Poll

Sadly, I am colour deficient, and useless at making decisions upon colour choices. What colour should the BSA be in your opinion? (I withold the right for my wife to veto any of your choices) :-)

Black with red upholstry
1 (12.5%)
Cream sides, green bonnet and boot with black upholstry
2 (25%)
Dogsc0#k red (sorry, apparently it is a thing so my decorator colleague says) and black
0 (0%)
British Racing Green + black upholstry
3 (37.5%)
Cream and navy upholstry
2 (25%)

Total Members Voted: 8

Author Topic: BSA 3 wheeler.  (Read 5616 times)

Jimr1999

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Re: BSA 3 wheeler.
« Reply #150 on: 28 Sep 22, 07:11 am »
After the Sywell shakedown, I am pleased to report nothing dropped off and "Slippery Jim" the CycleKart managed all the runs reliably. The engine works well and the standing start acceleration is good

There are, as expected, things to alter, some of which I did yesterday.

Slippery Jim decided 35 mph was the point the steering would get twitchy and I was not brave enough to push through it in front of a big crowd. I did not want to be the one in the back of the recovery land rover so discretion, valour etc.

The 3mm toe in had drifted to a touch toe out by the time I got home so some investigation needed as to the cause if it continues to move. At the moment I will put it down to settling in.

I had confused my camber for positive 1 degree when actually it was set to negative 1.2 degrees upon checking. As I could lift the inside wheel on heavy acceleration whilst turning, I have backed this off to 0.2 degrees negative. Only testing will see if I'm right.

I am on with making a second steering column to include the Safe-De-Speeder I have mentioned in another post. The steering was heavy and quick but the toe out and the negative camber cannot have helped that so this is still in the realms of me experimenting. (I'm just that kind of guy)

I am slowly planning bling for old Slippery having seen how the Karts are lifted as aesthetic objects when it is tastefully applied. I have nowhere to hang the furry dice so I will start with the dashboard and work out, I feel like tastefully designed campaign stickers for each event attended would be fun and am contemplating perhaps adding patina but this is early days thinking.


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