Built with non-believers in mind

[jj256]

The frame is pretty strong but if it decides to fall apart, I'll knoiw each what I'm going to do

 

[jj256]

new mods, new pictures, yay!:

 

[jj256]

oh yea, my front tire is deflated, that why the bike looks like its on a slant(busted inner tube)

 

[raggedjim]

Your doing a great job with that bike. It has the look...

I started a motorized build, I need to finish it.

Good luck, and tell Mr. Dunson he's a cool dude.

Rg

 

[jj256]

I will that's my second dad and thanks and good luck with your bike create something out of nothing

 

[wimpy]

Supercool. Can hardly wait to read the testreport. I really hope it runs good. Wish I had a guy like your Mr. Dunson hanging 'round my house. :mrgreen:

 

[jj256]

I know the big man upstairs pit him in my life for a reason and I thank him for that

 

[jj256]

Well I have been doing some more work and I cannot fix my trail problem on my fork I've raked it and everything and still have like two inches of negative trail, its aggravating

 

[raggedjim]

Just looking at the pictures I think you could get at least to zero trail if you moved the front tire to the center of your fork linkage instead of at the front of it. You don't have much rake at the headtube and unless you are willing to rake it a lot this may be your only option. I see people build bikes with negative trail but they probably don't ride them much.

This is a horrible paint-chop, but you get the idea...

Good luck, Rg

 

[jj256]

would two inches of negative trail effect the handling greatly? see i lower the bike and rear end a lot and im going to take a mallot and bend my front suspension mounts down.

 

[raggedjim]

would two inches of negative trail effect the handling greatly? see i lower the bike and rear end a lot and im going to take a mallot and bend my front suspension mounts down.

I was once 18 and bullet-proof, but somehow I made it to 50. You will not like the negative trail. The bike will handle horribly, and when you least expect it, it WILL body slam you to the ground. I know it is a pain to fix it, but it will be the difference in having a ridable bike and having something Evel Knievel wouldn't ride...

Engineering is often at odds with design, in this case, I'd go with engineering...

Good luck, Rg

 

[jj256]

i need an easier way to do it because my frame is braced in, can i use a steering stablizer

 

[raggedjim]

The easiest way at this point is to remove the linkages at the bottom of your fork and drill a hole so the wheel can mount between the fork and the springs. This, or you can get rid of the springs completely and mount the tire directly to the fork (like it was in the earlier pictures).

No one here wants you to get hurt on a bicycle. It's easier to cut and weld a bike than it is a body!

Rg

 

[jj256]

OK or I can take the bend out of the bottom of my fork

 

[jj256]

jagged jim you are a design genius thanks for the paint chop

 

[raggedjim]

jagged jim you are a design genius thanks for the paint chop

Ha! Not me, I just repeat what smarter guys than me have figured out.

Good luck, Rg

 

[jj256]

if i move my wheel where my shocks are, would that put me at zero trail

 

[iven]

if you need some more frames to cut up to make a new or fix your fork.. maybe i could help you out..

 

[jj256]

thanks iven, I'll get back to you on that but i changed the fork, I think its zero trail:

 

[jj256]

but for some reason I'm still questioning the strength of my frame, i have ridden it and nothing has happened yet