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PRoject freeky to the nats.
« on: February 22, 2011, 03:54:09 pm »
OK we are tyring to get this bike finished and ready to run at the 2011 NAts.  and rather than keep posting in differant places im going to shove it all in one place, and if i post in other specific are such as wanted will also link back here, not so much as a diary but as poject bucket so all those guys helping so far can see whats going on and anyone else with ideascan also contribute and or ball gaze  ;D
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2011, 03:54:15 pm »
Anyone got any better shots of the #74 Tom gibson - kx125 cc bike ?  circ 74/75/76

prefer side on and colour but here's hoping  :)

the Cooky cutter as it appears in  VMX #14 p39. #74 (Tom Gibson)

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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2011, 03:56:30 pm »
aNYONE HAVE ANY IDEA on how to free up the forks ?

OBviously the frame needs to be off the ground to release them backdown. ( otherwise the wheel is always hard on the ground and you can go past ground hey ! )

think stewy has tried a few things but hes not winning, any techniques, ideas or letters of support he would be much appriciative of  :P

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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2011, 03:58:40 pm »
spring out , top back on, rubber mallet!!!
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2011, 05:16:53 pm »
are there springs ?  though it just had rubber bands hanging of those grease nipple rods/part and the top rails ?

See i have no idea............... :-[
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2011, 05:20:22 pm »
IS this a standard fitment for a long track seat or similar going by the distances ? and does it mount by a bolt slide horizontally through that sleeve on the frame where your nuts are like the US trackmaster do of is it some other fitment ?  assume the back mounts on that rail somehow ?  anyone got pics of how the hagons etc do it ? Dogey can you post up under your seat for us ? and the frameing under there as well ?  cheers blokes


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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2011, 05:42:47 pm »
Freaky, there pretty much was no standard fitment for the seat, there were heaps of theories as to what sized seat to use.
Next time your at a meeting where there are a group of sliders, sit on each to see what size and height suits you.
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2011, 05:52:05 pm »
sorry freaky I'll withdraw my statement as the photo didn't show up when i was looking at it.
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2011, 06:21:44 pm »
Ok its sitting on a milk crate - wheel off ground & half  a can of CRC has been used and the fugging thing is  still stuck solid  ???
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2011, 06:37:02 pm »
bigger hammer ;D
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2011, 06:44:42 pm »
Oh
so this is why there is an engine in my garage............ :)
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2011, 07:21:02 pm »
Freaky,
The back of the seat bolts to the hole thru the cross bar in  the top of the rear A frame , it's usually a small piece of angle with an upright T piece or a T shaped bracket with spacing and holes to suit seat height and the front bolts to the little cross piece at the rear of the diamond.
As Slides says, check a couple of other sliders out and work out a seat and  height that suits you.

As far as the forks go, wheel out, top cross piece off, and treat each fork leg individually, get them sliding well , then , assemble them with wheel and top cross piece, without damper unit , if they still stick, pull wheel out and see if it is a problem with axle spacing, if still sticky you may have to apply gentle persuasion to get each leg of the H piece parallel.

The bloody things bend like spaghetti and I've torn me hair out more than once to get them working properly, gave up on the last set and got Ray Dole and Peter Campbell to sort them out for me.
Good luck with them
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2011, 07:35:53 pm »
You're right about the fork legs Foss, I remember dad wacking the ones out of my Speedway bike, after I turned it over out of the start, on a timber fence post at Nepean to straighten them.
Agricultural I know but he got them working again.
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2011, 07:45:38 pm »
Yeah, Slides,
Been there , done that . Seriously though, front wheel between the knees and reef them straight with the handle bars, on that dvd I sent you , one of the Poms does the old fork straighten trick after the big prang at Wambanumba.
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Re: PRoject freeky to the nats.
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2011, 08:29:46 pm »
Got those suckers apart with a LARGE hammer. And yes one leg slides up and down freely and the other gets stuck mid stroke.....I recon it has a slight bend, as you can see a definate wear mark.
There is a little bit of head stem movement  ... is this the norm ???? or does Freaky need to buy new bushes.
Bolt is not worn.
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