Harlequin T - FINI (or not)

[SwissGuy]

Hmmm... why not go low with the steering, aka underneath your knees..? (Just thinkin' out loud)

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Hmmm... why not go low with the steering, aka underneath your knees..? (Just thinkin' out loud)

The recumbents with 3 wheels seem to do fine like that but... how do I put my foot down to balance at a stop if my legs are thru the bars? Plus there's a "look" I'm after. I'm not sure what it is because I want it to be different... another reason I love the feedback, it keeps the gears spinning in my head.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

T-Bucket steering?

Carl.

 

[SwissGuy]

Maybe a kind of apehanger would do the trick....

 

[OddJob]

Carl, an ape hanger upside down, from under neath . So the handlebar ends come up by the sides of your saddle / seat. Like the under seat steering of the recumbants....??? might be cool??

 

[SwissGuy]

Carl, an ape hanger upside down, from under neath . So the handlebar ends come up by the sides of your saddle / seat. Like the under seat steering of the recumbants....??? might be cool??

+1

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Maybe a kind of apehanger would do the trick....

Carl, an ape hanger upside down, from under neath . So the handlebar ends come up by the sides of your saddle / seat. Like the under seat steering of the recumbants....??? might be cool??

Probably work well and solve most of my problems except I don't want to be mistaken for a recumbent. and we've seen that before. I'm cutting this thing up to make it crazy. I wanna be so far out of the box that it makes people smile and point...

Carl

 

[Fv2]

Put the seat on a pivot and steer with your arse

Gawd, that's stupid.


But the under slung apes could work, add the wheel for aesthetics like a lowrider.

 

[OddJob]

Oh...they'll be pointing alright...

Actually, that vertical steer tube with the wheel on top is pretty cool. You just have to wear a stove pipe hat while driving it and sing Leon Russell tunes...!

 

[Fv2]

Change of plans
Watching YouTube on TV and I saw this.

That's what we all need.

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[GuitarlCarl]

Change of plans
Watching YouTube on TV and I saw this.

That's what we all need.

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Must have pedals... rats!
I did save it into my ideas folder.

Carl.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Here's the umpteenth version...

clears my knees, matches the frame angles, clears the chainline and tank, gets it a little farther off my chest...

ⒸⒶⓇⓁ

 

[Glen]

Here's the umpteenth version...
View attachment 42423
clears my knees, matches the frame angles, clears the chainline and tank, gets it a little farther off my chest...

Carl.

Now you're getting there

That's looking pretty good to me... minus the hamster and weed wacker

Very T buckety...



Glen.

 

[OddJob]

That's It!

 

[deven_science]

Here's the umpteenth version...
View attachment 42423
clears my knees, matches the frame angles, clears the chainline and tank, gets it a little farther off my chest...

Carl.

And hey, bonus, the complicated chain line puts it back into burrito territory.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

And hey, bonus, the complicated chain line puts it back into burrito territory.

yeah I gotta get that chain under me somehow...
and I don't mind the label even if I do stretch the rules a bit and clean up the finish. I think welding in the new BB is the first hurdle I'll be jumping as soon as I get my workspace back.

Carl.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Here's the umpteenth version...
View attachment 42423
clears my knees, matches the frame angles, clears the chainline and tank, gets it a little farther off my chest...

ⒸⒶⓇⓁ

Yes, this one!
With one of these:

http://www.mooneyesusa.com/product-p/gs220cm.htm

 

[G-Matt]

Wow some how missed this HEAD BANG . That was a lot of catching up . Wild idea I take a XL Brito with a steering wheel & extra jalapeños . This thing is going to be caliente XL burrito !!!



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[Skipton]

Digging the steering wheel idea

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Here's the umpteenth version...
View attachment 42423
clears my knees, matches the frame angles, clears the chainline and tank, gets it a little farther off my chest...

ⒸⒶⓇⓁ

I'm pretty sure I saw one just like this at Walmart.
You need to come up with something a little more original if you want it to stand out.