G.Man
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| posted on 24/10/05 at 08:48 PM |
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Bike Engine Propshafts
Whats the concensus of opinion on cush drive propshafts?
Worth it or not?
Anyone using one?
Where from?
How Much?
Interested in your views...
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/10/05 at 08:59 PM |
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Census of opinion of TRT's (Torque Resilient Tube) from the one's I know using them is very good - well worth the money.
People using them MKBlade, Avoneer
Bailey-Morris £250
Others less than £200... ask above people.
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ChrisGamlin
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| posted on 24/10/05 at 09:11 PM |
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Mine hasnt got one, several cars Ive driven have had them and personally I didnt notice a huge amount of difference in smoothness and Ive never had
gearbox problems.
Having said that, if doing it again I probably would get one just to add a little bit more compliance in the driveline to give the gearbox as easy a
life as possible.
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G.Man
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| posted on 24/10/05 at 09:28 PM |
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Thanks for the opinions guys...
I am mostly concerned about gearbox longevity on what will be a daily driver where possible in cyprus...
Has anyone had a catastrophic failure without one maybe?
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/10/05 at 09:39 PM |
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Not catastrophic, but deffo the achillies heel, specially on certain older engines.
If you're going to Cyprus with the Indy I'd concentrate more on the cooling  as the engine runs very hot!
[Edited on 24-10-05 by Hellfire]
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/10/05 at 09:42 PM |
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A few people have had gearbox problems - ourselves included (on our Blade engined Indy). Whether the prop was a significant contributing factor is
difficult to ascertain amongst others.
To my way of thinking, if the motorbike had a cush drive, then it should be replicated in the drivetrain of the Indy, by use of a TRT prop.
Having said that, our present Indy does not have a TRT prop but it is high on the list of future modifications. 
Phil
[Edited on 24-10-05 by Hellfire]
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G.Man
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| posted on 24/10/05 at 09:57 PM |
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Thanks guys
Got a larger rad and a seperate oil cooler as well, so hopefully that will be sufficient, if not I'll fit a larger pace westfield rad later..
For race use we all but remove the cushdrive, leaving just a small cush by way of some round studs in small rubbers...
Wil see what I can find out
[Edited on 24/10/05 by G.Man]
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Hellfire
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| posted on 24/10/05 at 10:02 PM |
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Are you talking about motorbikes in relation to the cushdrive or specifically BEC's?
[Edited on 24-10-05 by Hellfire]
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G.Man
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| posted on 25/10/05 at 07:13 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Are you talking about motorbikes in relation to the cushdrive or specifically BEC's?
For racing I meant Bikes, as I used to be a BSB technician with Grafters BSB team
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G.Man
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| posted on 27/10/05 at 07:02 AM |
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Thanks for the advice guys, have ordered one for my MNR
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G.Man
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| posted on 28/10/05 at 10:20 PM |
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Prop arrived today
its a tight fit as they are 2.5 inches thick rather than 2 inches, but its gone in...
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billy
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 07:03 PM |
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Can we see some pics??? as i need to get a prop soon cheers
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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G.Man
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| posted on 29/10/05 at 07:22 PM |
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Will be posting pics tomorrow, just got home from harrogate
Ack havent taken pic of prop... will post next weekend...
[Edited on 29/10/05 by G.Man]
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G.Man
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| posted on 6/11/05 at 11:20 AM |
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Only pic I have so far...
Prop is 2.5 inches in diameter
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