Custom Build... 2 Speed H.O.B.O Powered e-Cruiser

[AussieJester]

You LEGEND Jeremy! saved me a few bucks buddy, is exactly what i need, i use a momentary switch to control the actuator
on the cruiser, i will buy this actuator from ebay soon as i finished this post THANKYOU for pointing it out... Servo City haven't even got back
to me regarding how to purchase so :: flips the bird to them:: tardy customer service pisses me off they lost a sale...

Happy to help, Kim.

That actuator also has built in limit switches, which means that if you're using its full travel you should be able to wire the switches in series with your 'up/down' switch and have the thing auto-cut-off at full up or full down.

Jeremy

Jermey - the actuator i have in the cruiser uses these limit switches also, they actually are triggered 'mechanically' not electrically i.e when the
actuator reaches its end points, the button on the switch is actually physically pushed to the off postion by a piece of material on the actuator 'innards', very ghetto and i dont know if the actuator you linked me too is the same but i assume it would be? Would be neat to be able to control these electronically so the end points could be adjusted on both directions, was the sole reason i pulled the actuator down Recumpence gave me, to see
if i could alter the amount of travel haha...I am guessing the Servo City digital actuator can be more precisely controlled

http://www.servocity.com/html/heavy_duty_linear_servo__25__l.html

For my application though, the ones you linked to are absolutely perfect buddy...

Yes i could understand commutator failure due to overheating but as you say, this is user error and common sense tells you if the tool is getting to hot turn the thing off and let it cool haha, i would of thought hard woods would be more effort to router than ali too... Wont be stopping me in the future either way shall definitely grab some woodwork carbide tip bits to try next time Speaking of woodwork tools on metals, i recall seeing the old man use a wood planer (electric variety) to plan down some alumnium once when i wa young, never tried it myself dunno if i would be game too haha

Thanks again champ

KiM

 

[Gordo]

Kim, AL, be very careful trying a Router BIT on Aluminum. It will catch and grab, and could either throw your bit into the piece and damage it, or, it could break that bit. They break doing wood working.

There are special bits for cutting Aluminum, available in small size shanks that would fit routers.

I found routers were the best method to trim fibreglas hulls and for enlarging holes for thru-hull fittings. Then the bit chattered and the commutator bars flew out of the router case. A little brass bar coming loose at 20,000 rpm can do a lot of damage. You will find my experience is not unique if you check around. Now, I would never suggest using a high speed motor to cut anything but wood. Use your drill press with the recommend speed for the diameter of the cutter. Bits are cheap and eyeballs very expensive.

I fail to see what difference the material being routed makes on the commutator, I did a search on CNCZone where its common place to use woodwork routers in DIY cnc mills used for aluminum machining, not a single hit on commutator failure.. I also "asked around" on Google for commutator failure..surprisingly not a single hit about commutator failure on routers, used on aluminum or fiberglass there either.. Perhaps you have some links to similar experiences? I would certainly like to see what causes this, aside from a possible manufacturing fault that is. Has anyone else heard of this?

KiM

From my experience and discussions with others who have experienced this mode of failure, we believe a vibration set up and traveled from the bit to the other end of the armature. As the other fellow has written, using a router table, a good solid jig and shallow cuts is the way he did it. A cnc mill holds the router firmly and feeds the cut smoothly. This is just the opposite of what caused our problem. Holding the router by hand and not being able to carefully control the feed speed.

 

[TPA]

There's lots of metal working tools that can be adapted to common shop tools as well.

For example, your bearing block...
...you could have done the rough out with the router/die grinder, then, to get some close tolerance work on the finish bore, you could adapt this to your bench press for $50.

http://www.harborfreight.com/2-inch-boring-bar-head-33562.html

I think the boring head can remove from the r8 collet, leaving a shank small enough for a drill press to clamp on.

Nifty, accurate boring up to a couple of inches (50mm for you upside down people).

You can even wait a few months and get it really cheap after the dollar totally tanks.

That side hole can hold a boring bar sideways for holes much larger than 2 inches.

