A level tech project

[shaun_04]

ok, I can make anything, out of anything, and would preferably like it to be bike related, any ideas of accessories/products/existing parts of a bike which don't work/look very well in certain conditions? As long as there's a demand for my product then i can make it.

[shaun_04]

ideas so far (having them biking related seems difficult)

Universal Rear Bracket to hold Number Plate and indicators to replace the large plastic ones that often come as standard e.g.https://www.metisse.de/gifs/Kennz_halter/Heck%20bl%20tief.jpg instead of
https://www.cmgonline.com/articles/CMG02/bikes/Honda/CBR954RR/BigP/CBR954RR_rear.jpg.

or, a secure money pot which could bolt onto handle bars/other bar to store petrol money (never seen anything like this before), i know i hate going through pockets and wallet to find money when at the pump. Some people with leathers may not have pockets... and if they do, they might not like a heavy haudage of money in their pocket as it's uncomfortable, as is a wallet in a pocket.
Any demand for this? - what you's think?

finally, a bit more advanced, a pair of footpegs which are grippy in wet and look cool, i know i havent seen a wide range of footpegs so there may not be a demand for it but, is there ?

[veeeffarr]

That money idea seems like a good one...

How about a mounting bracket that would secure a mobile phone to the handlebars? That way you could see if someones calling you, or use the clock on your phone, etc...

[VFR400UK]

How about some electronic gismo you connect your mp3 player & phone up to and with the flick of a switch change your headphones from mp3 player, to radio or your hands free phone?

A coin dispenser like bus conductors used to use to allow you to quickley get to 10 & 20p's to pay tolls with?

A small dispenser which can be mounted in the bars that dispenses tissues soaked in 'bug off' so you can clean your visor?

A mobile phone charger for your bike?

Auto canceling indicators?

[Rookie]

Auto cancelling indicators? It's only A level! If you could do that, I'd be very impressed.

The money things sound good, although I think the number plate bracket would make a good project.

[Liono]

[stinkwheel]

Auto cancelling indicators are a pain in the arse. They fitted them to bikes in the 80's which operated on either a time-elapsed or distance travelled basis. I had a bike with them and they are a buggeration.

How about a sports luggage rack that has a set of rails to allow you to bung throwovers on the bike without them touching the side plastics? A stronger design would be useful too, rentec sports racks are only rated up to 2.5kg.

So design brief:

A bolt on luggage rack that protects the side plastics from throwover panniers with enough weight carrying capacity for a standard two man dome tent, a sleeping bag and roll mat. It should fit to pre-existing frame hard points and be as light as possible.

Or if you are more electronics orientated. A retro-fit, four-way hazard light conversion kit. You would need some sort of relay, a repeater light and a switch.
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[shaun_04]

no, i'm not very electronically orientated so i think i'm going to make..........
















Adjustable suspension linkages

[knockout_bar]

I made an ignition unit for my GCSE electronics project.

It basically doubled the spark. So it created another spark right after the intial one. Makes it more fuel economic and gives you a bit more kick (haven't tried it out yet).
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[queen of string]

but who will make me a money pot now???
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[shaun_04]

you taking the mick or did you genuinely think it was a good idea?

[Dom_]

Decent, cheap, universal tank cam mount

or...

Rearsets!

[zx636]

[shaun_04]

ok, hi again, just like to thank you all on your helpfullness, all been great . Just one more thing though, i've decided to do the project on adjustable suspension linkages, and need some evidence to prove that there's a market for this, so, even if you disagree, could a few of you guys write a comment that i could use as evidence, something along the lines of saying how a strong, reliable, aesthetically pleasing adjustable suspension linkage package is needed, oh, and especially cheap, thanks all . And... something about how you desire a pair of adjustable linkages to make your sportsbike handle just the way you want it would be great too

I'll ignore this message and write another to pretend that your views are all genuine

[shaun_04]

I'm thinking about designing and making an Adjustable Suspension Linkage package for my AS Level Tech project, do you think that there is a market for it/would you buy it? Any tips on factors of it would be superb.

[stinkwheel]

It needs to be very strong.

How are you proposing to do it? With the shock mounts or with a variable length dog-bone?

It would need to have very small graduations. A small difference in tie-bar length translates to a large difference in ride height if you are going this way about it. Whilst a turnscrew type adjustment would give infinate scope for adjustment, I'm not sure if I'd trust it with those sort of loads.

That leaves you with holes and pins?

EDIT: remember that the tie-bars are unsprung weight so adding a kilo here is like adding three kilos to the rest of the bike.

Incidentally, I do have a use for it, I am fitting 17" front wheel in my bike which has a 21" wheel as standard. I need to drop the back end to correct the steering geometry but I will want to be able to put it back up again when I refit the 21" wheel to go offroad. Currently, I need two sets of dogbones.
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[Ducati750s]

You may want to investigate mountain bike technology, believe it or not they are quite advanced in this field. There are many bikes that have adjustable shocks that can alter travel length without any impact on geometry etc. Worth a look anyway.

BTW I'm taking about mountain bikes, not Argos lookilikies. Think £2K+
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[shaun_04]

thanks for that.

well i have to propose various ideas, even ones which have no chance of working but i will go for a variable length dog bone which i can adjust for an infinite amount of settings. I'll take your strength issues into account aswell.




oh, and mountain bikes is my other hobby, im well wised up on it used to be on mbuk forum non stop but most people on it are annoying so i found a new home, lol, here.

[Ducati750s]

MBUK forum. LOL. Great if all your interested in is jumping over shopping trollies on a friday night.

Try www.singletrackworld.co.uk for a forum run by people who actually ride mountain bikes.


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[shaun_04]

most people on MBUK ride mountain bikes, some immensely. Not me i'm afraid, im not bad but havent got enough patience to learn tech street.

[Jack_Cheese]

Would be very handy for taking pillions. I'm planning on getting an er-6f post-test, and would consider buying an adjustable linkage, as i would be carrying luggage through the week, but removing it come the weekend when i want a wee bit of a blast. As long as pricing was right, and the handligh wasn't ruined, i'd buy one.

Jack
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[kal9001]

"something which sounds an alarm or flashes a light if your indicators are left on"

i tink most bikes have some handy green lights on the clocks that tell the rider theindies are on :/

i like the built in Radio with a system that lets you ply hands free in, and possibly some kind of control unit to put somewhere...

suspention linkage...would that be the "hinge" bits on ether end of the shock...why would you need to change that?...
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[shaun_04]

to adjust geometry on your bike, racers will require adjustable ones, as it has been said, it could come in handy when carrying a pillion, and also changing wheel size, as the length of the linkage changes fork angle, and steering responsiveness.

[DukeRed]

https://www.eikaiwamax.com/bikes/trx/trxdogbone01.jpg

[Jack_Cheese]

They are a nice little bit of home engineering. Simple and effective, i like!

Jack
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