These days we are building a first prototype of our Moto2 in oder to move it to Barcelona, to Anima design studio. Anima designers will use it to build the bodywork. We don’t have ready yet the fork and the swingarm that the final bike will use, so we built a “mix” using the CBR fork and swingarm.
Compared with previous posts, now we have the subframe. The subframe and the fueltank fit very well in the chassis, the bike looks very compact.
Once we had our “mix” assembled, the first thing I did was to seat on it to test the ergonomics. Because we have a very low chasis and a narrow fueltank, it is possible to close the legs and to take an aerodynamic position in an easy and “comfortable” way.
Theoretically it will be possible to use a narrower bodywork in order to minimize the frontal area of the bike.
Next step is to assembly the radiator and the exhaust, and to put a rigid bar working as shock absorber in order to give the correct height to the rear of the bike. Then we will have ready this prototype to build the bike’s bodywork. Meanwhile we will build the swingarm and a second chassis.
The time flies and we are very close to April 18th, the first race of the CEV in Montmeló (Barcelona) circuit…
Looking very good.
Do Anima have the facilities to make the fairings? Or are they just creating the final design?
Hi James. They have the facilities. They can do clay modelling, although in this case we probably will use also a lot of rapid prototyping.
looks incredible, i’ve been following since your last update on the Morlaco.
good luck with your last two months of the build!
oh, and two quick questions:
– would a Hossack system for the front end be against the rules?
– are your pegs really going to be that high, or were you just going with the stand because you hadn’t figured out precisely where they were going to be yet?
thanks!
Hi Andy,
Thank you for your support. 🙂
A Hossack system would be legal.
I used a stand that is used normally to work on the bikes when you must dissasembly the swingarm. At this moment the bike has not installed the shock, so I can not use a normal stand.
Hey!
Your work is a masterpiece of engineering, followed your project from the beginning. What im interested in is the subframe. which is, in such high quality race builds usubally made of self supporting carbon fieber or alloy profiles… you seemed to made it out of very, very very small 25crmo4 steel tubes?
for every information you could give me about your subframe i would be glad 🙂
all the best for your project, best regards from the alps here in austria!
martin
Hi Martin,
Thank you for your support!
We think it is possible to design a structure as light as carbon fiber using steel. Like you know it must support the weight of the rider, and in our bike it also holds the fueltank, the rear of the fueltank cover, the bike electronics (ECU, CR-1 module, battery, etc) and the tail of the bike.
There is not too much secret on it, using a triangulated steel structure it is possible to achieve a very good structural efficience. The tubes we are using are Reynolds, which is a technical sponsor of our project. They have a wide range of high properties, thin wall steel tubes.