Hubless motorcycle wheel

[Bad On 3]

http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DSa1izew16rQ&rct=j&sa=X&ei=BdKITfi2L-SQ0QH6wrDvDQ&ved=0CDMQuAIwBw&q=hubless+motorcycle&usg=AFQjCNG9mtXwakz0GxXjxhgpjDoUvs0FxA                  This would look great on a valkyrie !!!

Hubless Motorcycle Wheel	powered by Aeva

[Bobbo]

Saw a Jesse James bike with hubless wheels at Daytona bike week back in '04.

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http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DyJPTSaARlvs&rct=j&sa=X&ei=BdKITfi2L-SQ0QH6wrDvDQ&ved=0CCwQuAIwBg&q=hubless+motorcycle&usg=AFQjCNFI-twbFGoc6nuU1I62X3BzgEvvxw                 This is the one for the valk.

Hubless Chopper, (The Hubless Monster) A Wicked Bike Without Rims that Rides!!	powered by Aeva

[Bad On 3]

Sorry i tried       Thanks   !!!!

[hubcapsc]

Sorry i tried       Thanks   !!!!

Thanks for posting those awesome links!

-Mike

[Jess Tolbirt]

if that dude on the second post ever hit anything those forks would be like a loaded shotgun,,,blow a hole right through him,,,

[X Ring]

Didn't Billy Lane come up with a hubless rim several years ago?

Marty

[Kaiser]

Didn't Billy Lane come up with a hubless rim several years ago?

Marty

Yes.  I seem to recall him stating that he used a bearing from a helicopter in some way to accomplish this task.  (But that is from memory, so I could be way off here).

The hubless rims remind me of all the cars around here with "spinner" rims - but instead of spinning, the drivers lock them in place, so it just looks like the car is gliding down the road on a sheet of ice.

[lakehunter]

Ok, that looks real cool ... but they both just putt around ... would it stand a Valkyrie burnout session ??? Would it scream around the turns of Deals Gap ???

Just thinkin out loud ...


Mike

[Popeye]

I think Billy Lane and the guy, Mike, from AMEN Choppers argue over who did it first, both claiming they did.  They went up against each other in a Biker Build Off.  Don't remember who won.

[Tropic traveler]

Interesting but doesn't do much for me. Don't think they will catch on for production use.

BTW, that bike in the first video needs a tune up... sounded awful, like it was only running on two cylinders! 

[Russell Rice]

Love thoes "bike build off" I would love to see anyone of them build a Valkyire in 60 minutes, I guess that is why they only use "V" twins

[..]

Can you say "premature rear tire wear"?

[iliveforcurves]

Re:  the first video, it looks like the "do not exceed speed" is 15 mph.  I wonder if there is any practical benefit such as less unsprung weight.  Probably not, we would be seeing it on race bikes by now.

[Bobbo]

Re:  the first video, it looks like the "do not exceed speed" is 15 mph.  I wonder if there is any practical benefit such as less unsprung weight.  Probably not, we would be seeing it on race bikes by now.

No benefit other than unusual looks.  The stationary inner race of the wheel needs to be supported by a fairly heavy duty mount.  That alone might increase unsprung weight.

[Walküre]

Actually, the major concern with the idea, is that the speed of the bearing is MANY times faster, than a standard 2 or 3 inch bearing - MUCH further to travel. That being said, when something DOES get into there, at speed, it will self-destruct with amazing speed and force. Dont think I'D want to be on it, when that happened.

Sorta reminds me of the kid's ears, down at the local Speedy-Mart...

[Bobbo]

Actually, the major concern with the idea, is that the speed of the bearing is MANY times faster, than a standard 2 or 3 inch bearing - MUCH further to travel. That being said, when something DOES get into there, at speed, it will self-destruct with amazing speed and force. Dont think I'D want to be on it, when that happened.

Yes, the linear speed of the rollers is much faster than a typical wheel bearing. The Jesse James bike had a filler strip around the gap between inner and outer races.  Might get some fine dust in there, but nothing big enough to lock it up.