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are old bikes new again

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Created by landyacht > 9 months ago, 28 Jun 2013
sn
WA, 2775 posts
8 Jul 2013 11:04AM
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I still reckon one of these needs to be seen rolling up to a Kalgoorlie pub


stephen

desertyank
1260 posts
9 Jul 2013 3:46AM
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landyacht said..

that would be too easy chook,I want a bucket of gears and brake for doing front wheel stands


Hope ur dental insurance is up to date...............

landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
10 Jul 2013 4:34PM
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its slowly morphing on the floor as more parts are ratted form the graveyard.
currently looking like this . Rear shocky cos I can6 gears ,maybe 18,. I got as far as building the front fork and welding up the main chassis spar when the acetylene ran out so theres a stop until i get the green light from the purchasing dept for a new bottle

longwinded
WA, 344 posts
10 Jul 2013 4:46PM
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Surely rear wheel steering or two wheel steering has got to be on the cards.

landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
10 Jul 2013 5:12PM
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longwinded said..

Surely rear wheel steering or two wheel steering has got to be on the cards.


tried one over the weekend with twin steer, seemed a bit sillybesides which , i will be 1.5m off the ground when riding so i thought keep it simple
ish the rear shock should make it nice on the kerbs, and a fat26x2.3 tyre on the front for a smooth ride below the family jewels

j murray
SA, 947 posts
20 Jul 2013 7:29AM
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did you LY and the Little Stigg ride the new bikes at the kids monster weekend?

pweedas
WA, 4642 posts
20 Jul 2013 12:35PM
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landyacht said..
its slowly morphing on the floor as more parts are ratted form the graveyard.

currently looking like this . Rear shocky cos I can6 gears ,maybe 18,. I got as far as building the front fork and welding up the main chassis spar when the acetylene ran out so theres a stop until i get the green light from the purchasing dept for a new bottle


If you touch the front brakes with that, you will go straight over the top. It looks like the c of g will make it impossible to stop going downhill.
Make sure you have a good dental plan in place before you do the test drive.

crustysailor
VIC, 869 posts
20 Jul 2013 6:12PM
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Is it worth reversing the front 'forks' so the dropout point down instead of up?
May help keep the front wheel in when you land from a popping a mono

landyacht
WA, 5921 posts
20 Jul 2013 6:04PM
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dont panic fellas, the CoG is actually well back from the head stock. much further back than a real one. alot more weight will be on the rear than you might expect. hence the shockyfor comfort.
Ive ground to a halt at the moment ,saving up for a bottle of acetylene. so ive been rebuilding some other interesting bikes that ive saved.
this ones a ally framed hardtail downhill bike that had been stripped , so im rebuilding it as a 8gear, but it could be a 8x2.. seems nice to ride but im getting a bit old for bumps and disc brakes that stand you on your head in a flash




once i get it tuned and running nice i'll slap it on gumtree to get some building funds together



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