Dust Pouring Out Of Wheel

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I know we all complain about all the dust that collects inside the rear wheel but I witnessed something Saturday that was unbelievable.

@MWSlingshot, Sue (cause I can't remember her handle) @GhostRyder and myself had been riding for a few hours and for the last couple hours the roads seemed to be very dusty/dirty. As we pulled up to the a traffic light between Waynesville and MV he pulls up beside me. As he is coming to a stop I seen something coming from his real wheel. At first I thought it was smoke! Then as he was coming to a complete stop I was able to determine that it was actually dust literally pouring out of his wheel. I would loved to have had a camera on that as it was happening. I could not believe it even though I was seeing it with my own eyes. We went our separate ways and when I saw him later that evening I forgot to mention it. So @MWSlingshot when you go to clean that wheel and complain about all the dust in it just know that there was a lot more in there before it poured out. LOL

I saw this happen to @EjFord in Maggie Valley as well. I am hoping it is on one of the dash cam videos

Myself and @FunCycle were disscussing seeing this happen to painters rim also when we followed him. Had to do a second look when i seen it at first as i thought his brakes were smoking. With all the rain in the area its hard to belive the dust on the rims was that thick

Quote from Ghost

I know we all complain about all the dust that collects inside the rear wheel but I witnessed something Saturday that was unbelievable.

@MWSlingshot, Sue (cause I can't remember her handle) @GhostRyder and myself had been riding for a few hours and for the last couple hours the roads seemed to be very dusty/dirty. As we pulled up to the a traffic light between Waynesville and MV he pulls up beside me. As he is coming to a stop I seen something coming from his real wheel. At first I thought it was smoke! Then as he was coming to a complete stop I was able to determine that it was actually dust literally pouring out of his wheel. I would loved to have had a camera on that as it was happening. I could not believe it even though I was seeing it with my own eyes. We went our separate ways and when I saw him later that evening I forgot to mention it. So @MWSlingshot when you go to clean that wheel and complain about all the dust in it just know that there was a lot more in there before it poured out. LOL

Quote from Ross

I saw this happen to @EjFord in Maggie Valley as well. I am hoping it is on one of the dash cam videos

Quote from gooseman

Myself and @FunCycle were disscussing seeing this happen to painters rim also when we followed him. Had to do a second look when i seen it at first as i thought his brakes were smoking. With all the rain in the area its hard to belive the dust on the rims was that thick

Sue's handle is @frostedorange for those that can't remember, LOL

After i got home yesterday i was unloading my sling from my trailer and noticed even after hauling it 2.5 hours at 70 mph my rear wheel was covered with dust on the bottom. It's amazing that the rear end of the sling get no air flow across the rear wheel.

It sure can funnel dirt into it. With all the card passing by causing wind turbulence across the road surface you would think there would be no way any dirt could be laying on the road. Especially as much as we each pick up.

I’m thinking of a new design for street sweepers. Make them look like slingshots. Won’t even need a spinning brush.

I went with ceramic pads and it still collects a lot of dust.

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I went with ceramic pads and it still collects a lot of dust.

I was thinking of going to the ceramic pads to decrease the dust but was told by someone that knows that they were not as good as the Hawk 5.0 pads.

Wasnt there someone who made a set of..wings or spoilers or something that was attached at the back of the sling to help with this exact problem? Whatever happened to that? Do they work? Maybe that idea needs to be revisited!

SSREAPER

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I was thinking of going to the ceramic pads to decrease the dust but was told by someone that knows that they were not as good as the Hawk 5.0 pads.

Quote from Rob the Slob

That looks like a new clutch disk to me.

@roadog1aj came up with the design for rear side air deflectors cut from a plastic 5-gallon hbucket. See here - Roadog's D-Mod - Post # 16. He used 1.5" spacers as standoffs, but it's an easy change to use larger standoffs that might hopefully provide more airflow.

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@roadog1aj came up with thed esign for rear side air deflectors cut from a plastic 5-gallon hbucket. See here - Roadog's D-Mod - Post # 16. He used 1.5" spacers as standoffs, but it's an easy change to use larger standoffs that will hopefully provide more airflow.

I remember that...did we find out if they actually worked ?

SSREAPER

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Wasnt there someone who made a set of..wings or spoilers or something that was attached at the back of the sling to help with this exact problem? Whatever happened to that? Do they work? Maybe that idea needs to be revisited!

SSREAPER

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I remember that...did we find out if they actually worked ?
SSREAPER

The ones that I have do not help, but they do add color to the back end.

Results reported in Posts 30 & 82. Seems to work best at higher speeds with more airflow. It would also seem to me that making them larger would direct more air and possibly improve their performance.

It’s road dirt not brake dust...if it was brake dust you would be replacing brake shoes after every ride...

@Ruptured Duck also has rear splitters... Not sure if they affect airflow for the dust and rear wheel...

Opposites folks!

Day/night. Good/bad. Wise/stupid. Fun times/mundane dust.

So, the dust that everyone is commenting on is actually the fallout from fun. And unfortunately, you can't have one without the other.

And here is the proof...

If you are not having fun times up front, you will not find mundane dust in the back.