 

[AussieJester]

After much procrastination i have came up with, what i think :lol: will be the final
pivot assembly, i have done a rough sketch tonight and will use this to make templates
to cut the aluminum to correct size-->

(Pic1) The plate seen on the drawing that pivots on the shaft
will be a pair made from 10mm alloy, the will sit 20mm apart for the end of the actuator to 'nestle between'
as shown, the stabilizer's will be welded to a metal plate that will bolt to the
plates that pivot. I might even have a talk to Timma225 on Saturday when he visits
about knocking one up in alloy with his new TiG would save me a heap of weight!
This assembly has taken this long to decide upon simply due to available room
within the frame, we are possibly talking millimeters of clearance, as mentioned in previous
posts i wont be drilling the frame till i have the actuator here to ensure i have
the right mounting position...

(pic2) Shows the last decent bottom bracket i have from all the bikes i have scrapped,
i have another 4-5 bottom brackets but they are unusable due to the amount of 'venting holes'
where the seat tube, bottom tube, seat and chain stays attach, this lil bracket is off the exact
same frame i cut up to make the front extra wide bracket on the blue cruiser! was a kids
chrome BMX bike with lil skinny wheels/rims would of cost a bit in its day, picked up a pair
of them road side at same house haha...

(Pic3) Seeing i had time and not alot to continue with, i dug up the remaining overcharged
Turnigy packs i had and disassemble them to get out the 'usable' cells...Some may have
already seen the "de-Puffing Turnigy Lipos Cells" thread i posted earlier tonight with a
video of how i release the gas from the puffed cells...I have now 13 spare cells,
all but a couple have been lanced and the gas released. Have stored them away
in a safe place for later use if needed anywayz...

Tonight i spent the last of my allocated dollars , i have been putting off buying as i have been trying
find to find cheaper elsewhere, alas to no luck i couldn't find anywhere else to get these light weight
sprung 4in long shocks so...2x 4in billet shocks 69 bucks U.S and 46 for postage
i have that bent over a barrel and jabbed in the ass feeling 'ol Hyena knows all
about that :lol: 114 freakin dollars Australian for two cheapo springs as
they aren't shockies at all, they better look imac-u-fuckin-let or AJ will be very
very pissed haha... I spoke to my best mate Snapper tonight he is bringing me up
some more flat plate 4mm steel from which i will fab up the seat mounting, very
simple the mounts for these but some are asking 60 bucks for them :-|

Also spoke to Matt.P last night and to my surprise he had already been to the
powdercoaters and dropped the bars off! So they are being sandblasted and powdercoated
satin black already PLUS Matt said he has a stem i may be interested in buying, hes
bringing it up when the bars are ready for me to checkout, so i might save some cash
there on purchasing a newie from Chain Reaction ...

I think that's it for now.. OH i am meeting up with another very new Endless Sphere
member tomorrow, HBWC , a fellow paraplegic who is building
an electric trike! looking forward to meeting up with Jono and hearing his plans for his
new build... shall report back soon...

KiM

p.s while composing this message i received confirmation the actuator i purchased has been shipped!

EDIT: Billet shocks are also being shipped already !! expensive but fast to ship at least...now just need the seat to get on its way ...

 

[AussieJester]

Thought i would update those following along with some new news...
With big thanks to Timma225 i will have a nice set of alumnium MTB
cranks and an alumnium extra wide bottom bracket shell, again, with
BiG thanks Timma... Paul is extending both a bottom bracket 'spindle'
and a alumnium bottom bracket shell, as i am using the extra wide
hub on the rear i need a ~125mm wide bottom bracket shell, same as my cruiser
unfortunately these only come in steel... So, i have cut some brackets that Timma
will collect on Sunday when he's up in town, one of these brackets will be welded ~4mm left of center
on the alumnium bottom bracket (the left of center is to allow for the thickness of the
steel plate its mounted to on the frame for those curious)

Timma was unsure of the exat O.D of the alumnium bottom bracket he has (as he is at work in the south the BB is up in Perth)
Judging by the picture of the bottom bracket Paul posted on his Norco worklog thread

And knowing the steel BB in picture is 40mmO.D Rodgah and I had an edu-bick-ated guess
that the alumnium BB in picture is around 42-43mm...so i made it ~42.5mm hoooopefully
if its too small its not by much and i can reem it out while Paul is here Sunday, and if its too big
hopefully not to big to fill when welded :: fingers crossed::

