scott_king Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Hey all Came across this in another forum: http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=135255 I think its a great idea and wish i had the money and skills to do something similar. Fair play to them Cheers Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 That's a great piece of work . Fair play to them They claim a total weight of 57KG !! That's pretty impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart101 Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 I want one!!! That looks good, as you say fair play to them, must have taken a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 I want one!!! That looks good, as you say fair play to them, must have taken a while. Just over a year and $8500 it appears ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Nice bit of work.It has me wondering strength though. For it to be that light compared to a trials bike or mxer. I would share your thoughts on that however, I would say the swinging arm assy looks pretty sturdy but whether the shock mounting is strong enough to take the load I am not sure. The only other obvious point of weakness looking at it visually is where the two sets of tubes join the front forks bearing tube assy. Thats a prone area of fatigue as we know. The top half looks a little flimsy but its not structural to the mechanical operation of the bike. It just has to support the weight of a rider. (So that means you lardy asses wont be able to have one ) It also looks unlikely to be able to take a heavy bash to the top end of it. To be a trials bike, it would need a bit of work. A watertight airbox would be a necessity, like on a gasser Still a great project though as its a prototype. They have done a fantastic job I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hop blip and a jump Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 What a cool bit of kit!! Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klewsh Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 A guy in New Zealand makes bikes that are similar http://www.fxbikes.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Would one of these bikes be legal for trials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottt Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Would one of these bikes be legal for trials? It should be, I cant see any reason why it wouldnt, there nothing to stop a trail bike entering is there? But it would need drum brakes, fork gaiters, an Amal carb and a James (or similar) badge if you wanted to enter Pre-65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 It should be, I cant see any reason why it wouldnt, there nothing to stop a trail bike entering is there?But it would need drum brakes, fork gaiters, an Amal carb and a James (or similar) badge if you wanted to enter Pre-65 What about the tyres? Isn't there some rule regarding them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Looks to me like its got two Trials front tyres on - unless theres' something in the rules somewhere that makes it compulsory to have a different sized tyre at the rear then it should be ok! Of course I might be talking out of my Can't see there would be any problems though! Looks a great bit of kit - although I would want the headstock to beefed up! The rear - shock mount looks a bit flimsy as well I have to say. All in all it looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neils on wheels Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Looks to me like its got two Trials front tyres on It looks like the rear tyre is a front Dunlop trials tyre, whilst the front is a Michelin DH mountain bike tyre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 It looks like the rear tyre is a front Dunlop trials tyre, whilst the front is a Michelin DH mountain bike tyre So it is! Next time will looks properly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomant Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 I have been chatting to the designer and this is his details regarding to the wheels. "As far as wheels go the front is a dh setup and made by FUNN it is a 48 spoke wheel/hub, with a heavy tube and a michelin downhill tire. the rear is a ktm sx65 hub laced to a 21" excel wheel, and it has a dunlop front trials tire on it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
city trials Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 As for concept bikes goes, EnduroCross comes to mind. Looks like it could break easy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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