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grandpanot
Senior Member
USA
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 Posted - 05/05/2007 : 03:47:45
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A Couple of pictures of the new front Titanium Axle. Saved a little weight 240 grams or about 56 grams less than stock I believe.
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Hello, my name is Jeff and I am a Trackaholic.(EVANSTON, Illinois) |
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vfrman
Moderator
USA
8005 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 04:16:25
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Wow that is gorgeous! I am a sucker for two things... titanium, tits and carbon. Ok, well that is three (or is it four!) things.
How can I get my hands on one? |
91 VFR400R
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Craig S
Forum Veteran
United Kingdom
7144 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 07:37:19
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| Ditto, would match all the other parts quite nicely... |
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Royster81
Left handed surfer
Ireland
3914 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 08:36:21
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quote:
Originally posted by vfrman
I am a sucker for 3 things... titanium, tits and carbon.How can I get my hands on one?
ask the wife nicely steve but i don't think you need to be posting thosesorts of questions on this forum...... |
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vfrman
Moderator
USA
8005 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 15:14:15
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| I don't think your wife would let me touch em mate! LOL. |
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Royster81
Left handed surfer
Ireland
3914 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 17:09:27
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| never know you'll have to ask and she does have a bit of a thing for chris moyles...... |
400R,loud proud and modified. |
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rallykay
Familiar Member
Sweden
253 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 17:57:01
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Really nice!
How come that it was only 56 g lighter? Is it thicker than standard?
Titanium is 40% lighter than steel so my maths doesn´t work out!
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bothmann
Familiar Member
Denmark
322 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 18:48:05
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Kay, if you want to use titanium on things like axles you have to overengineer it, or it
will shatter from inside out. Motogp teams xray their axles after x-number races, because theirs are made to very close tolerances.
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Handling over power.. |
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mruehl34
Regular Member
Germany
521 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2007 : 19:17:40
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Ohhhh i here titanium axle, can you post more info!!!
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viper_biker
Administrator
Ireland
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Posted - 05/05/2007 : 19:22:39
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Originally posted by castroljc
never know you'll have to ask and she does have a bit of a thing for chris moyles......
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Social worker: "Glen honey, I got a question for you. What do you do for a living?
Quagmire: "I got a question for you. Why are you still here?" |
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cyclenut
Familiar Member
USA
364 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 00:36:37
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Originally posted by rallykay
Really nice!
How come that it was only 56 g lighter? Is it thicker than standard?
Titanium is 40% lighter than steel so my maths doesn´t work out!
Not hollow all the way through.. |
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What a great bike!!
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grandpanot
Senior Member
USA
1143 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 14:34:09
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| It wasn't hollow all the way through but a machinist (son of a neighbor) completed the work. When I bought it off of ebay it was heavier than stock and as cyclenut says not drilled all the way through. I bought it and the machinist finished the work. |
Hello, my name is Jeff and I am a Trackaholic.(EVANSTON, Illinois) |
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grandpanot
Senior Member
USA
1143 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 14:39:05
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| I bought it from the same guy who makes the titanium shift rod levers Underboat (Paul Thomas). He perhaps could have taken off some more material but I didn't give him the stock one to compare. I just had him hollow it out to the same simensions as it had been started with by Paul. |
Hello, my name is Jeff and I am a Trackaholic.(EVANSTON, Illinois) |
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grandpanot
Senior Member
USA
1143 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 14:40:59
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| I wonder how much it would be for the rear? |
Hello, my name is Jeff and I am a Trackaholic.(EVANSTON, Illinois) |
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Maxypoop77
Senior Member
United Kingdom
1238 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 16:40:33
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| There isnt one!! lol |
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Lee_
Familiar Member
United Kingdom
351 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 18:56:49
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Had this picture saved for a while, not too sure where the picture came from but I would guess it was off here somewhere.
I would imagine you could get one machined from Ti but I hate to think of the cost. 
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apostle666
Regular Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/05/2007 : 21:11:29
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| i so want the one on the right, he says whilst still trying to pick his jaw up off the floor!!! |
1997 Bandit 600 with k2 gsxr600 rear shock, K&N, Ignition Advancer, Jetted. Need to fit my GSXR1100 engine, ducati forks, bigger brakes and BOS Superbike can when i get a chance and some money
1994 Rvf400 with *Company Name Removed* seat unit, ethos system, BOS GP end can, goodridge braided lines, braking wavey discs, nissin sintered pads all round, a bit of weight loss here and there (ally spacers etc.) & too much spent elsewhere to get a paint job!!! |
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rallykay
Familiar Member
Sweden
253 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 22:27:11
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| Stop it! I´m drooling at my desk. |
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grandpanot
Senior Member
USA
1143 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 02:28:49
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| What was that rule again. For every 1 LB you chop on unsprung weight it feels like 8 LBS? Something like that. Th rear axle by itself weight around 1700 grams so with TI you would loose about 680 grams of unsprung weight or 1.5 LBS of unsprung weight. This would be similar to dropping about 12 LBS of sprung weight. |
Hello, my name is Jeff and I am a Trackaholic.(EVANSTON, Illinois) |
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vfrman
Moderator
USA
8005 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 04:25:07
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I need to lose 40 lbs of "sprung weight"... then maybe my leathers would fit better!  |
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rallykay
Familiar Member
Sweden
253 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2007 : 05:06:09
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Grandpanot.
I think it is rotating mass your after. |
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