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#305590 BamaRoadStar (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 45 May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 9 Months ago   I was cleaning the bike today and noticed something I've never noticed before. The axle through the front wheel is hollow. I could see all the way through it to the other side. Is that supposed to be like that? I've never really paid attention to it before, but it looks very strange. Thoughts? My bike is a 2006 R* 1700 by the way.   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #305595 Thom M (User) When the going gets weird, the RoadStar gets going Gold Boarder Posts: 916 Re:May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Front and rear are hollow.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #305603 ahamay (User) I got mine, did you get yours? Platinum Boarder Posts: 1828 Re:May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 9 Months ago   The hollow axles are stronger than solid axles, not to mention lighter.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #305605 huskerbob (User) Life is about monents that take your breath away Platinum Boarder Posts: 2186 Re:May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 9 Months ago   my 05 are hollow   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #305621 BamaRoadStar (User) Fresh Boarder Posts: 45 Re:May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Ok, good. Thanks guys. Like I said, I had just never noticed it before and it seemed kind of odd. I love this site!!!   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #305627 CLOWN (User) There is no Spoon Senior Boarder Posts: 266 Re:May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 9 Months ago   I have found theres no such thing as a dumb question on here when it comes to the RS. You can get just about any thing answered here about your RS. And I've learned to ask questions or look it up in the forms If I dont know for sure.   Logged     Last Edit: 2010/08/29 17:13 By CLOWN.   My Garage http://www.cruisercustomizing.com/jlthowson   The administrator has disabled public write access. #305628 billd (User) Platinum Boarder Posts: 1107 Re:May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 9 Months ago   ahamay wrote: The hollow axles are stronger than solid axles, not to mention lighter. Correction: If they are metallurgically identical, they are lighter but not stronger ! (Please don't make me prove it. The formulas are complicated.) BillD in Michigan   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #305650 Starkruzen (User) Starkruzen Platinum Boarder Posts: 1460 Re:May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 9 Months ago   Hey, my wife said the same thing when she was looking at my ear! Does that mean I'm stronger?   Logged     The administrator has disabled public write access. #307027 ahamay (User) I got mine, did you get yours? Platinum Boarder Posts: 1828 Re:May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 8 Months ago   billd wrote: ahamay wrote: The hollow axles are stronger than solid axles, not to mention lighter. Correction: If they are metallurgically identical, they are lighter but not stronger ! (Please don't make me prove it. The formulas are complicated.) BillD in Michigan I am ready, calculator in hand. No one said same metallurgically identical. I have axles from gsx1000r and they are hollow and light weight. Nor are they magnetic. They have to be strong for that application. What metal is it made from? I don't know. Tubing is stronger than bar. That is why they use it in fencing, roll cages, aircraft frames, and antenna towers, etc.   Logged       The administrator has disabled public write access. #307028 fireman922 (User) Chrome won't get ya home, but it will get ya laid. Platinum Boarder Posts: 4342 Re:May be a dumb question, but........... 1 Year, 8 Months ago   Interesting chart found online. At about .6r the tube has the same deflection resistance as a solid bar. But it does not seem to indicate that the tubing is stronger than a solid bar. Now for the same weight, tubing is stronger, but not for the same diameter. The scale on the graph shows the ratio of the deflection of the tube to that of a solid bar as the percentage of wall thickness, 100 T / R, varies. The right scale indicates the tube's percentage weight of a solid bar. Three pipe thickness are referenced on the graph; schedule-40, 80, and 160.   Logged     Grow Old or Die Trying...   The administrator has disabled public write access.

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