can't afford moon discs Soooo.....

[mikesbikes36]

ahhh ok i was gonna say that would be very cool if so !!!! have u heard any of his new stuff ? i like it pretty well ...check it out !!! MIKE

 

[pepper]

Rat Rod Mod of the year award if such a beast exists, I think that every time i see this post and the main page dude.

 

[Tblorenz]

Hey, it's Tyler, Jerry's grandson the one who bought the army bike off you awhile back, thought i would keep you updated on how i customized it. Like to come see you collection some day! :lol:

 

[Mr_Dichotomies]

This would cost ya about $160, and be really heavy, but your wheels would be armored...

http://www.google.com/products/cata...=X&ei=pqLyTbnlEoW4tge8o4SPBw&ved=0CIEBEPMCMBA

 

[roland365]

how are they attached to the wheel? im looking to try this but i need a little help..thanks

 

[user 135]

Added to the How To Manual.

 

[Antknee]

I cant seem to find the lids them for sale by them selfs, only as a set with a trash can,which I don't need. then again I do live in backwater nowhere kansas, I have a place looking into ordering some for me

 

[GuitarlCarl]

If you wanted to cut your own out of sheet metal, there are "cone calculators" for free on the net... put in the numbers for diameter and height and it will give you the pattern for a flat piece you can then cut out and make your own disk with. Some can even figure the truncated bit which would be the opening for the axle/hub. The ones I looked at were pretty easy and self explanatory.

Carl.

 

[mikeeebikey]

I am ever searching for black corrugated plastic sheet. Guess I will have to bite the bullet and get a pallet of slip sheets, and go into business selling wheel covers.

 

[outsider13]

Actually, There is not much "dishing" of the discs. In fact I had to flatten the lids out a little to make them fit.

 

[outsider13]

Here is my next step up in the lid to disc idea......at my local Home Depot they around $20 each. The diameter seems right , but I'll need to measure. It 'll be a very cheap pair of really cool discs... or a expensive experiment.



example......

 

[Mike G]

Super cool tip/how-to/idea, won't the galvanized stuff polish up nicely as well?
Now my question is, exactly how long did it take every raccoon in a hundred mile radius to realize the house with no lids on the trash cans?

 

[Antknee]

that looks great!

 

[ZygoteLittle]

Something that hasn’t been discussed is the issue of metallurgical combinations that are potentially deleterious; galvanized steel when in contact with steel, stainless steel, aluminum or any of the other alloys used on rims can cause metallurgical oxidation, potentially, resulting in compromises in the structural integrity of the wheel itself.

I recommend using something chemically inert such as plastic or if you are going to use metal, provide an isolation barrier between the two metal surfaces.

Having said all that – this is a brilliant idea on the creative use of non-purposed materials!

BTW, I too dig wheel disks'!

 

[JGood]

So dumb question...how did you cut the lid to keep it smooth?

 

[MONARKofSoCal]

Since this was the tread that inspired me I figured that I should post up the Paella pan lid Idea
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/krustomized-kruizer.98230/page-2

 

[franconuevo]

Very clever, cool and organic..which is what I like to see in modifications.
I'm not a big moon disk fan....but I'm a fan of your disks.
Because you thought outside of the box.

I aspire to build using whatever works, using non bike specific parts is creative and much more challenging.
.
Showroom builds are nice for calenders, but it really doesn't impress me much when someone drops 300 bucks on disks and then just screws them on. That's like paying someone to weld your bike, sandblast your bike, powdercoat paint your bike..and then you tighten the bars and call it your build. It's really not, it just means you have more expendable cash.

Anyway, ...lets go back to when we were kids..and when a bike part broke, we'd go down Dad's basement, and find
"something' that sortof worked, and then taped, beat, pasted, glued, screwed clamped or otherwise jammed it together....that's found art right there boy.

franco