Of course i will anodize this whole assembly blue, (and noooo its not the ooonly reason we are going to
all this effort hahaha... :: looks skyward::) the cranks Timma has so generously
given me are black, should be a nice contrast. I shall be using 6mm stainless steel caps screws
to fasten in place...The right hole on the bracket, yup, thats the 3rd mounting
point for the alumnium plate that will hold the lipos, all works out like it was planned that way from the
beginning haha.... Pros of this ...well haha bling of course, alumnium and Timmas L337 TiG welding
on display has to be win win ....can't see a down side as yet seeing this crankset will not even be used
by my chicken legs LoL... Will always now be removable though :: wink :: :: wink ::

I have been unable to progress on the frame I am still awaiting shocks, seat and a Mr Recumpence SiR
disk brake sprocket adapter. When these arrive i can attend to welding shock mounts, brake caliper mount and a
drill a seat pivot on the frame before i finish the prep and painting, hands are tied on finishing the frame
till i have these items im afraid.... Hopefully all will be here next week been twiddling my thumbs most of
the week :: sigh :: When i got confirmation Timma could do the BB i was in the workshop in a flash
cutting out the bracket haha

I also have my eye on a nice set of Hope Tech M4 Disk brake set... they just look so chunky and blingy compared
to the Avids, and as we know, its ALL about the looks right Money this week is allocated to inner tubes, brakes, paying Timma for the BB and possibly a spare White industries freewheel he has? paying Matt.P for the bars and sandblasting and powdercoating....should be broke by then, anything left i might grab some Harley Gayvidson billet grips i been eying off haha

Back soon...i hope

KiM

 

[recumpence]

Kim,

A box of love is on its way to you.

So, where did you find a deal on Hope brakes? I normally find them on e-Bay.

Matt

 

[AussieJester]

Kim,

A box of love is on its way to you.

So, where did you find a deal on Hope brakes? I normally find them on e-Bay.

Matt

cheers Matt Yeah ebay unfortunately i missed out on them, pair went for $317
with hope floating rotors, they were second hand too, in very good condition judging
by the pics though, Looks like i will buy them new i must have them they is
too much bling not to be mountin' them up on the new bike i think.

Timma (aka Paul) was up Sunday, have handed over the brackets for the bottom bracket he is
lengthening for me, should look sweet when he's done...

I have also decided i am trying some home anodizing, read up on it and spoke to Thudster about my plans, shall report back with the success this arvo.

I was 'HiGHSiDE Hyena'-like' for a couple of days there, no i didn't 'turn' i was without phoneline, (hence home internet) went down midday Saturday for the 4th time since June...online as of yesterday arvo damn
i got lots done with no interwebs for a distractions...haha

thx again Matt

KiM

EDIT: Just received an email now some 13 days AFTER payment for my bobber seat, telling me it has been dispatched i tell ya, this crowd emailed me Saturday morning answering a question i asked about the seat some 5 days BEFORE i paid for it, unbelievable...look like my hopes of delivery this week are dashed and other than the anodizing no other work will get done to the frame :-(

 

[Hyena]

I was 'HiGHSiDE Hyena'-like' for a couple of days there

You got ruggedly handsome and became a hit with the ladies ? :lol:

Less talk, more do. I expected to come back and find vids of you riding. Chop chop

 

[AussieJester]

I was 'HiGHSiDE Hyena'-like' for a couple of days there

You got ruggedly handsome and became a hit with the ladies ? :lol:

Less talk, more do. I expected to come back and find vids of you riding. Chop chop

Oh Oh ha ha oh ahaaha..aaaaaah... so funny ain't you my widdle
fairy man

So I have been anodizing ...let me re-phrase that...i been
trying to anodize these past days with some success. The
dyeing of the parts however zero success. I had been
using PC PSU and they are great for anodizing parts if you
don't want to dye them, lower current is needed when
dyeing anodized parts apparently, SO i received back a
lead acid battery charger i lent out few weeeks ago to
a mate of a mate after not using it for 6 years at least
only to find a use for it with the anodizing as it is a 4amp
charger not 16amp psu like i was using ...I shall hopefully
now i have been schooled by the ThudSTaR 8) himself
in his wayz of anodizing, have better luck, the Thudster
has generously sent me out some of the dyes he uses
also! BIG THANKYOU again mate

Shall keep all informed with how this pans out.

