“It could be a felony…”
This is how I heard about it . . .
This is how I heard about it . . .
UNLIMITED Stacey’s Mom aka the Tall-Goose
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The Renaissance Man
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This will be interesting!
That’s a good way to put it. I thought about calling it Hope. As in, I Hope I don’t kill myself on this thing.
Hmmm… Let’s see where this goes.
Dibs on the chair.
The plan was to combine the 24” fork from the goose with these old seized Rock Shox in order to run a 26” wheel. I got the Rock Shox freed up so I’m going to save them for a future build. Now I’m going to use the all steel forks off this weird green bike that I pulled out of a dumpster. It’s a 1” head tube so that will work. Onward.
Let the games begin.
Got it cut apart. I used the fork tubes as slugs. Ground off all the chrome and paint where I had to weld. I cut two 2 foot sections of black pipe for the extensions. Drilled 14 holes for plug welds to the slugs. And then went to town.
And here’s the result. Choppa!
And the Tall-Goose version.
In chopper mode the wheelbase is 5 1/2’, overall 7 1/2’.
Tall mode wheelbase is 3 1/2’, overall 5 1/2’.
Tall mode wheelbase is 3 1/2’, overall 5 1/2’.
The Renaissance Man
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So much fun here!
I'm guessing that you will eventually triangulate the rear extension for strength.
I'm guessing that you will eventually triangulate the rear extension for strength.
What's weird is that the chopper mode actually looks 'normal' compared to crazy tall mode. 
That is a great idea, thanks! I'll do that tomorrow. Still lots to be worked out on this one. If I can't figure out the struts I can always just do the chopper.
That's true! Tall mode does look weird. But I like it.What's weird is that the chopper mode actually looks 'normal' compared tocrazytall mode.
Excellent work on the fork.
The chopper mode looks sick, but that whopper mode is crazy!
MO CHOPPA
MO WHOPPA
The chopper mode looks sick, but that whopper mode is crazy!
MO CHOPPA
MO WHOPPA
You need to rig up some hydraulics on that bad boy to go back and forth from choppa to whoppa
You need to rig up some hydraulics on that bad boy to go back and forth from choppa to whoppa
Think about a toggle link mechanism like a big pair of vise grips.
It has to lock “over-centered” in the up position and the down position, but not in between.
I don’t think you need hydraulics or anything like that. Just some body English and judicious work of the brake levers to make it go up and down.
It has to lock “over-centered” in the up position and the down position, but not in between.
I don’t think you need hydraulics or anything like that. Just some body English and judicious work of the brake levers to make it go up and down.
