Brian Klock on his way to setting a world speed record on a Triumph Rocket III
Posted on 01/06/2014 3:22:18 PM PST by null and void
Brian Klock, Founder and President of Klock Werks Kustom Cycles, set a new World Land Speed Record while driving a unique trike on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. Klock is well known for his innovative vehicle parts and motorcycle designs.
Brian Klock on his way to setting a world speed record on a Triumph Rocket III
The unique three-wheeler was based on a Triumph Rocket III Touring bike, a Carpenter Racing motor kit, and a Motor Trike conversion. This combination was able to achieve a top speed of 136 MPH at the recent speed trials.
Rear view of the Triumph Rocket III Trike
Since 2006, the Klock Werks team has set over 20 land speed records. One of their most challenging and publicized victories was in the Discovery Channel’s Biker Build-Off, where they had only 10 days to build a custom bike. After being built, the bike was driven to and displayed at the 66th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally – where visitors voted it the best bike at the show. 3D printing with a Fortus 400mc Production System from Stratasys is credited with playing a major role in the successful rapid development of that bike.
Direct digital manufacturing with the Fortus 400mc gave us a major edge in the competition,” says Jesse Hanssen, previously a mechanical engineer at Klock Werks (currently a Product Line Manager at Stratasys). “The [Fortus] FDM system enabled us to build anything we could imagine.
Klock Werks engineers designed the gauge pod, fork tube covers, headlight bezel, floorboard mounts, floorboard undercovers, and wheel spacer cover in SolidWorks. All of these parts were 3D printed in only five days from polycarbonate plastic. The cost of producing the parts with FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) 3D printing technology of the Fortus 400mc was less than a quarter of what it would cost to injection mold or cast them.
After winning the competition, the Klock Werks team also raced the bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats, where they set an AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) land speed record. According to Brian Klock:
… [this] proves the durability of polycarbonate parts at 147 MPH. Thanks to our design team and the team at Stratasys.
For more information on Klock Werks, visit .
was it 3d printed?
How long before we are holding races with 3d printed vehicles?
Parts were:
Klock Werks engineers designed the gauge pod, fork tube covers, headlight bezel, floorboard mounts, floorboard undercovers, and wheel spacer cover in SolidWorks. All of these parts were 3D printed in only five days from polycarbonate plastic.How long before we are holding races with 3d printed vehicles?
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A brave fellow at the helm I’d say.
Bonneville is quite a slippery surface and trikes are not known for their stability.
Is there a land speed record for dragging your butt? I may go for that.
That is a pretty wild rendition of the American flag in that picture.
And where do they get off using DISK wheels with hub caps on a motorcycle? Everybody knows mag-type wheels would work much better....
This atrocity DESTROYS the beauty of truly engineered design by introducing discordant elements.
“A brave fellow at the helm I’d say.
Bonneville is quite a slippery surface and trikes are not known for their stability.”
With the right protective gear, that flat slippery surface is not so bad to fall on.
Was there a motorcycle in that picture? I’ll have to go back and look again. :)
What flag?
Who owns the land “Big Wheel” record?
Flag? Wheels? Where?
Calvin.
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