Finished.

Torn down for paint

Road Test!

Thanksgiving break- last push to finish

Sure it works, but will it do a wheelie?

TIG welding Caliper Mounts

Major machining is complete, time to test fit

Midterm Report!

More chips in the Thornton Machine Shop

About half way through the machine work, just a few more parts until our prototype is ready to test!

Axle Slider is almost done

Chips have been made!

The test rig was a success! Details will be posted to the Project Website. 

Test rig is Built!

Time to get some data!


First: We removed the existing axle block.



Then we tore down the test chair:





Next- We replaced it with a 12" adjustable block:



Now we can get data on what changing the axle position actually does, because "science" means getting repeatable results!

Fabrication has begun!

Welcome to our SFSU ME Senior Project blog! We'll use this for minor updates as we roll along on our project and get closer to our final submission in Fall 2012.