Engine bars or not?!

Mitch1100 · Post by **Mitch1100** » Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:28 pm

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Motocod · Post by **Motocod** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 4:09 pm

They look perfect - even have colour-matched hubs - where can I get a set?!

Nik

Fw190 · Post by **Fw190** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:11 pm

Motocod wrote:Thank you - I had a look at their site, and I've sent them an email, so you never know. Really appreciate your input.

I'll check out Wunderlich too.

Nik

e-mail... to an Italian company

should hear from them by christmas...that's next christmas...

bugger, they're going to prove me wrong now eh

Motocod · Post by **Motocod** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 8:57 am

Well funnily enough, an email just dropped in to my inbox, and it's good news - they're going to be making a batch again, and they'll be available by the end of the year. So probably worth hanging on, being as I'm unlikely to be doing much riding.

Nik

RiceBurner · Post by **RiceBurner** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:01 pm

Motocod wrote:The reality is that the cost of development for a rubber part would be pretty high for me doing it as a "hobby" project, and I wouldn't really have access to the proper grades of rubber required for temperature tolerance and resistance to oils. Really it would require a rubber specialist (stop giggling at the back!) who can process the correct grade.

However, cast engine bars may be possible - my employer's parent company in German has a foundry and regularly does aluminium and magnesium castings. If someone has a set I can borrow I could 3D scan them and get the ball rolling... Would obviously require quite a bit of interest to make it viable though.

Nik

I have a set of Stanton bars (bit mashed up but the digital files could be amended) if you need a set for scanning?

Motocod · Post by **Motocod** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:24 pm

Thanks Riceburner. They look nice. Unfortunately I think the cost of tooling for new Aluminium castings would be prohibitively high - we'd need a substantial group of people to commit to buying to make it viable.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 4:35 pm

Here ya go!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDMOTO-BMW-R1 ... 1c480b7b5c

Al

Dog Tyred · Post by **Dog Tyred** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:35 pm

Blackal wrote:Here ya go!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDMOTO-BMW-R1 ... 1c480b7b5c

Al

Interesting colour ! The bike. not the bars.

As for the bars they look hideous

DT

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:46 pm

Dog Tyred wrote:
Blackal wrote:Here ya go!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RDMOTO-BMW-R1 ... 1c480b7b5c

Al
Interesting colour ! The bike. not the bars.

As for the bars they look hideous

DT

You're right on both counts................

The colour is very "Honda Deauville-esque"

Al

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:21 pm

RiceBurner wrote:
Motocod wrote:The reality is that the cost of development for a rubber part would be pretty high for me doing it as a "hobby" project, and I wouldn't really have access to the proper grades of rubber required for temperature tolerance and resistance to oils. Really it would require a rubber specialist (stop giggling at the back!) who can process the correct grade.

However, cast engine bars may be possible - my employer's parent company in German has a foundry and regularly does aluminium and magnesium castings. If someone has a set I can borrow I could 3D scan them and get the ball rolling... Would obviously require quite a bit of interest to make it viable though.

Nik
I have a set of Stanton bars (bit mashed up but the digital files could be amended) if you need a set for scanning?

I do believe that Steptoe has made patterns for these and has had them cast in aluminum.

Motocod · Post by **Motocod** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:44 am

As it would happen I was just speaking with my boss about this earlier today. We certainly have the capability to make copies (castings) of existing parts, but it would require a group of people to buy-in to purchasing enough sets.