Bike engined kits and Paddle ear-shifters

[gzus11]

Can anybody shed some light on this topic for me please. I have been told there have been a few kit builders that have made their own paddle shift systems for bike engined kits.

I am very interested in the concept as i am trying to get my head around designing a similar system for the University of Strathclyde Motorsport's formula student car.

Any information whatsoever would be greatly appreciated. I am looking for sketches, plans, photos, contacts, ideas. Anything to get me started

[grahambell]

Dax have used such a system on their bike engined Rush, so might be worth contacting them.

[anonymous-user]

www.translogicuk.co.uk/ and www.kliktronic.co.uk/ do electronic paddle shifts.

I believe that the Dax one was a mechanical paddle shift though...

There are a number of people on the Yahoo! Groups BEC list that have developed their own paddle shifts so that might be worth a look.

[BobM]

As already mentioned, a couple of the BEC boys have fitted them. Graeme Finlayson's R1 engined Westy is on his website:

www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/profiles/cars.html

[ceebmoj]

hi,

Hi I have built one of the systems if you are interested send me an e-mail. I have auto up shifting at set rpm as well as a clutches less change.

[ceebmoj]

hi,

Hi I have built one of the systems if you are interested send me an e-mail. I have auto up shifting at set rpm as well as a clutches less change.

[gzus11]

Thanks everybdy for your time and help.

Im still open to any new or unique ideas anyone may have to solve this problem.

[Ex-Biker]

Due to the relative simplicity of the change lever on a bike gearbox, surely a cable linkage could easily be made to fit.

That is of course if you are able to keep the gearbox?

[gzus11]

yes keeping the gearbox, and we are currently using a pusu-pull cable. it seems to work adequately with a stick, but we like the idea of paddles.

slightly more complicated, im not sure wether to go with electronic or mechanical. mechanical system could be manufactured in house but electronic would have to be bought in unless i can find out how to manufacture a similar set up.

[gee_fin]

lol Just posted about this over on www.blatchat.com (tech).

Photo of the system at

www.fluke-motorsport.co.uk/temp/pics/semi-auto.jpg

Graeme.

[docevi1]

IMO, keeping it as simple and as light as possible is the weigh forward for Formula student. I'm guessing there is a specific weight to the cars? It would be better with movable balast in that sense rather than a clever electronic gearbox...

Of course I'm only talking grams here, but it all matters unless of course you have on board computers anyway?