speeds you're anticipating this will become extremely important. If the anchor is too low it will lift the rear wheel off the ground when deployed, if it's too high it'll lift the front wheel off the ground. Not good either way.
Hope you go fast. Looks like it will, but do it safely.
Max
