Featured Weslake Triton

Discussion in 'Builds & Projects' started by Roy Napier, Jan 17, 2022.

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  1. Pegscraper

    Pegscraper Elite Member

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    If that's some reference to Tolkien's novel I've never read it's lost on me!
     
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  2. Octoberon

    Octoberon Crème de la Crème

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    Suffice to say he's a scary, snorting, fire-breathing beast that you'd think twice about before riding. :D
     
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  3. Iron

    Iron Elite Member

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    Ah, those were the days when nitro and twin engines were the top fuel beasts. The twin engined Westlake 'Hobbit' saw off the twin engined Harley 'Goliath' from over the pond. But I'm sure I remember John Hobbs' Westlake breaking down just prior to the final. Twin engined Nortons 'Pegasus' and 'Hogslayer' were around in those days too.
    But I think this was the first

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    Twin Thunderbird 1950s - Von Dutch did the lettering on the tank hence the umlaut - good for 140s on the strip, over 150 on the salt flats. Sorry a bit off thread :).....Over
     
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  4. speedrattle

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    youre talking ECU.

    what sort of ignition are you putting on this?
     
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  5. Baza

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    :joy::joy::joy:
     
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  6. Roy Napier

    Roy Napier Well-Known Member

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    Sorry for the late reply!

    Racetech Developments EMX-7
     
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  7. Roy Napier

    Roy Napier Well-Known Member

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    This weeks progress consisted of stripping the bike for various coatings, paint, polishing etc plus finessing all the various brackets, plates, bushings etc. I dont particularly like the polishing part but needs must! Once they are polished they shall be coated in ceramic clear. Engine cradle plates were drilled to add a little more lightness,

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  8. darkman

    darkman Crème de la Crème

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    Very nice, nothing like a bit of detail :)
     
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  9. Adie P

    Adie P Crème de la Crème

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    ".... add a little more lightness" :D Colin would be proud!
     
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  10. Baza

    Baza Elite Member

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    They look pretty substantial, Dural I take it? How thick are they?
     
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  11. Roy Napier

    Roy Napier Well-Known Member

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    My preferance was to use 6082 in the T6 condition. This grade gives excellent strength combined with good corroson resistance and machinability. "Dural" comes form the 2000 series (copper) which has similar strength properties but poor corrosion resistance x10mm thick. Rigidity is always a plus imho.
     
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  12. Baza

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    Crikey, 10 mm was that because you wanted to make a feature of the drilling?

    I have yet to start the refurbishment on my old pre unit Tbird but when I do ally engine plates would be nice but maintaining the finish is going to be a pain so will probably go A2 or A4 SS if available.

    I did smile at “adding lightness”, wasn’t that a Colin Chapman turn of phrase?
     
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  13. Roy Napier

    Roy Napier Well-Known Member

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    One of the main goals with my builds is to achieve as much rigidity as possible with the least amount of weight...PWR is all important. I could have lightened them quite a lot more by scalloping while still maintaing the strength against the forces applied....might still do that by the time final build is in progress!

    Materials incl polished ally can now be adequately protected using clear Cerakote...good wearing surface and much easier to clean. I am having my new brakes etc cerakoted as the means of protecting magenesium available is very poor nowadays as "proper" chromating is no longer allowed. TS Engineering are very good at mix/matching cerakote to your spec...talk to Simon, he's a very helpful gent.

    I have followed Colin's ethos since I first started building race cars including his "no washers" rule although I do use them on alloys. The aviation industry has some fantastic fasteners without weight nowadays...K nuts for example. I use various types of these and AN bolts quite a lot.
     
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  14. Baza

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    If you have time I’m sure others and myself would really appreciate a few words of wisdom on these aviation fasteners that you mention.
     
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  15. Roy Napier

    Roy Napier Well-Known Member

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    There are so many to choose from out there. Start of by visiting the LAS Aerospace website https://www.lasaero.com/products/category/V024LMJL7/
    Googling "aviation bolts supplier uk" will glean a few more

    Each part is certified for aviation use and are very expensive in comparison. However, the tolerances they are made to are very precise both in dimension and form. Perhaps thats not whats really necessary on a motorcycle ? :)).

    You can sometimes find surplus stock with aviation sellers on Fleabay which may suit needs, perhaps with a little modification in length. I have used them on race cars and aircraft all my days and most formulas still use them.

    I only use metric threads where the fastening is non-criticical and if I need to. Metric threads are not an ideal form from an engineering standpoint.

    Again nuts and washers as a specialist subject, there are many variables. I have a good stock of 6 point and 12 point UNF K-nuts which are self locking. They have no nylon insert so can be used anywhere and in high temperatures. I managed to source these at a good price from an aviation supplier in Malta about three years ago who was closing up shop. In theory you can only use them once.

    In racing I also use various types of "pip" pin" quite a lot, very secure but instantly removeable without tools
     
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  16. DCS900

    DCS900 Careful, man! There’s a beverage here!

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    What’s the issues with metric threads? It’s not something I’ve considered before, apart from if the rest of the machine is made to imperial dimensions (which yours is obviously)
     
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  17. Roy Napier

    Roy Napier Well-Known Member

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    Big subject that but to put it briefly.......

    Whitworth/SAE based threads are cut at 55 degrees, have rounded peaks and valleys, and are proven to perform better in dynamic applications. The rounded root of the Whitworth/SAE thread also greatly improves fatigue performance compared to Metric which is cut at 60 degrees and has sharp peaks and valleys. Sharp threads in Al alloys are especially prone to fatigue point/failure. (one of the major raesons why they are not used in Racecar Formulas, Aircraft etc.)

    However, in saying that I generally use SS metric capscrews etc for non-loaded parts on bikes purely based on cost.
     
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  18. Octoberon

    Octoberon Crème de la Crème

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    Well, you learn something every day. If the rounded profile and different cut is better, why aren't all threads made that way? Hopefully that's not a stupid question - I'm just curiousl.
     
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  19. Roy Napier

    Roy Napier Well-Known Member

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    In a nut shell......

    Way way back in time everybody and his dog had there own thread but to make it simple to get parts the Whitworth thread was deemed to be the standard. SAE threads such as BA, UN, BSF etc all then had a common thread design based on the 55 degree tooth.
    Some countries in Europe (of course!) had to be different and al lot of them had different versions of threads but eventually they all got together for a common cause (wish they would do that today!) and the ISO Metric system was born. SAE is still popular in the USA but it is now also slowly coming round to ISO now too., probably due to foreign imports such as cars, machinery etc.

    I would hazard a guess that its now a good deal more expensive to produce SAE threaded fasteners etc with fewer companies now producing them. Companies in the UK such as GWR and Westfield can supply SAE threads easily enough but they are more expensive than metric.

    As to why they are still not using it is probably for the same reason that Betamax deffered to VHS, an
    inferior sytstem......mobile phone connections are another that comes to mind...
     
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  20. Baza

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    As I mentioned in another thread, the US is one of only three countries not to have officially adopted the ISO system.
     
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