Subject: Re: V7 racer project report part one (long)
Author: MGcoo-@aol.com
Date: Sep 20, 2004, 9:24 AM
Post ID: 1717561191
Gavin
Good luck with your project, its always good to hear of someone wanting to
get an old Loop out on the track. I have been racing one in the US for 3 years
now. Not having a lot of money to spend on the bike, I make small changes
every winter between the racing season. Up to a point they make a very capable
vintage race bike. I tried to answer some of your questions from my experience,
feel free to e-mail any questions you might have.
Pics of the bike are on the classicguzzi.com web site.
http://www.classicguzzi.com/id84.htm
| Top triple clamp is a odd bird.... anyone got any ideas for another topclamp that would go right on and look better and have mounts for handle bars? I did think of putting an ali plate over it with a hole for the centre nut and bolts going through to the holes underneath. |
When I still had the stock front end on my Loop racer, we removed the speedo
& used the top triple clamp to bolt handle bar mounts to.
| Exhaust system has a heap of ways it could go.... Anyone got any suggestions on those options?? |
When I was running a production class, I need more ground clearance but had
to keep two into two for the production rules. We tightened the bend at the
headers, ran along the side of the motor, under the gearbox with a short muffler
exiting both sides just in front of the real wheel. For ground clearance, you
almost have to get the pipes under the frame at some point. I'm now running a
2 into 1 system, under the front of the motor with a reverse cone muffler
exiting in front of the wheel. I gained quite a bit of power with the 2 into 1
system, I think primarily from the larger tube diameter used. I have never had
any clearance problems with either one of the exhaust systems we have built. If
you get the exhaust tucked in properly, the next thing to drag is the front
engine mount bolts.
| V7 Sport front wheel is on it's way |
Do you have the fork legs coming as well? The four leading shoe hub will not
fit on the stock two leading shoe forks.
| How much does the plate the battery normally sits on contribute to the frame strength?? Thinking I will remove it and make simpler lighter braces instead. |
I don't know how much the thin metal battery tray strengthens the frame, but
it needs all the help it can get in this area. I'm still using the stock
battery tray, but I keep thinking about fabricating a thicker tray out of aluminum
in the hopes of stiffening the rear end of the frame.
Ken
Asheville, NC US