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Abc 500 | Futurity Boardtracker


Inspired past times the Board trackers of the 20s, this ABC 500 represents the modern if non time to come transposition of those lines.
Niki Smart is an automotive designer as well as designer, amongst a working sense of over twenty years that has worked amongst the largest companies.
This projection was long as well as laborious, which involved him for several years as well as which required the professionalism of many specialists, exclusively for the personal want to realize his vision started when he observed a photographic exhibition of the pilots of the 20s.
He kept those lines as well as those volumes that, the proportions of those former bikes as well as afterward having institute the correct motor to start out drawing, trying to realize that vision of his




Engine: 1980 Honda XL500s 497cc Engine as well as five speed gearbox pumping out something similar its originally claimed 33hp. Carburetor is a criterion Keihin, amongst a rapid paradigm (FDM) custom air intake trumpet mounting to a conical air filter. The 6V electronics direct keep a 12V pace upwards converter to ability the compact gauges as well as LED projector lighting.

Gearing: 15/46 to compensate for the larger 800mm OD tire as well as a 520 roller chain connects the Honda motor to a custom sprocket as well as spider mounted to the raise wheels hub.


Front Suspension: Hossack scheme showtime developed past times Norman Hossack. The fork uprights are made from chromoly tubular steel, amongst investment cast dropouts capturing a large diameter aluminium hollow axle bolt. Spherical bearings facilitate turning as well as connect to the investment cast aluminium wishbones. They attach to the frame amongst deep groove ball bearings. The lower wishbone is connected to a trace rod that via a frame mounted rocker arm, actuates the adjustable air daze that sits betwixt the fuel tanks.

Rear Suspension: Swing arm made from chromoly tubular steel amongst investment cast 4130 dropouts as well as actuates the adjustable air daze that resides nether the seat.

Seat: Carbon/kevlar fiber stressed topographic point is cantilevered off of the dorsum of the principal frame providing a lightly sprung ride as well as sits over as well as roughly the raise daze absorber. 


Fuel Tanks: Split design. They are constructed inward carbon/glass fiber composite amongst brass fittings. The shoe box structure creates a book inward betwixt the tanks to packet the forepart daze absorber, battery, regulator, rectifier as well as the principal electrical loom.


Wheels: 26x3.75" Front as well as Rear - Modular construction, aluminium CNC machined hub amongst unidirectional carbon fibre spokes threading into the hub. Bolts through the rim capture the spokes. 

Tires: Vee Rubber 120-50R26 Front as well as Rear. 800mm OD


Head lights: LED projectors mounted to the side of the forepart fork. They are packaged behind a pocket-size fairing/numberplate.

Tail lights: LED brake as well as terminate low-cal packaged nether the seat.



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