(MBBO#05 Class 2) GET SMART!

[The Renaissance Man]

Photoshoot at laundry Mart...

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I love this 'junction' right here....
...like, Tubesville, man.
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Totally tubesville! Love the way those look next to the other tubes.

Thanks y'all, The chair legs worked out nicely.

 

[pholTmonx]

What was there control headquarters elevators hidden it... Wasn't it a dry cleaners first?.. sorry... I'm really stuck on Lancelot Link monkeys and motorcycles...

 

[OneHorsePower]

Such a nice job as usual RM

 

[SwissGuy]

Didn't like the sissybar in post #148 but now it fits together nicely. It tells clearly what was added to the original bike. I like it!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Thanks! The first one was just a stand in. Here's a better comparison for you.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Have you shared what paint/finish you will be going for on this build yet RM?

Luke.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

I think Jim mentioned this as the color choice.
This is gonna be cool!

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[GuitarlCarl]

Aw yeah!

Carl.

sent from a banana phone...

 

[OddJob]

Jim's gonna be playin' the tango with that mango muscle!

 

[assa9]

All the brackets in the rear look like drag links if you get my drift. Cool vibe for sure

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Now that it's a rider I finally got to test the wheelie bar!

Back in the 70's I could wheelie one particular bike that I had built for as far as I wanted to go. I can remember on one occasion challenging myself to see how many times I could circle the neighborhood on the rear wheel. After several trips around the block I got bored and let it down. That was then, this is now.

I have to say that having never had a wheelie bar, it takes some getting used to it. I'm slowly getting the hang of it, but the small wheel seems to make it harder to control the forward direction. Or maybe it's just the fact that I'm 40 years older!

Anyway, it turned out to be roughly 25° in the wheelie position.

 

[kingfish254]

Looking forward to the video

 

[Indyjps]

That is one clean bike, loving this build.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

I've ridden bikes with a wheelie bar but they have always had two wheels. It makes a three point stance that is very stable. You can almost sit still leaned back into the rising position. I was wondering how your single wheel would react...

Carl.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I've ridden bikes with a wheelie bar but they have always had two wheels. It makes a three point stance that is very stable. You can almost sit still leaned back into the rising position. I was wondering how your single wheel would react...

Carl.

I thinking that it has more to do with the wheel being rigid. It's sort of the same issue as your duel rear wheel in that it drags the wheel to the side if you turn. The ones that I've looked at with two wheels used a skate truck. I also looked up the Skeeter that @kingfish254 posted and it has a pivot in the middle.

A redesign of the bracket may be in order.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I've resolved the issue of front brakes and painting the rim black.

Why would I need front brakes on a wheelie bike anyway?

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Yep, one less opportunity to do an end-o by mistakenly squeezing the wrong lever.....[emoji23]


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[The Renaissance Man]

One Sure Grip jump plate had to be sacrificed today. As a kid, I used to lay in bed and dream of owning skates with these plates and Ridell boots. Today I took a cut off wheel to one.

Here's a preliminary mock up of my second attempt at a functional wheelie bar.

 

[OneHorsePower]

One Sure Grip jump plate had to be sacrificed today. As a kid, I used to lay in bed and dream of owning skates with these plates and Ridell boots. Today I took a cut off wheel to one.

Here's a preliminary mock up of my second attempt at a functional wheelie bar.
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i think this will look and work best

 

[Chad T]

Loving the wheelie bar R&D on this.