Excalibur, Triumph Bonneville '73 nostalgia
dragbike specs.
Frame: Chromoly 1" dia x .050" wall thickness, tig
welded.
Forks: Modified FXR150, 33mm stanchions, shortened
Front wheel:
KDX200 hub & disc with spoked 18" WM2 alloy rim
Rear wheel: WR250 hub
& disc with spoked 18" WM3 alloy rim
Tires: Front 90/90-18" Pirelli, Rear
18"x4" M&H Drag slick.
Bodywork: Rear guard/seat is carbon fibre,
bullet-nose is alloy
Brake calipers: Nissin motocross, single acting.
Bore
& stroke: 77.5mm x 82mm (773cc), de-finned T140 barrels
Compression:
approx. 9.9:1
Carbs: Amal mk2, 30mm, 600 mains
Fuel: Methanol, 600ml tank
capacity
Oils: Motor; castrol R (450ml), Gearbox; ATF (500ml)
Oil pump:
Stock 650/750
Valve gear: Stock valves & springs with lightened
rockers.
Pistons: Stock Hepolite 8.5:1 +.060", balanced
Exhaust: 1.5 inch
O.D., 37.5 inch long
Crank: Stock T140 with flywheel
Conrods: Stock T140,
balanced
Crankcases: Stock 1973, RH gearshift, matched pair.
Primary
drive: Duplex chain, 650 T120.
Clutch: Hyde 7plate, dry.
Clutch locker:
Adapted Banshee, 6 arm.
Gearbox: Stock 5 speed B series, lightened
selectors
Cams: Inlet; Stock T140, Exhaust; stock T120, stock T140
camwheels
Camfollowers: inlet; 3/4"radius, exhaust; R radius.
Ignition:
Microsquirt programmable control.
Coil: 3ohm green dyna twin output,
suppressor HT leads.
Battery: 16v Lithium Polymer, 1000 mAh
Gearing:
4.63:1 overall
Weight: Bike: 99kg (217 lb)wet
Weight bike with rider &
gear: 163kg (358.6 lb)
H.P. 69.6hp according to online 1/4mile
calculators
Best E.T. 10.98, recorded at March 2013 NZ Nats, 1/4mile
Best
MPH 118.9mph recorded at March 2013 NZ Nats, 1/4mile
Rider: Jamie Flavell,
56kg(123lb) plus 8kg riding gear.
Engine builder, design concept, technical
detail: Pete Morrison
Frame and exhaust fabrication: Jamie
Flavell
Pitcrew: Pete, Orb, Peter.
Sponsor: H.D. Cycles, Hamilton,
N.Z.
No comments:
Post a Comment