Slabby Frame Bracing

[caferacerdan]

looking to brace my slabby 11 frame up at the headstock area where the wiring usually goes through.

Will be cutting a hole through the plate for a small amount of wiring but my main question is for those who have done this...

What thickness plate did you use for the plating?

[canamant]

Cregnybaa's standard framed 1100 slabbies have done 115 - 116mph laps on the TT Mountain Course on standard unbraced frames and swingarms with not a twitch or wobble.

[caferacerdan]

1 hour ago, canamant said:

Cregnybaa's standard framed 1100 slabbies have done 115 - 116mph laps on the TT Mountain Course on standard unbraced frames and swingarms with not a twitch or wobble.

i plan on doing alot of high speed wheelies though so may aswell add some bracing to the headstock for landings...better safe than sorry

Edited April 25, 2019 by caferacerdan
missed a word

[canamant]

Le Concorde :-)

 

[clivegto]

Only about 2mm on my 2 750 braced  frames.  Would not bother bracing the 1100 frame head stock.

[caferacerdan]

4 hours ago, clivegto said:

Only about 2mm on my 2 750 braced  frames.  Would not bother bracing the 1100 frame head stock.

having to get welding done on subframe anyway so was thinking may aswell get it all done while im there...might revisit it at a later date...

[Guest YoshiJohnny]

bracing was only really needed on the early 750 frames as they were made from pipe cleaner sized tubing... the 1100 slabby onwards were made of more serious stuff. If it gives you piece of mind then yeah 1.5 or 2mm plate will work... or you could go banzai and get Colin at TPE to do this

[Guest YoshiJohnny]

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