09-03-2021, 12:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-03-2021, 12:17 PM by Dennis Nicholas.)
Just a little tip. Bicycle front forks provide a nice oval and curved tube for the front front-wing mounts; just needs a flat plate welding on body end......looks much nicer than square box tube. Rear framework also provides nice round thinish tapered section for rear of wing. At the wing I either just beat the tube flat and curved to fit under wing or welded on a suitable shaped flat bar.
Further, luxury, mod is to make wing stays telescopic so can use different size wheels. 19 inch for trials (MCC), 16 inch would be preferred for road but gave up years ago when sensible size/cost became impossible; 15 inch now used for road.
(2CV rims with centre cut out and spoked to A7 centre and wider 15 from Peugeot also centre cut and spoked to 7 hub). That allowed suitably thin 15 " tyres front and slightly larger for rear easily available and normal prices....(don't think 2CVs are going to disappear). The rim dimpling and spoke lacing was done many many years ago by a man that used to do motorcycle wheels. Please don't cry - but £15 for doing 5 complete with powder coating done by his mate.....in the very early days when powder was just starting).
!5 on the Nippy looks a bit small, but 19 at any fast speed is a bit hairy.
Dennis (picture above is with the 15....Beaulieu driving tests)
Further, luxury, mod is to make wing stays telescopic so can use different size wheels. 19 inch for trials (MCC), 16 inch would be preferred for road but gave up years ago when sensible size/cost became impossible; 15 inch now used for road.
(2CV rims with centre cut out and spoked to A7 centre and wider 15 from Peugeot also centre cut and spoked to 7 hub). That allowed suitably thin 15 " tyres front and slightly larger for rear easily available and normal prices....(don't think 2CVs are going to disappear). The rim dimpling and spoke lacing was done many many years ago by a man that used to do motorcycle wheels. Please don't cry - but £15 for doing 5 complete with powder coating done by his mate.....in the very early days when powder was just starting).
!5 on the Nippy looks a bit small, but 19 at any fast speed is a bit hairy.
Dennis (picture above is with the 15....Beaulieu driving tests)