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I saw that quadliner at Darly moor, when I first saw it I thought it looked really fast and I expected it to be lapping me lots but I ended up beating it on my unfaired trike. Has it been raced since? It looks a very nice and well made fairing, it seems a shame just for it to be sat in a shed.
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More than a likeness to IanChattington's Squashed Orange?
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Points: 1090 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:26pm
Originally posted by rob gillions rob gillions wrote:

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That fairing is awesome - have you/does anyone have the molds, and could I get one made up ? That looks so much better than mine is likely to be that it's just not fair Clap
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Points: 1090 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:29pm
Originally posted by LeeW LeeW wrote:

I saw that quadliner at Darly moor, when I first saw it I thought it looked really fast and I expected it to be lapping me lots but I ended up beating it on my unfaired trike. Has it been raced since? It looks a very nice and well made fairing, it seems a shame just for it to be sat in a shed.
Aluminium on Aluminium for bearings doesnt work to well - Bits of it have appeared on occasions and it has been used to try different ideas so certainly hasnt just sat in a shed - in fact some of it did 100 miles in a recent race.
 
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Points: 1090 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:30pm
Originally posted by Yowie Yowie wrote:

More than a likeness to IanChattington's Squashed Orange?
Yep - but it looks so much better with 4 wheels
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Points: 2382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 April 2009 at 9:37pm
Could I get one made up too?
(although I think I will go with a good old correx fairing for the Quad I'm building)

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Originally posted by LeeW LeeW wrote:

Could I get one made up too?
(although I think I will go with a good old correx fairing for the Quad I'm building)
Certainly possible - but it is very narrow

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How narrow is very narrow? I'm thinking of building a fairing about 420mm wide at widest point.

Is that a trykit 2Wd axle on your new chassis? I am considering using one of those myself. Although I may go for a simpler and cheaper 1wd design.

It is basically a test mule for the two seater I'm thinking of building (picts in another thread). I have entered the belchford downhill challenge in september this year and will be building a quad for that. I thought I would add a drivetrain while I was at it and simply remove it for the downhill challange. It will make the quad more useful, I may even try racing it at a BPCC event, if I can bring myself to cut off 470mm of the tail, maybe a 24hr one in PC0 (although I seem to remember reading somewhere one is not allowed to ride all 24 hours?).

It's gonna be made from some cheap 1018 ERW steel, thus rather heavy.

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Originally posted by LeeW LeeW wrote:

How narrow is very narrow? I'm thinking of building a fairing about 420mm wide at widest point.

Is that a trykit 2Wd axle on your new chassis? I am considering using one of those myself. Although I may go for a simpler and cheaper 1wd design.

It is basically a test mule for the two seater I'm thinking of building (picts in another thread). I have entered the belchford downhill challenge in september this year and will be building a quad for that. I thought I would add a drivetrain while I was at it and simply remove it for the downhill challange. It will make the quad more useful, I may even try racing it at a BPCC event, if I can bring myself to cut off 470mm of the tail, maybe a 24hr one in PC0 (although I seem to remember reading somewhere one is not allowed to ride all 24 hours?).

It's gonna be made from some cheap 1018 ERW steel, thus rather heavy.
PC0 has to stop between midnight and 6am
 
The 2wd is custom made - but I am trying to get the guy that made it to make a batch for me.
 
Not sure about the width - Think its about 420 - I am sure Rob will let you know when he has built one Wink
 
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420 = 16.54". My shoulders = 17". Track = 16"
 
Should be interesting ! Can't wait to get started ...
 
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