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Old 06-13-2012, 05:44 PM   #280 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
What size SI and LI do you need ?
The real issue for the 2-wheel configuration is the wheel size,8-inch.
While I might 'see' what 80-mph cruising would be like (I've been to 88 mph with Viking during passing),I can't imagine taking the wheel bearings over 100,let alone 120-130.
I can't put larger wheels under Viking due to body/frame interference and major re-engineering.
The 1-wheel conversion is doable except for the time it would require.And I have a new hernia which will require surgery and prevents me from some of the physical type of work necessary to pull the conversion off.
I have the HONDA Hawk mechanicals and Dunlop touring H-rated tire to do it.These would fit under the centerline of Viking with no problem.
The anti-tilt hitch connection would require re-engineering of the gap-filler mechanism which has already consumed over 200-hours.
I just don't think it's realistic to have any expectation of completion.
Doing the boat tail is very realistic and it's low weight would mean a lot with only a 1-mile run-up on the salt.
If I had good numbers for a full boat tail it might wet my appetite for a clean-sheet trailer which does not have the extra length and weight of Viking.
With Viking 'Light' I COULD do the short course with reasonable certainty of achieving terminal velocity.And we'd have some good data for the range-extender trailer concept.
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