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Moto wrote:

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I’m just amazed you didn’t make your own vaccum machine out of an old turbocharger or something Ollie :laugh:

I actually have a vaccum machine for doing refrigeration and air coditioning,but you still need to make up moulds to do it properly, if I was to go into production then vaccum bagging would be the way to go.

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yeh I actually posted a link to OBT regarding the CF pipe guard :dry: (check spelling Slug):laugh:

ollie

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Ktmrat wrote:

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Hey Ollie great work my man, I just want to tell you two things, Mate the dust from grinding a carbon firbre is around 200 times worse for you than asbestos, so mate please stay down wind when grinding the damn stuff, and the massive strengths toted about with carbon fibre are directly related to two fundamental things, the weave, as in chopped verses woven and the denier of that weave, and secondly the other thing that gives it it strength is the moulds are vacuum sealed as they cure and this compressive force is similar to bridge structures that are stressed with steel cables to increase its load capacity, you will never get the same strength per gram as vacuum sealing so the backyarders will usually add more layers, just like you have.

Good Job Mate but please be careful of the dust :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

100% correct in all respects Dave;)

I should have mentioned to wear all the correct PPE ie dust mask and disposabal rubber gloves

I would like to give vaccum bagging a go but have far to many other projects on the go to be really bothered.

ollie

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Trailboss wrote:

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I am more that happy that you with a bat is about as scary as the easter bunny :laugh: , but you didnt answer can I test it, yes or No?

NO !!

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slug wrote:

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Ollie wrote:

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I did work on a 2 stroke diesel that did 132 RPM max,to clean the ports you stood on the piston crown and they turned the engine over using turning gear to lower you down the bore! Dirtiest job Ive ever had to do:S

ollie

Typical stinking, oily, smokin’ two strokes. You wouldn’t get need to do it on a Yammy 5 valve head four stroke diesel:laugh:

Maybe but you should have seen the Carbon Fibre Pipe guard:woohoo:
ollie

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slug wrote:

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So seriously, how do you measure it? I’m curious, but not bi-curious.

Torsion meters,tonnes of fuel burned per hour at full power, plus other variables Ill let TB explain as this is his field of expertise. PS Slug thay dont just throw these pistons away:laugh: they send them back to the manufacturer and they are refurbished to new again were talking $50,000 for a piston!

Ps the diesel that I was referring to was a medium speed diesel 520 RPM max

I did work on a 2 stroke diesel that did 132 RPM max,to clean the ports you stood on the piston crown and they turned the engine over using turning gear to lower you down the bore! Dirtiest job Ive ever had to do:S

ollie

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Trailboss wrote:

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Ollie question, because I haven’t had stuff all to do with carbon fibre and because the guard looks thin and flimsy I ask the following.

Is the guard strong enough to handle a stump hitting it, like be hitting it with a baseball bat say the equivalent force? If so can I bring a baseball bat to Wauchope and test it :silly: , I know its strong but and amazed that something so thin can offer such protection :huh: .

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TB they are absolutley strong and would be able to handle a stump or rock,not saying that there may be some damage to the gaurd,the impact has to be absorbed somewhere.But after using one of these on about 5 different bikes over the last 15 years (with some big hits thrown in especially on the RMX)they come highly recommended.I purposley put extra bi-directinal carbon in the high impact areas,so thay are as tough as, apparently 75% more than Aluminium.
PS you hit my bike with a baseball bat :ohmy: I would find another place to insert that bat:laugh:

ollie

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Tell moose the bikes stuffed and Ollie will buy it off him for a hundred bucks:laugh:

ollie

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No mate it doesnt need anything else,no vibrations,no heat wrap nothing;) Pipe gets a bit hot at the outlet but other than that no problems at all. The first ride it will smell a bit but the heat will tend to cure it.

ollie

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No way Nigel you are the “backyard King”:laugh: although I try hard and have a good workshop and understanding boss,oh err thats me:laugh:

ollie

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aarochild wrote:

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aint you a tricky fella

good job mate! great idea;heard a good one the other day,For getting out dents involved plugging one end of the pipe Weld a plate; on the other end do the sae with a air hose connection inserted (tacked) then simply heat the dent area with a oxy very slowly and apply more air- via compressor,slowly ,slowly POP; grind off tacked plates ;=saved $400. probly old news to a handyman such as yourself …oh well.a thought

es mate done several of those repairs before:laugh: Hopefully this gaurd will prevent that happening to often,the one I made for my rmx did and it copped a hiding and is still going strong;)

ollie

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love the gear knob! looks like one of those trick ones with the spider in it:woohoo: serious bling

ollie

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Still got the custom Ducati muffler.

In the process of looking for work, I met a guy who is a sales rep for a leading Motorcycle accessory supplier. He had his YZ450F stolen and had some bits off it left. He had the YZF pipe on ebay and said that if I won it, he would also give me……an old superceeded version FMF powercore IV!(from his work) and an old scratched up unidentified system.

He was expecting the bidding to get up to around $3-400, so imagine how shocked he was when I won it at $86!:ohmy: A deal is a deal and he honoured his word.

I now have a wide selection of exhaust systems depending on what mood I am in, and how much noise I want to make:laugh: I am like a woman with a penchant for many pairs of shoes, except my vice is pipes.

:laugh: Im hearing you:laugh: great deal you got yourself there. Ive got two standard systems1 shit 1 near new 1 YZ system and the Jardine full titanium sytem which in my opinion is a work of art and probably better than akropovic.

Ollie

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Trailboss wrote:

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engines from single cylinder thru to 3500hp, 78 litre 16 turbo engines.

TB

Only 3500 HP:laugh: Ive been working on a 10,500 hp job V16 bore 400mm x stroke 460 mm twin turbo intercooled Pielsticks (we call em slapsticks:laugh: )

ollie

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Trailboss wrote:

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Is good Ollie to see that your prices dropped when the dollar was good , some of the larger importers are quick to charge more but I dont remember many prices dropping :angry:

TB

Yeh mate I did do a super special there for old Bulls for a bit but our dollar was around 90 cents its now crap and I cant see it getting any better soon. I will run down the stock I have at the moment then see how it goes before I order more. Interesting stuff from the fleetgaurd fella

ollie;)

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