I have also received some deliveries, late today one of
the pieces that i need to continue on the frame, the
linear actuator! I also received several days back the
Larosa 4in CNCed shocks for the seat, seat still missing
in action unfortunately...Matt.P generously donated the
Bullhorn bars to me after having them sandblasted
and powder coated Satin Black by
his "powder coating guy" Another BiG Thankyou
to Matt for this very kind gesture very much
appreciated buddy

White Industries 16tooth freewheel also now adorns
the ThudSTaR 8) 2 Speed Box thanks to Timma225
selling me a spare he had, shall fix you up this weekend
when you is in town again my friend

I will continue work on the stabilizing setup now i
have the actuator in hand, the build is back in
progress chaps WooTz!! I expect the delivery of
Recumpence SiRs 8) L337 CNCed disk brake to
freewheel adapter any day and also the bobber seat
hopefully will coincide nicely with the completion of
the stabilizer mount so work will continue flowing
along...

Haaaanging for Thursday (pay day) i have AMAZED
myself in keeping 300 bucks in the play money back
account this fortnight! this added to some $$$ from
coming pay will see the purchase of a pair of
Hope tech m4 hydraulic brakes and a 203mm and 180mm
set of Hope floating rotors, I have been perving on
these brakes on Chain Reaction for the past 10 days
soon my precious soooon you will be mine
muuuuahahaha [/sinister laugh] OH haha...cept
I'm buying them from ebay as recommended by Matt.S :wink:
(new buy now $AU440 a pair with rotors 45 delivery)
Tiz lil cheaper than Chain Reaction on this occasion...

Back VERY soon with more progress pics...

KiM

p.s West OZ Group ride was Sunday past, cept for
an accident to forum member Laland on his very nicely
turned out delta recumbent that put a lil downer on
things for abit there a great time was had by all i think...
Can catch the pics and vids on the Aussie Roll Call Thread...
Get well soon Lawrie

 

[Seriousknot]

Those handlebars turned out really nice! Wish I hadn't looked at those Hope Techs cause now I think I need a set of those, they're massive. I especially like the floating rotors.

 

[recumpence]

Hope's are the snot! I have them with 203mm rotors on my trike front wheels.

Matt

 

[AussieJester]

...nice 10 incher!

hehee...they were meant to be 9.75in IIRC according to the Servo City spec sheet
unfortunately this is an instance where size matters, and unlike on the workbench (i.e bed )
more isn't good this time, i'm struggling for room but have already sussed it and this will all fit nicely
after some grinder love to the lower bracket on the frames seat post
Big thanks again to Mr Jeremy he saved me quite a sum of $$$ with his ebay suggestion for the actuator, the packaging
was also comparable to a Recumpence or Lyen wrapped item too! if you ever received items from these two fellas you will know it its and 'expedition' to find the item amongst the bubble wrap and foam noodles LoL...Also received the latest 2010 Surplus Warehouse catalog in the box which i like alot of good stuff this company sells!

Those handlebars turned out really nice! Wish I hadn't looked at those Hope Techs cause now I think I need a set of those, they're massive. I especially like the floating rotors.

The bars turned out fan-fuckin-tastic mate, couldn't be happier, the satin black will work great with the planned paint scheme HAHA yes, i have liked the Hope m4 techs since i saw them on Matt.S's yellow terror trike and vowed then one day i would have a set! as Matt has said in above post, "they are the snot!" LOL...Perform no better than high end Avids but they win the the bling/look stakes hands down, and that's the only reason i'm buying them must have bling shhhhh Rodgah LoL. Wait till you see a few things Rodgah has put me onto that will appear on the bike, if it looks too "ricer" blame Rodgah The m4s aren't even the latest brakes from hope the Hope v2 Tech is i believe? also a great package but it don't look at neat with its two massive cylinders compared to the m4s 4 smaller ones. One more sleep and they will be miiiiiine ...

