John Ferrell wrote:
>
> I would think that the distribution of the stress vectors would dictate the
> size of the holes.
>
> I would guess it is not the holes that are important, it is the
> size/location of what ever is left?


Hi John, please explain, we are fairly smart
at most stuff but drilling holes in our expensive
race motorcycles is a bit intimidating. :o}

I understand that the bit left over is the
important bit, so if you were to personally drill
holes in your expensive motorcycle's subframe,
would you drill a lot of small holes or a few
larger holes??

Assuming all the members are square tubing that
is exposed to compression/extension forces, and
you have to drill the holes yourself in a fairly
expensive frame, what are the basic guidelines??

Do you drill mainly in the "middle" of the
sidewall, leaving the corners of the extruded
square tube for strength, or drill right to the
edges of the square tubing for max weight loss??

I've appreciated everyone's input, but really
we're the poor fools that have to drill the heck
out of something that we then have to ride at
260kph... :o)
-Roman

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