RUDEDAWG Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 Just sitting here drinking some relaxing beverages viewing this site agian and searching for lightened flywheels, sounds like a good idea. I was wondering if I could do this myself but wondering exactly what material is removed, Making it narrower like cutting a ring off the back side, or increasing the inside diameter? Just a thought, I know about how important balancing is, but I have tools! :biggrin: Any encouragement would be greatly appreciated! Quote
nunyabinness Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 i think it could be done... but i wouldn't try it. if you have a spare flywheel i'd say give it a shot. every one i have seen done they take material off of the outside. i don't think it will run if you take material off of the inside. good luck man. Quote
zach45 Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 40$ send the fucking thing to flotech Quote
Snopczynski Posted October 27, 2007 Report Posted October 27, 2007 Check with Dave Moore, he runs flywheel specials. I had mine done for $35! Quote
RUDEDAWG Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Posted October 28, 2007 you need a lathe. Lathe? Whats that? I thought I could do the job with a hacksaw, sandpaper and a ruler!LOL! :biggrin: Quote
RUDEDAWG Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Posted October 28, 2007 Check with Dave Moore, he runs flywheel specials. I had mine done for $35! How can I get a hold of him? I will probably just send it to him, I dont think I will tackle this job myself after all. Quote
00tbanshee Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 i did mine myself, its not to bad to do it if you have access or know somebody that has a lathe.if you are interested in try it i will be more then happy to give you the measurement to take off and what to take off.let me know Quote
RUDEDAWG Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Posted October 28, 2007 (edited) i did mine myself, its not to bad to do it if you have access or know somebody that has a lathe.if you are interested in try it i will be more then happy to give you the measurement to take off and what to take off.let me know I think I will take you up on that offer, If anything, I will take it to a machine shop if I can't do it myself. I would like to at least TRY doing it myself cause I like to do things myself and learn as I go along. pm. me with the details plz. Edited October 28, 2007 by RUDEDAWG Quote
dajogejr Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 Since you're a self admitted cheap ass, send it out. Because you're gonna probably ruin that flywheel, and you're gonna spend 2 to 3 times as much on a new or used one to replace the worthless, albeit lighter, paper weight/ash tray you just created. Dave Moore actually puts the flywheel on a tapered shaft just like the crankshaft it sits on so you get proper balance and spin. I can tell you the average machine shop Joe does not do that.... http://www.davemooreracing.com/Flywheel_Mod.html Quote
RUDEDAWG Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Posted October 28, 2007 Since you're a self admitted cheap ass, send it out.Because you're gonna probably ruin that flywheel, and you're gonna spend 2 to 3 times as much on a new or used one to replace the worthless, albeit lighter, paper weight/ash tray you just created. Dave Moore actually puts the flywheel on a tapered shaft just like the crankshaft it sits on so you get proper balance and spin. I can tell you the average machine shop Joe does not do that.... http://www.davemooreracing.com/Flywheel_Mod.html Thanks for the info. Yes, I am a self admitted cheap ass but also I ain't no dumbass either:biggrin: I am very impressed with his website, I will most likely just send my flywheel to him. Thanks again! :thumbsup: Quote
dajogejr Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 Thanks for the info. Yes, I am a self admitted cheap ass but also I ain't no dumbass either:biggrin:I am very impressed with his website, I will most likely just send my flywheel to him. Thanks again! :thumbsup: My good friend always says, you can go broke trying to save money... Quote
Snopczynski Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 ok, all the time people come om here and say like I need to call Dave moore, or K&T racing, or RPM Racing, How do I do it. Go to google, type in Dave Moore Racing and hit search. His phone number is on his website. Quote
00tbanshee Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 Since you're a self admitted cheap ass, send it out.Because you're gonna probably ruin that flywheel, and you're gonna spend 2 to 3 times as much on a new or used one to replace the worthless, albeit lighter, paper weight/ash tray you just created. Dave Moore actually puts the flywheel on a tapered shaft just like the crankshaft it sits on so you get proper balance and spin. I can tell you the average machine shop Joe does not do that.... http://www.davemooreracing.com/Flywheel_Mod.html if you clamp the center hub in the lathe, use a center on the other side(where it slides on the crank) and then checkthe center hub with a dail indicator to check if it is centered it will be fine i have did 6 banshee flywheels that way and all turned out fine. Quote
[email protected] Posted October 28, 2007 Report Posted October 28, 2007 LoL this reminds me of when i used to cut the flywheels on gopeds basically in half with a cut off disc LOL ... we did a hole bunch of ghetto tricks to them... Motors never lasted long the way we had them LOL Quote
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