F350 chassis build

[sidecar bob]

We were musing earlier this month about what way to go, buying something from overseas is the only viable option at the minute.

That is the smartest thing to do.
Given the quality of machinery out there now in NZ & the cost of build or import, there is only one logical answer that saves time & money & gets you a good bit of competitive machinery.
We have also become very well connected with the sport in the UK, so makes things very easy.

[jellywrestler]

We have also become very well connected with the sport in the UK, so makes things very easy.

some of us are, i never got to say one word to Mr Reeves when he was here as everytime i tried he was smothered by his followers.....

[scrivy]

some of us are, i never got to say one word to Mr Reeves when he was here as everytime i tried he was smothered by his followers.....

Aren't you a real groupie Spyda??

[sidecar bob]

some of us are, i never got to say one word to Mr Reeves when he was here as everytime i tried he was smothered by his followers.....

I'm meaning through Steve English, plus all the TT loyal, both enthusiasts & racers we have amongst us now.
I think at the last TT there were more NZ sidecar racers there than there were left here.
Its nice having the Brits here though.

[Kickaha]

Get that bloody trellis long chair running!

There was no chance of that ever happening once I started racing with Dave and then bought the LCR myself

I'm meaning through Steve English

There's a few good deals come up on there but the exchange rate change in the last year has added a considerable amount of expense

[Grumph]

We have a Shelbourne - on which I based the dimensions / geometry.
The Shelbourne always handled very well - but there were lots of little niggles that annoyed me - so decided the only way to get a bike exactly how I wanted it was to build it myself.
There was no adjustment on the old bike other than chain adjusters - however - I couldn't get the full range of gearing changes I wanted on the same chain - so I increased the range - so can now adjust the chain over all the different sprockets.

The old bike always used to overheat on the inner 25% of the rear tyre - so I've put some height adjustment into the rear end & also the chair wheel for toe-in - + simple trail adjustment on the front end.

Cheers - Gordon.

Reading race reports from the late 80's early 90's, the Shelbourne's seem to have had a habit of blistering rears...whether with a 600 or 350 in.