GTXR conversion- version 2
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@notsure -- Visiting my dad's aunt I remember being sent to the basement to get a mason jar of home-canned peaches. And surprising me and making me take notice, on the shelf one of the mason jars was thick inside with white squirming maggots. It made the can-of-worms saying tangible and real to me. I am guessing it was a fairly common occurrence in the winter stores of home-canned goods.
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@glyph Gtr custom heavy duty end plate update:
Finally the seal came in for my custom Gt/Xr 6 inch rim conversion end plate. The seal is an oil seal, and as such, is meant to keep oil in , also dirt and moisture out but asserts too much pressure on the axle. Removing the ss tension spring solves the problem.
I used a XR stator as a mockup for the pictures.
I'm running a shim mod now, but waiting on my Enduro tire to come in so I can switch over.
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@glyph I've got the shims made, I'll get them in the mail shortly.
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@lemur Thank you, you are too kind!
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@lemur Thanks!
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@lemur -- And I add my thank you, too!
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@s-leon All three OTW by snail mail. Haha.
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@lemur off topic: you seem to be close to sources parting out boards...im desperate for an XR battery box as printed ones are crapping out. Any chance you (or others) can help out?
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@maciak Seems like the Xr battery boxes with lid are in demand , approximately $150-200 on FB
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@lemur
Thanks. Have no FB so that's..that;)
I actually dremeled out the bottom grid off the + box and the battery fits in it. Snug but can close the lid without using clamps lol. Re-inforced the bottom outside with carbonfiber to make up for loss of stiffness.This means i part out the + and sell the controller and CB+ pack.
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@lemur I got the spacer, thank you!
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@lemur received, thanks so much!
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@lemur -- My shim came today. Thank you, again!
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It was heck getting the motor plate cover (and I'm going to end up with two), but the GTR is complete.
GTR with a SLS/TechRails motor cover, 6" Enduro, Life Savers, Grizzly's, modified Foamies with CNR grip tape, and another attempt at adhering UHMW to HDPE being almost successful. The picture is taken in front of another project from earlier this year, to find a purpose for my old Burris treaded tires.
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@biell Ouch! By the looks those tires got potential for so many miles more. 8O
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@sirgu The only tire I have ever worn down all the way was my original Vega when I was mostly street. I change tires when they start getting close to loosing 1PSI/day, which is usually somewhere between 1K and1.5K miles. So, not a perfectionist, just lazy. They don't get punctures, it is usually leaking out the sidewall and I have never gotten Slime/Stay-a-float/etc. to fill sidewall cracks.
I also go through bearings fast, so I think it is just how and where I ride.
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@lemur That is cool, I am glad everyone has access to such a solution. Luckily for us, a very nice person made one for us already.
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@lemur said in GTXR conversion- version 2:
@lemur A little late in the game.
i love that stuff! by the time u see it, its gone... it's POW n ur off, frenzy, frenzy, frenzy, till the music stops, n then everyone clamors for an open chair lol.
i agree with u that new tires will eat into hub conversions. but according to chris richardson, the gt hub is also substantially heavier. as he said "why?"
seems like the real demand is for a new hub that accepts either xr or gt stators. one that weighs less n sinks heat better. i have no idea if that's cost-effective, but it is where the market appears to be in my meager opinion.
XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure The only thing that comes readily to mind to justify more mass in the GT hub is for "heat". More mass, can absorb more heat... Although it doesn't do anything to disperse it. Maybe FM thought that people would only ride for long enough to where the hub could absorb it, and then take long enough breaks for it to disperse...
"... We've been trying to reach you about abandoning the OW as a platform, and convert to EUCs."
