Cycle Wings.

[Moleman]

Apart from hitting cones on track days I do suffer from my cycle wings getting stress cracking from where it is bolted on the brackets.
So I have now brought another pair & thought I would try to modify them to see if it makes any difference.


So first I rubbed down & keyed up the new ones.



Then cut the cloth for fiberglassing.


Then I applied 2 layers all the way down & another 2 where the bracket will be. This did seem to stiffen them up a lot more than before.



Then I covered the brackets with plastic & put a special sealant which sticks really well & also drys to a tough rubber that can withstand high & low temperatures & I only wanted it to stick to the cycle wings.


I then placed the wings on top, taping them into position & left for the sealant to set so the gap between where the bracket is flat & the cycle wings are curved will be filled will hard rubber so when I bolt them they won't be putting any stress on the plastic to begin with.



Once it was set I took them off cleaned them up a bit then placed them back on to drill up through them to bolt them up. Only just tight enough for the bolts to just grip the wings against the bracket & hardened rubber filling piece.

I set them back a bit further for 2 reasons. 1= the last pair got warn down at the front from the wind pushing the cycle wings onto the tyres & 2 = I will get less spray from the rain flying into the car. 

So lets see if this works. Apart from hittng anything of course.

[Bulldog Bri]

They did look good. Will be interesting to see how long they last even against the cones

[Lucky Ed]

Smart job Colin

[Pilgrim Anna]

Good job Colin! They look great. hope they withstand your trackdays

[Moleman]

Thanks everyone. I'm hoping they will Anna. 

[Iancider]

Good job.

I've had similar problems but had not seen the mis-match between the straight bracket and the curve in the wing.  This looks like a good solution.  I haven't had the problem with wear on the front edge of the wing due to wind but perhaps I have not been driving fast enough!

[Krazyken]

Colin,as always you have done a cracking job there.

Are you going to donate your old ones to a museum?  Molemans old cycle wings would be quite a collection!

[Moleman]

I will be taking them as spare for track days in case those cones jump out on me again. 

[Bulldog Bri]

Colin,as always you have done a cracking job there.

Are you going to donate your old ones to a museum?  Molemans old cycle wings would be quite a collection!

I can just see them now, neatly hung up on the garage wall with a video still of how each one came to a cracking end

[Moleman]

That's a good idea Bri. I can put them with the 3 pistons I have left from the last engine.