How it # 39; Made Motorcycles
The sidecar design is inspired by the look of a Lamborghini and McLaren F1, and color is a tribute to Ferrari.
In 1989, François Knorreck a long walk in the sidecar motorcycle of a friend and we enjoyed it so much he decided to build a platform of its own now, 20, 63 molds and countless body headaches later, he has a handcrafted masterpiece that is part motorcycle, part Lamborghini.
Knorreck, a French medical technician 45 years old, began sketching pencil drawings and built a life-size wooden model he worked on motorcycles in the past, but to determine how to distribute the weight of the sidecar and where to position its single wheel was completely new challenges After determining the dimensions, machining an aluminum frame and moved forward to keep the vehicle stable and prevent the sidecar wheel of veering he also had to strengthen motorcycle doll carrying a piece of the steering column that carries most of the weight of the sidecar.
At the controls of motorcycle Knorreck pushed the vehicle at 125 miles an hour near its estimated top speed, but never intend to fully open, he said, after all, despite the looks of the sidecar, it is only along for the ride.
The part I'm most proud of is the body, Knorreck not say the design, but the high level of finish.
BODY The sidecar is not simply welded to the bike both are perfectly related, chassis wiring of carbon fiber, the body handmade Get two pieces to work together was not easy with the wheel sidecar positioned too far forward or backward distribution, the kilter weight could cause the motorcycle and sidecar to roll forward and to the right of dispensing errors 877 pounds could put undue pressure on the vehicle chassis, leads to structural cracks to remedy these problems, Knorreck built adjustable aluminum frame so that it can tinker with the wheelbase and other items to see what worked better before adding the inner parts he found the movement of the sidecar wheel just enough before, compared to the bike rear, providing greater stability and ensured a straight path.
FUEL The original bike had a gravity fed system in which the fuel ran to the carburetors highest Knorreck but found that it was necessary to move the tank and place it under the body of the sidecar Then he added an electric pump supplying fuel to the engine.
Knorreck COMFORT built the entire frame and body of the sidecar, he had to make 63 different molds by hand to create its various panels of carbon fiber, but it's not an upholsterer when he was a tailor friend manufacture the seats if tooling around in a sidecar freakishly cool wasn t enough for its passengers, it can accommodate both, he installed a stereo system for this, however, he kept costs to a minimum, using a old radio his father.
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