Hey gang!
Truth be told, it's been finished for nearly a week now, for whatever reason I thought the deadline was last weekend. We've had so much fun riding the thing it's already back in the shop for repair :roll: (just a snapped brace caused by dropping the bogie wheels hard repeatedly)
1st some pics, then a few short videos of that crazy bike guy (
) and his son.
I can't believe how insanely fun this thing is :lol: 8) Every single man,woman, and child who has sat on it so far has been turned into a spinning maniac within seconds ! I've already had requests to build more, but you know how it is, I did it for fun, not profit.
(3 short vids, 1 @ 1 min, the other 2 about 20 seconds each)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFzbpQG53fo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm_eG5s8aPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ1nI3_-TDY
The build thread can be found here;
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=20833&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
This build represents a number of firsts for me personally, my 1st attempts at frame chopping, stretching and welding, 1st time working with trike axle, 1st attempt at wheel building, and 1st time working with a disc brake.
The more we do this, the more skills I learn just to keep up with you guys n gals. This time though, I ended up with quite the crowd pleased on top of a cool lil chopper trike imho 8)
The only complaint; the new seat is still too stiff, your butt gets sore from leaning! :wink:
Hope everyone has a much fun with the bikes they built, and good luck to all :!:
Rick
**Edited to add build thread link.**
Truth be told, it's been finished for nearly a week now, for whatever reason I thought the deadline was last weekend. We've had so much fun riding the thing it's already back in the shop for repair :roll: (just a snapped brace caused by dropping the bogie wheels hard repeatedly)
1st some pics, then a few short videos of that crazy bike guy (
) and his son.
I can't believe how insanely fun this thing is :lol:
8) Every single man,woman, and child who has sat on it so far has been turned into a spinning maniac within seconds ! I've already had requests to build more, but you know how it is, I did it for fun, not profit.(3 short vids, 1 @ 1 min, the other 2 about 20 seconds each)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFzbpQG53fo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm_eG5s8aPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ1nI3_-TDY
The build thread can be found here;
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=20833&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
This build represents a number of firsts for me personally, my 1st attempts at frame chopping, stretching and welding, 1st time working with trike axle, 1st attempt at wheel building, and 1st time working with a disc brake.
The more we do this, the more skills I learn just to keep up with you guys n gals. This time though, I ended up with quite the crowd pleased on top of a cool lil chopper trike imho 8)
The only complaint; the new seat is still too stiff, your butt gets sore from leaning! :wink:
Hope everyone has a much fun with the bikes they built, and good luck to all :!:
Rick
**Edited to add build thread link.**
