I feel SO bad...

[SnuffysBluff]

I had to chop up two nice Dyno BMX bikes. MMWAAHAHAHA!

No pedals and way too fast to be standing up.
But, man is it fun.
I feel like Ben Hur.

Gary B

 

[buzzfirst]

Cool, You have got to put a chariot body on that thing. The handlebars add to the awesomeness. Plenty of battery space, looks like you could go as far as you could stand. :wink: Bigger pictures are needed though on the weldments.

 

[SnuffysBluff]

Thanks Buzz...
Took a week to build after a month of planning and scrounging.
I bough a big sheet of 22ga aluminum for a cowling and gonna paint it yellow.

 

[beast775]

kinda like a segway only nice and useful.awesome work.

 

[AussieJester]

hahaha thats freakin AWESOME !!! i agree 100% with buzzfirst, it definately
needs a chariot body on it, you could even make a paper mashe' horse with
roller blade or skate board wheels built into the hoofs, make the reins out of pipe
and push the horse along out front!! LoL and then!! haha you would HAVE to dress in some old
Roman garb and ride around the neighbourhood picking up wiminez and slaying christians

KiM

 

[Evoforce]

I like it!

 

[Memran]

AAAAND!!! Don't forget those blade things on the wheels for when those pesky pedestrians get in your way! ... oh wait...

 

[Lock]

...way too fast to be standing up.

Looks like Fun Gary! ... but why do you say this pls?
l0Kc

 

[SnuffysBluff]

...way too fast to be standing up.

Looks like Fun Gary! ... but why do you say this pls?
l0Kc

"Cause @ speed, and I hit a bump or turn a corner, just for a moment, it feels like I'm going to lose it.
Exciting and scary, but the adrenalin rush is nice.

Bet it's a bit like what Doc Bass feels on one of his more experimental runs.

P.S. Also, the torque wants to throw me off the back if I goose it too much. Those high bars aren't meant to hang from.
A bit more experience with it and I'll know what's what.

 

[SnuffysBluff]

The advantage of standing on a three wheel is; you can lean more and take the corner faster.
BUT...with my 6'5" 240lbs, I worry about the rear wheels giving in to the side force.
I was broadsided by a slow moving car on my mountain bike and both wheels looked like potato chips.

Got a new bike out of it tho.

 

[nicobie]

Too cool!!!!

 

[spinningmagnets]

Remember, safety first!...always wear a helmet...

 

[SnuffysBluff]

Remember, safety first!...always wear a helmet...

WOW! Wait 'til Dell gets a load of THAT baby.

 

[AussieJester]

Remember, safety first!...always wear a helmet...

[youtube]BezQ6orIALk[/youtube]



KiM

 

[spinningmagnets]

And don't forget the "Ben Hur" bladed chariot hubcaps...you know...for when the lycras get too close, and try to run you off the road.

 

[Dave Sloan]

It needs a spot to put or should I say putt your golf clubs. You may set a record for covering 18 holes an hour!

 

[liveforphysics]

The more I think about this ride, the more I like it. I think each of those rear wheels are begging for motors though.

 

[SnuffysBluff]

:lol: The torque of that front 20" wheel could give me whiplash as it is; I couldn't handle wheelies too.
...''Sides, when I make the youtube video, the camera would probably be pointed at a cat during the interesting part. :wink:

Hey!..."Whiplash!"...that's what I'm gonna paint on the cowling.

Taking it apart today, sandblast the frame, clean up my less-than-perfect welds, put on the cowling (and dashboard) and make it pretty.

Film at seven.

 

[SnuffysBluff]

FINISHED!


Decided to forgo the knives on the wheels.

 

[kfong]

Nice ride, you have to ride it around during Halloween with your Spartacus outfit. I would put fake foam blades, that way if you are on the road, cars will definitely give you a wide path, use velcro incase of mishaps

 

[friedwires]

nice job! that thing looks factory built. bmx bikes make such a geat platform for e-scooter builds.they're nice and beefy.wider bars may help when leaning into turns.keep up the nice work.that thing is badd ass.

 

[docnjoj]

That is definitely super!
otherDoc