Thanks fellas...i'm off to work on the stabilizer mount rightz now!

KIm

 

[rodgah]

got rice??

no, all I said was high polished ally looks like chinese made stuff, and the anodized gear hanging off it would proove it. But I do have love for dull ally, stainless bolts, and a few anodized parts.

:wink:

 

[markobetti]

i cant stop looking at motors windings !!!!!!! thats winded too good !! i am jealous

 

[AussieJester]

got rice??

no, all I said was high polished ally looks like chinese made stuff, and the anodized gear hanging off it would proove it. But I do have love for dull ally, stainless bolts, and a few anodized parts.

:wink:

What Rodgah meant to say is "i keep finding all this alumnium bliing i know the poor sap can't resist so i keep linking him to it and hes paypaling money left right and center for them"

1 hour 4 minutes to go Rodgah till i have my Hope Tech m4s "jealous you be uh ha"

i cant stop looking at motors windings !!!!!!! thats winded too good !! i am jealous

Yeah...same the motor and 2 speed box sit on my bed side table each night so its the last thing i see each night and the first thing i see when i wake...and you all think im jokin'... im not. Its been my motivation...when u see the final build, hopefully you will understand

KiM

 

[Timma2500]

Yeah...same the motor and 2 speed box sit on my bed side table each night so its the last thing i see each night and the first thing i see when i wake...and you all think im jokin'... im not.

Haha, i did the same with my Astro 8150 when i 1st got it... :wink:

Now, i've made a start on the b.b. extension. I cut the original b.b. in half, faced each one on the lathe at work (with a small weld prep) and TIG'd them all together. Overall b.b. length now is 125mm on the dot. I will have to smooth the rhs weld to allow the plates to slide over before welding one of them 4mm offset to centre.

I'll start extending the axle shaft tomorrow arvo after fizzing the plate on. With any luck it should be ready by this weekend hopefully



I'll post my progress tomorrow mate!

P.s. Im jealous your getting M4's, i'd love an M6 fr / M4 rr combo! Their a stunning piece of machining


Paul

 

[AussieJester]

Yeah...same the motor and 2 speed box sit on my bed side table each night so its the last thing i see each night and the first thing i see when i wake...and you all think im jokin'... im not.

Haha, i did the same with my Astro 8150 when i 1st got it... :wink:

Now, i've made a start on the b.b. extension. I cut the original b.b. in half, faced each one on the lathe at work (with a small weld prep) and TIG'd them all together. Overall b.b. length now is 125mm on the dot. I will have to smooth the rhs weld to allow the plates to slide over before welding one of them 4mm offset to centre.

I'll start extending the axle shaft tomorrow arvo after fizzing the plate on. With any luck it should be ready by this weekend hopefully

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I'll post my progress tomorrow mate!

P.s. Im jealous your getting M4's, i'd love an M6 fr / M4 rr combo! Their a stunning piece of machining


Paul

You Paul are a freakin STaR look at those welds its a damn shame we can't keep them you definitely nailed em buddy top job
You know there is absolutely no hurry no need to rush yourself, when you get spare time i'm more than happy to wait either way though you have to drop in over the weekend so i can give you the $$$ for the Eno freewheel :wink: ...Thanks again for this mate, brilliant job Oh and haha yes your Norco would be that liiiiil bit better with a pair of Hopes wouldn't it ..not that it isn't awesome bike now as is... :wink:

Now...its PAY DAY... be back with an edit shortly ;-P

KiM

 

[recumpence]

I have another actuator like that on hand if you need one.

Matt

 

[Timma2500]

Apparently you weren't using the Hopes because I'm not sure if it worked or not.

Lol :lol:

Meanwhile, on a brighter note...

The bb's finished

You home tomorrow? I can zip up after dropping my girlfriend off at the airport (lucky bugger is off to Bali).

The alignment is spot on 'cept for the bloody offset I even double checked it and still got it wrong... :?
I'll chat to ya re a solution.

