twitchmonitor
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Don't tempt me! I already spent about 45 minutes this morning kicking with no luck. Got to study! Yeah, after the 16th....
60's Honda CL 160 Rebuild as Racer
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morad
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David, now that you're a graduate can you please update. I've been waiting for my fix of cb160 for quite a while.
I was speaking with George Anwar the other day and mentioned coming across pictures of your project. Small world.
twitchmonitor
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Which project? :laughing
Are you a Cal student?
Are you a Cal student?
The hexapod.
I'm actually a student at SFSU. Have him as my professor for mechatronics.
twitchmonitor
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He teaches at SFSU too? Cool. What was he saying about it? What was your mechatronics project?
These pic were taken the day before we finished it but it looks more or less the same, but we've rubber coated the body and done some small tweaks. It has now been whisked out of Berkeley and I won't see it again until we present it at NI Week in Austin in August. Can't wait for vids as the other guys get the walking algorithms done.
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Looks like it turned out quite well. We were having a discussion about some of the funding drama going on over there and some of the flack he was getting as the work you were doing wasn't exactly for a class. Was a bit amusing. Originally started as me mentioning having seen pictures of a hexapod leg someone over there was doing and figured it might be for a class he's teaching.
My project was a bit more simple. Bad a length of tube with a ducted fan in the bottom and a ping pong ball inside. Using a sonar sensor at the top of the tube, set up a control system to levitate the ball at set heights in the tube, regardless of pitch of the tube, blocking the airflow, etc. Turned out pretty well.
You guys are lucky, you get to do everything in labview. Over here the department makes us do everything in C++. Programming these chips from scratch is a bit of a pain in the ass.
My project was a bit more simple. Bad a length of tube with a ducted fan in the bottom and a ping pong ball inside. Using a sonar sensor at the top of the tube, set up a control system to levitate the ball at set heights in the tube, regardless of pitch of the tube, blocking the airflow, etc. Turned out pretty well.
You guys are lucky, you get to do everything in labview. Over here the department makes us do everything in C++. Programming these chips from scratch is a bit of a pain in the ass.
twitchmonitor
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C++?! :mad Well, I'm not much of a fan of LabView either, but it's easier (for this kind of stuff) than C. Your project sounds awesome.
Yah... stupid. Don't know why they won't embrace modern technology. Total waste of time.
I'm building an air gas hybrid motorcycle for my senior project. Hell if I'm going to try to do all the controls on that in C.
twitchmonitor
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Sounds like a perfect BARF thread! :teeth
sliverstorm
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I like C, and it lets you work with much less powerful devices
Though I suppose if one is prototyping, you could use a rapid development tool, and then get down and dirty with C or the like for the final production piece.
I like C, and it lets you work with much less powerful devices
Though I suppose if one is prototyping, you could use a rapid development tool, and then get down and dirty with C or the like for the final production piece.
I'll be doing everything in labview if I can find a microprocessor that'll cooperate with me most likely. C is such a pain in the ass for microprocessor programming.
twitchmonitor
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Ok, back to the 160 
I've been spending a little time here and there trying to kick it over. I've double checked the cam timing, gone back to stock coil and points, timed the points correctly, have spark, fuel. I'm going to run a compression test today and check the coil to make sure I'm getting enough voltage from it. Then I'll see where I stand.
I've been spending a little time here and there trying to kick it over. I've double checked the cam timing, gone back to stock coil and points, timed the points correctly, have spark, fuel. I'm going to run a compression test today and check the coil to make sure I'm getting enough voltage from it. Then I'll see where I stand.
Whisky_Richard
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Ok, back to the 160
I've been spending a little time here and there trying to kick it over. I've double checked the cam timing, gone back to stock coil and points, timed the points correctly, have spark, fuel. I'm going to run a compression test today and check the coil to make sure I'm getting enough voltage from it. Then I'll see where I stand.
I'm assuming you already know, but make sure to pour a little gas in the carb for the first fire-up. Usually helps getting things running smoothly. It can also help identify if the carb is what's causing the problem as the bike may run for a few seconds then quit.
Cereal KLR
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Give ya 500 bucks for it....
Bring her over, lets make her rumble.
Bring her over, lets make her rumble.
twitchmonitor
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IT'S ALIVE!!!!!arty:teeth
All it took was cleaning and resetting the points, cleaning up the condenser ground, replacing the spark plug caps and wires, adjusting the ignition timing, and raising the idle above the manual's suggestion. No prob.
But now I find other problems that need attention before it can really run well. Like, the rear wheel is WAY out of round, the front brakes barely work, the forks have no mechanism to prevent topping out, ....
But man am I happy it runs. And boy is it LOUD :wtf Sweet, so sweet.
arty:teethAll it took was cleaning and resetting the points, cleaning up the condenser ground, replacing the spark plug caps and wires, adjusting the ignition timing, and raising the idle above the manual's suggestion. No prob.
But now I find other problems that need attention before it can really run well. Like, the rear wheel is WAY out of round, the front brakes barely work, the forks have no mechanism to prevent topping out, ....
But man am I happy it runs. And boy is it LOUD :wtf Sweet, so sweet.
twitchmonitor
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Pics or it didn't happen...
LOL.
Congrats. :thumbup
I'll take some video tomorrow. :cool
Whisky_Richard
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Sweet. I like how you say "all it took was.." then go on to list half the engine's components. haha
Congrats! Getting an engine fired for the first time is the greatest feeling.
Congrats! Getting an engine fired for the first time is the greatest feeling.