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Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 02-27-2017, 05:57 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Further news

This is an interim update - end of Feb 2017 which is already a month behind my schedule for the next step video

But i have an excuse!
I thought I would finish some of the bodywork
It will look...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 01-05-2017, 05:12 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Hi all, I promised a post to bring things...

Hi all, I promised a post to bring things “up-to-date”

This image shows where I am right now (start 2017).
...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 01-01-2017, 07:39 AM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Hi Michael, thanks for enquiring about progress. ...

Hi Michael, thanks for enquiring about progress.
Yes is the short answer!
I still manage around 10hours per week on average, but unfortunately Ive got out of the habit of posting up news. I'm not...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 04-25-2016, 06:17 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Update 21 Still working at it! Although my...

Update 21 Still working at it!

Although my rate of posting updates has fallen off (apologies to those following) I have been able to maintain a regular pace of work, which I suppose averages out...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 11-16-2015, 05:06 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
UPDATE 20 A long time waiting My apologies...

UPDATE 20 A long time waiting

My apologies to anyone waiting for updates, progress has been slow over the past few months and I’ve had little significant information to impart. The re-working of...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 07-10-2015, 06:00 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 5,906
Posted By visionary
Side force elimination

Hi Peter, I'be followed your previous postings about motorcycle body designs and I get where you are coming from
Unfortunately there is no easy answer to your quest (I've been looking for it myself)...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 01-05-2015, 01:39 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
2015 Update During the Xmas holidays I...

2015 Update

During the Xmas holidays I finally get time to work on my own project, and this year I was able to get quite a lot done. The left side bodywork is now complete, and to a reasonable...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 07-15-2014, 06:35 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
3 year review As I write this, the 3 year...

3 year review

As I write this, the 3 year anniversary of the start of this thread is fast approaching. It’s a scary thought, 3 years spent on this project and its still far from finished! I...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 06-15-2014, 12:55 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Sizing up the XL1 On a recent trip to the...

Sizing up the XL1

On a recent trip to the Design Museum, London I was lucky enough to see the Volkswagen XL1. It was nominated for an award and was on display with all a wide variety of other...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 05-10-2014, 05:03 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 16,701
Posted By visionary
No contest, this beats the C90 hands down The...

No contest, this beats the C90 hands down
The motor should be ideal and the frame construction looks as though modification will be much simpler. Plus you have decent brakes to start with!
My first...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 09-01-2013, 06:35 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Update 018 So I’ve just completed the basic...

Update 018

So I’ve just completed the basic prep list before my next test run, and I had a quick spin around the block on the machine to ensure I didn’t waste time and money on a venue hire fee,...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 08-20-2013, 05:18 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Something of interest? I'm not sure how it...

Something of interest?

I'm not sure how it relates to my project, if at all, but this video is fascinating!
It came up through a post on the FFusergroup and I thought I would share it with you...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 08-11-2013, 06:26 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Update 017 During the past few months I have...

Update 017

During the past few months I have been working on the upper cabin area. My original concept sketches have always been based upon the idea of a fully enclosed cockpit. In fact I have...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 07-14-2013, 01:07 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Hi Frank, well we chatted for about an hour in...

Hi Frank, well we chatted for about an hour in total and Andy is a very open character so there was a great deal to absorb, but I can relay some simple elements of the conversation.

What struck me...
Forum: Aerodynamics 06-26-2013, 07:52 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 10,359
Posted By visionary
Motorcycle Aerobody Research

What’s it all about?

Motorcycles with extensive or “full” bodywork are rare beasts indeed. Informed opinion, let alone genuine academic research into their aerodynamic performance is hard to come...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 06-01-2013, 05:09 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
So I was browsing around the other threads on the...

So I was browsing around the other threads on the forum and I came across this post from Frank (Aerodynamic baseline #9)




And it made me feel both guilty and proud

Assuming of course this...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 04-16-2013, 03:40 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Update 016 So its been quite some time since my...

Update 016
So its been quite some time since my last post, and I left the prototype rear hatch fabrication method half way through. My apologies to all who were following the blog, but I became a...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 12-01-2012, 04:10 AM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Hi Craig, I welcome your thoughts about...

Hi Craig,
I welcome your thoughts about streamliner bodykits, and although I’m sure there’s a small market, I think there are some obstacles to overcome.
Firstly, the nature of the market. People...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 11-29-2012, 04:39 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 27,573
Posted By visionary
Now I see the images, here's my advice on the...

Now I see the images, here's my advice on the fibreglass. Firstly I would use CSM without doubt - reasons are that its cheaper, easier to work and more versatile than woven cloth. Woven cloth is...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 11-27-2012, 06:05 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Update 015 - Bodywork Fabrication So now the...

Update 015 - Bodywork Fabrication

So now the initial test phase is over I’m working on improving the engineering standard of some items and completing more of the outer bodywork. So I thought I’d...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 11-04-2012, 08:40 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Airfield Shakedown OK so here is the short...

Airfield Shakedown

OK so here is the short youtube video of the test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKx6yzgTegY&feature=vmdshb

I'll post some comments and explanations soon
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 10-06-2012, 04:41 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Interim Update Thanks to everyone who has...

Interim Update

Thanks to everyone who has contributed recently, I’ve been a bit sparse with my postings, as I wanted to document the airfield test, and it took ages to organise. But, today I ran...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 10-03-2012, 06:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,199
Posted By visionary
Aerobike project

A friend and colleague e-mailed me a link to a blog yesterday, and I thought I’d share it with you all. I was very impressed with his vision and workmanship.

...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 06-17-2012, 05:45 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Some video as promised Here is a short test...

Some video as promised

Here is a short test I did today - forgive the unsilenced exhaust

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u3is9fvxyI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRIaGTARK5A

Its all a...
Forum: Motorcycles / Scooters 06-10-2012, 06:21 PM
Replies: 385
Views: 193,376
Posted By visionary
Feedback from initial test The first chance...

Feedback from initial test

The first chance to test the machine was meant to be a quick acclimatisation run around the industrial estate where I have constructed it. It is limited to relatively...
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