ORBO Tiny but Tough

[Wayne]

I think I tapped it in an inch too far. I don't see any way of pulling it back out. Anyone done that?

If I understand what has happened, the tapered stem retaining nut is at the bottom of the fork tube. Just loosening the stem bolt, there is no room for the nut to go lower? Because if this is the case, you need to move the fork away from the stem. Easy way could be with a helper. With the stem bolt loose, have the helper hold the bike in the air with the handle bars. With a rubber mallet, hit the main frame, near the head tube down.

Without a helper, maybe position the handle bars on 2 chair backs to keep the front in the air. Then knock the frame down.

 

[Wildcat]

The thing is called a star nut. I installed it further down in than needed. So the extension bolt won't thread in. I looked it up on youtube and again found the answer. I need to hammer the star nut down further so it drops out the bottom of the fork and install a new one at the right depth.

 

[Captain Awesome]

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The thing is called a star nut. I installed it further down in than needed. So the extension bolt won't thread in. I looked it up on youtube and again found the answer. I need to hammer the star nut down further so it drops out the bottom of the fork and install a new one at the right depth.

1/2” to 1” deep is typical application dependent

 

[Wildcat]

1/2” to 1” deep is typical application dependent

The bolt touches the star nut but won't thread in, so 1/2" will solve the problem.

 

[Wildcat]

The fork is reinforced so the star nut wouldn't drop out the bottom, so I just hammered it way down in the fork. With the new one added the extension works now.

 

[Wildcat]

I've got the decals printed out. It's on matte paper, all they had on hand, but that might work well. I'm going to clear coat them once they are applied. I think vinyl might react to the clear spray and stay sticky. These should also shine with the clear coat.

 

[Wildcat]

The decals were added along with a few bulletholes. I also blacked out the brand names on the fork and cranks.

 

[Wildcat]

I decided to use the matching rim on the front afterall. It looks much better and has better chrome, like a Worksman rim. I was going to relace the front hub into it, but first tried to narrow the width by putting on thinner locknuts on the cones. One nut didn't want to come loose so I swapped axles. Both wheels had the same number of loose bearings on each side, 9. The cog wouldn't break free even with the big solid rod and hammer. So it stayed on, no harm with it there. Then it went right in the fork with just a little prying.

I also think the bars are still too low and might give a set of apes a look.

 

[BartRidesEternal]

I'm looking forward to the mockup of the Apes!
If you use the apes, you could assemble grips with small wheels at the end. "landing gear" theme or style haha