Well it finally happened at a race last week, I was running first when it seemed like I turned off the key
How's the new fly wheels coming along? What are the rest of you doing for replacements?
Checked 1 on my son's quad ,it's got some streaks comming out from the center hub ,which was what mine looked like just before the race, so it might be going soon, also on the ATK they are just starting about 1/4" long now.
We were just talking about how we haven't had any flywheel problems, with all the racing we've been doing
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maybe thats not an indicator of impending failure but seems like it might be
You were running first? That must have hurt!!!
The 'streaks' will be the joint failing for sure. It will last better if you can keep the revs down a bit for now.... When is your next race?
Could you possibly send your busted one(s) to 'Boomer or C27? They are collecting some up to send to me so I can finish the remaining prototype flywheels off here. After that is done I can send them back over there for 'testing'.
Ron Dernowski should be testing one this weekend in a six-hour race if he gets it on Wednesday like the UPS man promised.....
I am trying my best to get these 'put to bed' now so I can just place a proper order for a proper quantity and try to get the price down as a result. Right now, it's looking like they'll end up costing me over $300 each finished and balanced which, to be truthful, is a bit more than I would have liked. I am not looking for any profit from the job at all but the retailers (probably 'Boomer, C27, BW, ATK and KDeal) are all going to need a little something for their trouble as it is their business.....
It's all a vicious circle now though. I need to place an order for some real quantity to get the price down, however, I am worried about ordering too many because, if they are too expensive people may not buy them. I only really want to order a few, say 20, so that if they don't sell I'll only be about three grand (????) out of pocket (which is where the money to do this is coming from). The trouble is, if I only order 20, the price isn't going to come down much at all from where it is now.
So, what I am saying is, I really need to know how many people REALLY want a proper flywheel, so I can get an appropriate quantity made and get the best price I can. Enough people have said "I want one" but that doesn't count for too much if I have a bill for 50 wheels when I only shifted 10! I am not doing this for any profit (though 'returned favours' are always nice) but, by the same token, I don't want to be savagely out of pocket either.....
Anyway, I'm rambling now,.... too bad about the weekend and sorry I didn't get these finished sooner!