Subject: RE: 16" tire needed
Author: Jason Telford
Date: Apr 27, 2005, 6:46 PM
Post ID: 1718776069
Oh, Mine has a sprung wheel (not that it makes it any less rigid).
I took a spare wheel to the California Institute of Technology/Jet
Propulsion Laboratories machine shop and and those guys machine the hub
to fit a standard 1" bearing (grins). Our tax dollars at work...
Actually, I used a front wheel- it is more symetric and easier to work
on. Also, I had those guys machine a lip around the edge so I could put
on a grease cap. I looked for, but never have found, a decent hubcap.
One warning for Guzzi wheels- they're crap. The aluminum is fairly low
grade, so it sticks to tooling and has hard/soft spots in it.
If it's a fixed wheel, could you cut then re-weld the axle a little
higher?
J
John Chicoine wrote:
Jason: My Bingham doesn't have a sprung wheel - it's a fixed axel. How did you adapt the Guzzi wheel? I was planning on pulling the drive spine out of a rear and machining a custom hub. John C Too many projects, not even close to retirement!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Telford" <jr-@avalon.net> To: <Loopfram-@topica.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 4:42 PM Subject: RE: 16" tire needed Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy Stocks and Index Funds for just $4 No Account or Investment Minimums and No Inactivity Fees Automatically invest weekly or monthly and build your future. http://click.topica.com/caadlVFb1dfltbN7eKTa/Sharebuilder ------------------------------------------------------------------- Funny- I have a Bingham sidecar also. It came with the funky little wheel and I put a Guzzi rim on it to match my bike, like you did. To lower the car back to normal, I bolted an extension on the shock mount at the bottom- just two flat plates that dropped the lower shock mount about 2 inches. I suppose you could also look for a shorter shock? Jason jack-@aol.com wrote:
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