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Reepicheep
| Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 11:47 am: |
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One part, two things. Brilliant! |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 12:06 pm: |
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Oh, and nice to see them pursuing the radiator forced air patent as well. If I can't get the original motor running well in my 1971 Kawasaki F8 Bison, and try and retrofit a parallel twin in there, I may try and infringe on their patent (production volume 1 ). |
Court
| Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 01:50 pm: |
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Swuffler |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 02:24 pm: |
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Mufarm |
Court
| Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 03:49 pm: |
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You ain't seen nothing yet . . . |
Firstbuell
| Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 04:05 pm: |
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dunno the vintage of that illustration above, but it surely reminds me of circa '08 "Dirtbag Abbie"
(Message edited by firstbuell on November 03, 2010) |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 - 04:34 pm: |
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Not to mention, think how gorgeous an 1190RR will look without that big exhaust can underneath! Ducati, eat your heart out! (Message edited by reepicheep on November 02, 2010) |
Rasta_dog
| Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 01:03 pm: |
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Exhaust System + Rear Suspension = Exhaustsion |
Zane
| Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 06:16 pm: |
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What happens if the muffler part needs to be replaced? From that drawing it looks like it would be quite a job if possible at all. Am I just missing something? |
Reepicheep
| Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 06:19 pm: |
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The current factory exhaust (and for that matter the current factory swingarm) have no replacable parts of that nature, so you haven't lost anything. I guess if the inside was steel, it could eventually rust (just like other factory exhausts), and it would just get loud and rattly. |
Greg_e
| Posted on Wednesday, November 03, 2010 - 08:57 pm: |
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With the heat and corrosive nature of exhaust gases I see that flex connection failing often. Be really interesting for the track though. |
M2typhoon
| Posted on Thursday, November 04, 2010 - 07:19 am: |
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This can be done without that flex pipe. If the exhaust has a rotatable connection mounted at the same axis as the rotation for the swing arm, this could work. |
46champ
| Posted on Sunday, November 07, 2010 - 12:49 pm: |
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Does this mean the street 1190 will have belt drive? |
Firstbuell
| Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 02:10 pm: |
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^^^^^OK, then does "having a belt drive" still equal "no rear axle adjustment" ? |
Crackhead
| Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 03:20 pm: |
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that is very interesting. |
Davegess
| Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 04:40 pm: |
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I think it is most interesting as a view inside Erik's mind. He is always thinking and while the 1125 and XB bikes are cool his brain is a few generations ahead of them. |
Court
| Posted on Monday, November 08, 2010 - 09:20 pm: |
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>>>>his brain is a few generations ahead of them. That's a VERY accurate statement. While everyone was hub-bubbin' over "how do we get the patents?" . . I was in the "who cares . . it's all dated stuff" camp. You . . . . (well YOU have) . . but most folks haven't seen nothing yet . . . MIND AT WORK. |
Ducxl
| Posted on Saturday, November 13, 2010 - 08:33 am: |
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An interesting and forward thinking design.I like it.The aftermarket may not.THink of the cost associated generating a loud(aftermarket) sound. With the heat and corrosive nature of exhaust gases I see that flex connection failing often. Confederate Motorcycles is doing it successfully by manufacturing the "Flex" link out of an Aerospace material called "Inconel".Like those other crazy materials like Monel and Hastalloy |
Black
| Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 06:25 am: |
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I don't recall ever using Hastalloy, but Monel and Inconel have been around for a very long time. They are nickel alloys that are extremely corrosion resistant. You will find them on ships and in many marine applications. I'll bet that any flex link made of one of them will be around for a very long time. Good stuff. |
Oddball
| Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 04:14 pm: |
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Inconel is used for baffles in some sound suppression equipment. |
Stirz007
| Posted on Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 06:49 pm: |
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Inconel is used for high temperature applications - turbine blades, heat exchangers, and the like. Problem is that it work hardens, so can be a bitch to work with. the Hellcat used that funky flex fitting to route exhaust through the swingarm. JM |
Ensigncrusher
| Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 01:51 pm: |
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Anyone have the source for this image? Patent searching isn't turning up anything. |
Court
| Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 02:56 pm: |
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>>>Anyone have the source for this image? Yes >>>Patent searching isn't turning up anything. Good |
Ensigncrusher
| Posted on Saturday, November 20, 2010 - 03:06 pm: |
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Well that's exceptionally helpful. |
Ljm
| Posted on Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 12:08 pm: |
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Wtf? I think any info is interesting and helpful |
Motorcyclemike
| Posted on Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 01:17 pm: |
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Way to go Court!! Shhh |
Hootowl
| Posted on Monday, November 22, 2010 - 10:59 am: |
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Nice headlights. |
Cityxslicker
| Posted on Friday, February 04, 2011 - 10:44 pm: |
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I want to know how it sounds |
Billyboy
| Posted on Thursday, March 03, 2011 - 11:11 am: |
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Interesting design...and now a question by the non-engineer in me. Where do the gasses go that have escaped through the perforations? Are they eventually sucked back through the perfs. and out the tailpiece by the pressure differential? Is there a constant exchange of exhaust as the inner chambers fill and then are sucked out? My uneducated guess is that this would be fairly quiet, too... (Message edited by billyboy on March 03, 2011) |
86129squids
| Posted on Saturday, April 02, 2011 - 04:05 pm: |
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"Uhhh- hey dude, bitchin Buell!! Kewl bike, wonder how to stretch and slam that thing...?" (actual conversation from one or more of my days selling them, paraphrased...)
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86129squids
| Posted on Saturday, April 02, 2011 - 04:07 pm: |
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"Nice headlights." Ummm, hhhuhhuhuhhh hhhuhhhhhuhhuhuhhhhh.... Try the high-beams.... hhhuuhhhhuhhhhh hhuhuhhhuhuhhhhhhuhuhuhhh... That's cool. |
Gmaan03
| Posted on Friday, April 22, 2011 - 01:08 am: |
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Inconel is as you said brittle. It is probably made out of Titanium, very stong, yet flexable |
Blake
| Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 11:15 am: |
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Inconel is brittle??? There are a number of different "Inconel" alloys. Some are quite ductile. {INCONEL alloy 686 exhibits an excellent combination of strength, ductility, and toughness when either annealed or cold worked. The tensile properties of the alloy at room temperature are seen in Table 4. The yield strength and impact strength of cold worked alloy 686 bar are reported in Table 5. TABLE 5 ROOM TEMPERATURE TENSILE PROPERTIES FOR COLD WORKED ALLOY 686
Size, Mill Form, % Cold Work | 0.2% Yield Strength ksi (MPa) | Tensile Strength ksi (MPa) | % Reduction of Area | % Elongation | Hardness HRC | 0.875 in. Plate 10% | 110.7 (763) | 136.5 (941) | 65.4% | 36.1% | 29 | 0.75 in. Bar 32% | 148.0 (1020) | 161.7 (1115) | 54.1% | 23.1% | 36 | 1.5 in. Bar 17% | 114.8 (792) | 144.0 (993) | 56.8% | 34.6% | 27 | 0.562 in. Hex Bar 8% | 95.3 (657) | 130.3 (896) | 64.5% | 47.6% | 26 | from http://www.specialmetals.com/documents/Alloy%20Sol ution%20to%20Marine%20Fastener%20Problems.pdf |