Racing Silly Season - Who's Going Where For 2017?
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In a 2 race weekend, 80km (20 laps around Donington, 4km long) 2 races = 160km, 3 practice sessions and qualifying say 15 laps in each practice = 180km and 15 laps in qualifying = 60km plus another 5 or 6 laps in warmup = 24. Total = 424km, add another 80km for a 3 race weekend. They'd need to change the swing arm linkage after 5 rounds and they will need 3 for the season.
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Lincsblokey said:
boxxob said:
Lincsblokey said:
.... just to give you an example, the swingarm linkage on the PBM bikes is a corse part, with mileage limit of 2500km, and costs 4k.... thats factory
why does something like that cost so much and wear so quickly? is it some bizarre Italian job creation programme?ZX10R NIN said:
It's not just the Italians (although they are rather good at picking a number out of thin air) have you seen the price of a custom spec Kenny Roberts swingarm?
You do realise that someone has spent many many hours designing and analysing stuff like that? That's where the money isGeorge29 said:
ZX10R NIN said:
It's not just the Italians (although they are rather good at picking a number out of thin air) have you seen the price of a custom spec Kenny Roberts swingarm?
You do realise that someone has spent many many hours designing and analysing stuff like that? That's where the money isOn the PBM engine thing, it's no different to Tyco, Hawk and Lee Hardy Racing, all of whom run engines directly from BMW Motorrad.
Edited by WaferThinHam on Thursday 29th September 19:36
George29 said:
ZX10R NIN said:
It's not just the Italians (although they are rather good at picking a number out of thin air) have you seen the price of a custom spec Kenny Roberts swingarm?
You do realise that someone has spent many many hours designing and analysing stuff like that? That's where the money isZX10R NIN said:
Yes I do especially the fact they can engineer the amount of flex your swingarm has, but I think you missed my point which was that it's not just the preserve of the Italians.
I didn't miss your point, I just didn't think you had one. The cost is there for a reason, to pay for the engineering that has gone into it. Things like that don't sell in vast quantities so the price has to be high to recoup the costs, the price isn't just guessedGeorge29 said:
I didn't miss your point, I just didn't think you had one. The cost is there for a reason, to pay for the engineering that has gone into it. Things like that don't sell in vast quantities so the price has to be high to recoup the costs, the price isn't just guessed
It was a light hearted comment coming from someone who's recently had some head work carried out by the the Hawk Racing guys. Maybe I should have added a smiley face to get the point across
Turn7 said:
Anvil TAG to go to the wall
Retaining Shaun Winfield for 2017 - http://www.crash.net/bsb/news/234025/1/winfield-re...FourWheelDrift said:
Turn7 said:
Anvil TAG to go to the wall
Retaining Shaun Winfield for 2017 - http://www.crash.net/bsb/news/234025/1/winfield-re...ZX10R NIN said:
Lincsblokey said:
boxxob said:
Lincsblokey said:
.... just to give you an example, the swingarm linkage on the PBM bikes is a corse part, with mileage limit of 2500km, and costs 4k.... thats factory
why does something like that cost so much and wear so quickly? is it some bizarre Italian job creation programme?Yeah...funny money... but they really are the business!
WaferThinHam said:
Apparently HRC rear spindles are £1900! :O
On the PBM engine thing, it's no different to Tyco, Hawk and Lee Hardy Racing, all of whom run engines directly from BMW Motorrad.
Not exactly true! On the PBM engine thing, it's no different to Tyco, Hawk and Lee Hardy Racing, all of whom run engines directly from BMW Motorrad.
Edited by WaferThinHam on Thursday 29th September 19:36
Hawk build & maintain there engines but they originate from alpha racing, as do all the others. theres nothing such as a factory bmw engine in bsb, anyone can phone alpha and order them. my good mate crowey ran the same spec motor as them at tt16, 228bhp, warranted (sort of) for 2500km
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