Apart from that it was a breeze. I ended up taking down the rhs outa shell weld to slide the plate over and noticed it looked way better smooth so i did the lhs too, hope you dont mind dude :wink: For the axle, the donar tube and the oem axle were cut and machined on the workshop lathe to face and add a lip on the front to locate the tubes precisely. Then a few tacks and tig stitches later, light sanding and painting and its good to go!

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Paul

 

[AussieJester]

The bb's finished

You home tomorrow? I can zip up after dropping my girlfriend off at the airport (lucky bugger is off to Bali).

The alignment is spot on 'cept for the bloody offset I even double checked it and still got it wrong... :?
I'll chat to ya re a solution.

Apart from that it was a breeze. I ended up taking down the rhs outa shell weld to slide the plate over and noticed it looked way better smooth so i did the lhs too, hope you dont mind dude :wink: For the axle, the donar tube and the oem axle were cut and machined on the workshop lathe to face and add a lip on the front to locate the tubes precisely. Then a few tacks and tig stitches later, light sanding and painting and its good to go!


Paul

Absolutely brilliant buddy i can't thankyou enough, this will look trick and save a shit load of weight...speak to you on the phone.

@ amberwolf:- no you haven't missed it buddy, the fall wasn't a big one at fast speed it was walking pace and i fell due not to the actual actuator but the stabilizer, might take a pic to explain it better but it bent on the channel i put in it for the manual pedal chain to run through, no idea why it decided to bend after all this time but it did, i fell over and im not sure what hit my foot but its done a beauty on it, the cruiser aside from the stabilizer arm is not damaged as it pretty much fell on me :-S If the foot doesnt improve by Monday i will gotto the hospital and get an x-ray, its far enough up on my leg/ankle that i feel it, lil lower on my foot i wouldnt have known it was hurt...

@ Matt.S:- Thankyou for the generous offer Matt, the actuator was initially an issue when i left the Italian Club to head home, the actuator wouldn't go up, so i had to attempt to ride the bike all the way home with them down, they just ain't designed for this, it doesn't turn well & i was going fast enough that i couldn't make a corner, big tree coming up so i laid the bike over, this is possibly what bent the stabilizer arm come to think of it, lot of weight it wasn't really designed to hold when i tried to turn right... I had a car stop seconds after the incident to see if i was ok, he held the bike while i remounted, I tried the actuators again and the damn thing worked, it still working now, no idea why it stopped before something has 'jarred' it back to life when it fell i presume, im thinking it is not the actuator but the momentary switch....thanks again Matt i shall p.m you if the actuator is needed and fix you up for freight via paypal

I took a few pics yesterday of a mounting bracket i made, nothing flash but i am 99% sure it will all fit nicely-->

Borrowed buddies drill and finally made some holes after much procrastination how i would mount the actuator, its such a small thing but i wanted to get it correct first shot :-S i shall attack the stabilizer pivot mounting tomorrow if the foot/ankle allows, i just want them done i been starring at it for a good week :: sigh::


KiM

p.s home all day tomorrow Paul, laid up with foot in brace due to crash last night. Will have the $$$ for the White Industry freewheel sitting here when you get here, plus a lil extra for your time and trouble NO ARGUMENTS ::wink:: :lol: I have a couple of PC psu you can have to run your charger too

 

[Jeremy Harris]

Really nice work, Kim. I like this bike even better than the last one. I have a hankering to build a lightweight electric motorcycle in a similar style, but getting through the hassle of approval and registration here for such a machine would be a pain.

I think we all need to switch in a "cultural differences" filter when reading this forum and accept people as they are - it'd stop a fair bit of taking offence. Knowing the nationalities and a bit about the personalities of some people on here I tend to make allowances. For example, it would be easy for me to get offended by the directness of some, or underestimate the difficulties faced by those for whom English isn't their first language. Add in that even amongst those of us who speak English there are enough national language differences to make understanding a challenge at times and it's easy to see how debates can escalate into a mire of name-calling etc. I still remember taking my wife through security at an airfield in Florida a few years ago and the look on her face when the security guy asked to search her "fanny bag".............. (for those in the US, we call these things "bum bags", the word "fanny" refers to an entirely different bit of the female anatomy here and isn't used in polite company).

