Atlas Questions

Dellortoman said:
You think you've got it tough Vince? My house is in 3 overlapping planning schemes. I feel like I'm living in the middle of a Venn diagram. Two of them are heritage planning schemes with different (and sometimes contradictory) requirements and the other is just the normal council planning scheme that everyone has to comply with.

To build anything, I have to lodge 3 independent DA's that address each of the planning schemes, and there's a fee to submit each one. Then in order to go ahead, the project needs 3 approvals and 3 permits to build, each one attracting its own fee. There's always a risk that it'll get through two schemes, but get knocked back on the third, so you've paid for three DA submissions and two permits, but still can't build anything. You have to do your homework very thoroughly to avoid that happening.

Getting my shed built was a paperwork nightmare and all the fees ended up costing a good percentage of the total project cost.

After my experience with the shed, I now try to fly under the radar. I just do shit without telling anybody. They can't see inside my house, so I never put in a DA for internal work, even if it involves structural alterations. I've done structural stuff like moving walls around that's supposed to go through planning approval, but fuck 'em. I was a bit concerned when I put in a skylight that's visible from the outside. But it's been a decade or so now and nobody has noticed.

I also put up a rotary clothesline without permission. Seriously, that actually requires approval under the heritage schemes, but it wasn't such a big risk as I could just pull it out again if anyone objected. So far nobody has.

Temporary stuff is exempt, so I extended my shed storage space by plonking a 20-foot shipping container next to it. A container isn't a building, right? (don't tell anyone about the massive concrete footings I put in to support it). I also built a bloody great frame over three fruit trees and put netting over it to keep the parrots and possums out. One neighbour had a bit of a whinge about that, but I just said it's temporary. I'll probably have to disassemble it after I've harvested all the fruit.
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Too right, tell ‘em nothing. My place is subject to extra consents due to its location. So consequently it hasn’t changed at all, if you look at the satellite photos…
 
I have been doing some tyre research as the ones on the bike have really bad reviews for wet weather road use plus there old and have been superseded. I want what's called 80/20 that's 80% road and 20% off-road. What I like is the Bridgestone range, they do what I want in an AT41, and they also have 50/50 and aggressive off-road ones as well. So just got off the phone from ordering a front from my bike go to tyre shop, hello Marty. And Typically there is only 1 of that tyre available in the whole of Australia, MAYBE. There making inquiries with the importer.
 
I am looking for any info re sprockets that fit Atlass, anyone know if the 500 Twin or Zane sprockets will fit the Atlas Spoked wheel? I want a rear steel sprocket if possible. I used to buy Chain Gang sprockets out of Queensland but they only do pushbikes these days. I found this bunch but I need some dimensions to spec the sprockets.

AFAM Sprockets- Carlisle Tyres & Accesories

www.ctaaustralia.com.au www.ctaaustralia.com.au
 
I got new sprockets through OCT. I can measure the old one if that helps. A previous owner of my Atlas had fitted a 520 chain and machined the front sprocket down to inflict extra stress to the gearbox output spline!!!
 
That would help a lot if you could sketch the rear sprocket centre hole and fixing holes spacing and width. Any idea how many teeth as well? I guess there to suit a 530 chain. I hope to get one of those AFAM steel rear ones probably off another bike.
 
I just did a translation of the parts book on sprockets and chain. The standard front and rear is 15 x 42 but the chain has some odd specs. It's called a 5/8 x 6.35, what's that typically called?
 
You’ll love the 520 conversion Rob. Less inertia,less weight. A big difference in ride and drive quality 😀👍. Did mine a while ago and absolutely love it. Can’t see any downsides to this conversion.
Tom
 
Who supplied your sprockets Tom?
I couldn't find any on the market so mounted an angle grinder onto the lathe tool post and went from there. Worked well.
The Red supplied ally rear was easy to turn down.
 
So no dramas with the bigger chain and sprockets fitting? I got to ask what does PCD mean and plate sprocket? No countersinking on the mounting holes on both ends. Big thanks again for measuring yours.
 
Plate sprocket is just a flat sprocket- no dish. PCD is pitch circle diameter or the diameter of the circle the holes are drilled on. (108mm is close but should be confirmed before ordering. 5 holes make it difficult to measure with a ruler.) I think 530 was the original chain size and the rear sprocket was machined down where the chain went on. The sprocket that came off was 40 tooth but I think 42 tooth is standard. Front sprocket has two tapped holes for a retainer plate and has 6 splines 25mm outside and 21mm internal diameter.
 
AJ said:
I got new sprockets through OCT. I can measure the old one if that helps. A previous owner of my Atlas had fitted a 520 chain and machined the front sprocket down to inflict extra stress to the gearbox output spline!!!
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Unless they machined the splined part down, there would have been no extra stress on the splined shaft. To convert 530 to 520 you're only reducing the width at the chain circumference. In fact the 520 overall should have reduced stress on the whole drivetrain. Plenty of people using good quality 520 kit on large capacity, heavy, high powered motos. As reinforced by Tom above.
 
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