UNLIMITED Stacey’s Mom aka the Tall-Goose

[Pondo]

I thought about keeping the purple on the frame but it was just too old and beat up. I like the red quite a bit better. I ran out of paint so it’s a little thin in places but it’s still going to be a fun ride.

 

[kingfish254]

I like red and silver leftovers.

 

[Da Gas Man]

My wife would kill me if I painted so close to the house. She'd be all, "Watch the overspray!"
"Oh! The kids' lungs!" "You're destroying the environment!" "The thought police are going
to arrest you!" And I'm like Drew Carey. Screw the grandkids, I'm cold now! This bike is doing
the trick because IT'S HOT!!

https://www.google.com/search?clien...ate=ive&vld=cid:5337db43,vid:6sQrbfG4IvU,st:0

 

[Pondo]

My wife would kill me if I painted so close to the house. She'd be all, "Watch the overspray!"
"Oh! The kids' lungs!" "You're destroying the environment!" "The thought police are going
to arrest you!" And I'm like Drew Carey. Screw the grandkids, I'm cold now! This bike is doing
the trick because IT'S HOT!!

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera-gx&q=drew+carey+I'm+cold+now&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:5337db43,vid:6sQrbfG4IvU,st:0

Drew Carey is a very funny guy. I like to paint under the deck so I don’t risk getting overspray on the cars. And it’s perfectly healthy, it only causes cancer in California. Wait…

 

[Pondo]

A little time this afternoon and the paint is dry so here we go.

 

[Pondo]

The bars I had on here pulled back too far so I went back to the original handlebars. A little WD40 and steel wool cleaned up most of the rust.

Coming along

 

[Pondo]

Swapped on a different rear tire and front tire and wheel.

 

[Pondo]

I’m a little nervous to say so but brake cables and struts are all that’s left before I risk my bone integrity to test ride this thing.

 

[Pondo]

The moment of truth has arrived.

 

[Pondo]

Umm, here we go?

 

[Pondo]

Well I’ll be, it actually works! It’s actually really easy to ride and it’s a hoot!

 

[Pondo]

I got some lower poundage struts, 100lb vs the 120lb I had on there, and still not able to compress them all the way down to chopper mode. I searched for how to make an adjustable rocker mount but google only turned up hot rod engine rockers. Very cool, but not what I need here. Can any of you engineering oriented guys point me in the right direction? I'd really like it to function as intended.

 

[OddJob]

I can't help you with the engineering questions, but I can say you were 'strutting your stuff' riding up high! Kudos to you for even trying that feat! I pretty much always keep my 'feats' on the ground these days.

 

[Da Gas Man]

I don't know man. It's cool and all, but no chopper mode and the banditos
are gonna get ya! You know, it's times like these,
when we literally sit atop our creations and look out and down and wonder...
is this going to work? Have I thought of everything? F it. Here we go! Those
few photos of the inventor and his machine are priceless. First ride. No fall?
SWEET. Chopper mode, coming up.

 

[Pondo]

I don't know man. It's cool and all, but no chopper mode and the banditos
are gonna get ya! You know, it's times like these,
when we literally sit atop our creations and look out and down and wonder...
is this going to work? Have I thought of everything? F it. Here we go! Those
few photos of the inventor and his machine are priceless. First ride. No fall?
SWEET. Chopper mode, coming up.

Yep, very fun. Hopefully I can sort out chopper mode next weekend but I’ll get it eventually.

 

[twojs.bike]

We are counting on you to figure this out. You know we all want to do this.

 

[SwissGuy]

Yep, very fun. Hopefully I can sort out chopper mode next weekend but I’ll get it eventually.

I just reread the respective part of the instructable. It looks like the only way to get at it is to continue guessing... But calculating with about 66% of your weight as pressure force for the shocks should about get you there...

The force of shocks will depend on the mounting angle and the weight of the rider. I just guessed on what force to use, if anyone can help with the math of determining the force please share in the comments!

First I bought two 120 lb shocks, and I (120 lbs) could not get the bike to go down. Someone else (160 lbs) tried it and got it to go down and come back up! 160 lbs is 66% of the force of the two shocks.

Then I bought two 90 lb shocks, so that my weight is 66% of the force of the shocks. They worked well for riding slowly, but riding faster over small bumps and cracks in the road made the bike slowly compress. I tried one 120 lb and one 90 lb shock (so my weight is 57% the force of the shocks) and I could not get the bike to go down. I even tried wearing a backpack with a 10 lb weight in it (61%) and still couldn't get them to compress. So I stuck with the two 90 lb shocks.

 

[Pondo]

We are counting on you to figure this out. You know we all want to do this.

Yep, I’m hoping, for sure.

 

[Pondo]

I just reread the respective part of the instructable. It looks like the only way to get at it is to continue guessing...

That’s my read on it too. I just need to figure out a better leverage for these struts I think. I’ve got some seat post adapters on the way so I can try a laid back BMX seat post to see if that helps.

 

[metalchewy]

I got some lower poundage struts, 100lb vs the 120lb I had on there, and still not able to compress them all the way down to chopper mode. I searched for how to make an adjustable rocker mount but google only turned up hot rod engine rockers. Very cool, but not what I need here. Can any of you engineering oriented guys point me in the right direction? I'd really like it to function as intended.

Thought about a pair of something like this and an air tank?

Baomain Pneumatic Air Cylinder SC 32 x 500 PT 1/8, Bore: 1 1/4 inch, Stroke: 20 inch, Screwed Piston Rod Dual Action 1 Mpa https://a.co/d/83oGnaE