I now try and refrain from hitting "submit" until I'm reasonably sure that what I've written won't inflame things. Drink and being pissed off work against that though, I've found, as in the recent case over on the motor thread......................

Jeremy

 

[AussieJester]

Appreciate the kind words Jeremy ... I also like it better than the cruiser, for several reasons...as seen in the pic its lil over 20kilo with the actuator i believe i am well on my way to achieving my goal of sub 40kilo ride. I like the shape of this frame better now it has really grown on me, the alumnium plate layout reminds me alot of my old RC cars, there's more coming up to! it will have risers fitted to the central mounting plate and another level of alumnium each side ~20mm off the center plate, to this the components will be mounted, the reason for this is if in the future i change out the controller i wont need to make an entire new center plate, bit of future proofing i guess AND i wanted to make it from carbon fiber Hobby City are out of the 2.5mm sheets however :-S Any ideas on a cheap supplier of carbon fiber sheets possibly Jeremy? Frame geometry is better on this frame also, less cruiser & more performance , it should be a considerable more 'nibble' in the corners i believe hehe and get the front wheel off the ground too, power monos comming up...
'
I am Going for the cafe' racer/bobber look think its coming together ok? once shes all painted with some carbon fiber panels on the side i think it will look real racy myself

Thanks again mate

KiM

 

[Ypedal]

** I cleaned up the jib jab a bit as per AJ's request.. fyi.

You sure it was'nt your shoe laces you were messin with all drunked up from the bar ?

" Damn.. what's wrong with this actuator.. won't move.. grrrr.. *fiddle fiddle.. loose shoe lace ".. aw f'it. hickup.. power up .. point home.. hickup... whoa. can't lean.. hickup.. (rolling at 30mph ) .. where's my f'n lighter.. looks down at pockets with one hand on the bars .. hickup.. whoa.. who put that tree there ???... " :lol:

Would it be possible to rig some stiff spring into the actuators so they would flex at least a little bit ? or would that just make the whole thing too unstable at a dead stop ?

 

[AussieJester]

** I cleaned up the jib jab a bit as per AJ's request.. fyi.

You sure it was'nt your shoe laces you were messin with all drunked up from the bar ?

Shall attempt to keep it on topic and hold my toungue a lil cheers mate ...

" Damn.. what's wrong with this actuator.. won't move.. grrrr.. *fiddle fiddle.. loose shoe lace ".. aw f'it. hickup.. power up .. point home.. hickup... whoa. can't lean.. hickup.. (rolling at 30mph ) .. where's my f'n lighter.. looks down at pockets with one hand on the bars .. hickup.. whoa.. who put that tree there ???... " :lol:

HAHAHA naagh nothing like that i had 2 beers up there...hrmz did have 6 before i left with my mates though haah I went to the club too play a few games of pool after the lads left here, its a 8km round trip was a beautiful night just a good excuse for a ride really...

Would it be possible to rig some stiff spring into the actuators so they would flex at least a little bit ? or would that just make the whole thing too unstable at a dead stop ?

Yes i had thought about this, would be handy when i stop on un- level surfaces, the actuators have slight play and flex now, they are not really meant for putting alot of weight on, i can hold the bike up without them no problem but i haven't got good control the stabilizers just add that lil bit of stability and of course keep the bike up right when i transfer from my wheelchair to the bike.

Thanks again...

KiM

EDiT:- Heres a couple of pics to show the damage, it doesn't look to bad but i a lil flick and she topples over. I drew up a new stronger design today that ill implement..





I can't ride it like this unless someone holds the bike while i get on :-( So...it will need to be fixed sooner rather than later.

 

[knoxie]

Hey Kim

Bikes looking good there, sorry to hear about your spill too, the bike looks OK though and I would bet your arm doesn't look as bad as Deecs was!! crikey I have been there too, rode back from the pub way too many times, one xmas eve I fell off really hard and was a so iffy with drink that I didnt realize the bars had twisted round till I got home!! :lol: Dont do that these days!! learned my lesson big time as it took my shoulder 6 months to work properly.
It does feel great riding after a couple of drinks if not strictly legal

Keeping a keen eye on this one its going to be an amazing machine for sure, hope you get the old cruiser back with stabilisers working soon.