Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 right so decided to copy my rb design booster ( 4 bolt ) and make a huge one for the back so my rb will fit on the front , i have got some 6mm thick checkerplate aluminium . i have already marked the beast out and will be cutting it at lunnch ( in 2 ish hours ) so expect pictures of the manufacxturing process i hope this booster is going to be good and work and not look heinous like some :rolleyes:" pics asap i promise (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Good luck! How are you going to cut the Alu? Even on a bandsaw and only a few mm thick it's slow and hard work. By hand it'll put hairs on your chest. You'll need a few lunch hours I think! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 Im guesing your not going to be creating the very neccasary I-beam? If not, it will be crap and not worht the effort imo. Also, you could have chosen a better booster to copy! :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 well steve , ive got my lunch hour and them in in sc hool from 3 till 9 so 7 hours should be long enough ( im in for 6 hours after for open evening ) ill be doing it on a bandsaw with a brand new blade , i have read steves topic on boosters and decided to just have a bash at the rb rather than a complex design of one ( i wont be machining the holes and dips ) i hope it all goes to plan :rolleyes: glad to see some people are awake today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 (edited) Hey i did one and chain drilled it then cut from hole to hole, then took a huge file to the corners and got the curves on it poifect, jenna jameson style. I did a 2 bolt one last year and a 4 bolt this year, and anaylsis on it with steves help on post lol (Y) p.s anyone know any good spyware blockers and pop up blockers etc? Edited February 10, 2005 by Caleb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I was gonna make one on the CNC machine when the teacher wasnt there and we had a supply teacher covering our lesson. But 'techsoft 2d design' sucks (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 from this to this it works better than my rb its a simple design doesnt weigh more and when i put it on my brake set up perfectly :- hehe rb booster for sale (Y) sorry about the lateness of the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 on ze bicycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 whats the idea with cutting the flats into the outside rad where the booster passes the tyre? this appears only to have made the booster thinner and therefore more flexible at that point (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 tyre clearance (Y)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb88 Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 whats the idea with cutting the flats into the outside rad where the booster passes the tyre? this appears only to have made the booster thinner and therefore more flexible at that point :- ← Thats what i was thinking.. should have just gone straight up. But if it works then (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 bearing in mind that i designed it in 15 minutes and made it in my lunch break i thought it wasnt bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 That's a cool little booster there! Kudos for making it in your lunch break too (Y) How well does it hold up to braking? Much flex or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 no more than my rb (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 bump , but if anyones interested i decided to make more with a stiffer design . so hopefully ill have some to sell in the near future ( 10- 15 ) ish . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urpedigreechumdog Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 Ooh i'd be interested in one, but i wont pay much, i'm tight :-" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 :- ( £10 - £15 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urpedigreechumdog Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 :- ( £10 - £15 ) ← Well it wasn't clear, i though you meant you were gonna make 10 - 15....don't get pissy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 sorry :-" :"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 tyre clearance :-" ← I was talking about the outside of the booster though :P not bad for a rush job though, a bit of refinement and it could be pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 oh erm i dont knoww sorry i was just trying to make it symetrical and aestheticaly pleasing proper ones wont have that though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backgren Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 looks brutal :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank_rider Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 oh erm i dont knoww sorry i was just trying to make it symetrical and aestheticaly pleasing proper ones wont have that though ← hey don't apologise!!!! you live and learn. Try and make the next one so it has a more even thickness all the way around and it should be a bit stiffer :- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted February 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 ta for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biketrialler Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 lol £10 for that :| Not being arsey, ive made boosters out of titanium for my bikes before, 2 bolt and 4 bolt... but they werent worth money to buy, thats rediculous for something so bodged up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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