Custom Build -2 Speed RC Motored Cruiser

[BossCat]

thank you kim - may i ask where you got the rims and tires from?

If I remember correctly Kim got his rims from .... -http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/

Its comming along nicely Kim. I see that your going to make use of the sturmey archer SX-RK3 hub! If I remember correctly that hub has/had a busted gear? Did you manage to fix it. Cant wait to see how Matt's adaptor hooks up with the hub as this is the hub I plan on getting to stick on my chopper, of course you'll have much more room to play with thanI do.

On a final note...
Give up that fishing malarky - Youv'e got a bike to build

Regards
Tom

 

[allen_okc]

thank you boss cat...

 

[KiM]

No more progress to report, well, not anything actually made other than a pattern for the pivot
mount aluminum side plates...I did line the old cruiser and new bike up for a side by side comparison thought
it would be interesting to see the differences in length and height...-->

The new ride is alot shorter, will have a lil more nimble handling as a result of reduced wheelbase and
less radical head angle... Still unsure of the weight i can still easiiily lift it i am guessing in the vicinity of ~20kilo
Mate Mick is picking me up to head to Drags tomorrow evening, i will have him pick the bike up and hop
onto the scales before we head out for exact weight as she is now...

I shall get onto the stabilizer mount first thing in the a.m now i have something on paper planned...

The rims are indeed from ChainReaction...the sturmey archer gears haven't broken, i took it off the bike before this happened
they just crunched, so rather than wreck i removed, regarldess the gears are to be used on the manual
pedal driveline so even if broken wouldn't be much of an issue seeing i dont intend to do alot of pedaling LoL

Cheers guys

KiM

 

[allen_okc]

it looks good kim, rock solid - your problem is gonna be where to park them all, cause fellows like you and me cant stop building, my living room looks like a bike store, i can only imagine how yours look.

good job bud...

 

[BossCat]

your problem is gonna be where to park them all, cause fellows like you and me cant stop building, my living room looks like a bike store, i can only imagine how yours look.

good job bud...

Im getting to that stage as well - Where do I put all my bikes?

1. A Sun Racing bike that my dad bought me way back in the mid 60's - £26.10s brand new from shop. Parked in my back bedroom.

2. My Urban trails hybred mountian bike - £177 - bought a couple of years ago. Parked in my front hall.

3. My Schwinn Spoiler - £100 - bought a few months ago. Parked midway along my hall lobby. I often clip my ankle (ouch bugger) on the peddles when passing.

4. A small kiddy's bike I bought for the wheels to make a trailer - £7 - Parked behind the couch/settee in my livingroom.

Im working on my Spoiler doing it up a little at a time. I did consider making it into a trike! If I do iv'e no idea where I'll park the bloody thing

Regards
Tom

 

[Goat Herder]

Those tires dressed up that bike very nicely

 

[KiM]

I didn't get alot done today, much procrastination not alot of porgress, i also had to do a small repair on the Canoe we painted few
weeks back one of the foot plates for the rudder pulled out of the hull, lil fiberglassing required... Anyhoot...below are some pics seen above
(for benefit of other forums this worklogs on) and a couple of new ones

I didn't have any 15mm bar-stock, so i used some 16mm rod and went over it with a flap disk till she fit neatly
in the bearings, i will eventually get a hardened steel shaft, this will do temporarily to get it all working... I only have 1.96in
of movement to play with, last two pics shows the range of movement from lowered to raised position, i only
just have the room to fit this and it may require altering the lower seat tube/bottom tube corner gusset...either
way, it will go so we iz good for stabilizers on this ride the movement will be 'snap' quick too, i will
adjust the range so on full extension the wheels hit the ground so there will be no 'over extension' like in the cruiser...
The last two pics, the front cardboard template will be made from 10mm ali, actually... two of them, the actuator
end will bolt between these two 10mm plates, the steel stabilizer legs will bolt to the opposing end...the plates will
pivot on the 15mm steel rod...thats the plan anywayz i will bore holes in the frame and add plates to it in the exact
same fashion the motor/2speed mount was done. I hope his will be a nice sturdy minimal 'slop' solution that will require
minimal maintenance, thus far on track.. need to make a dumby actuator and cut the two plates and mock it up
properly before boring any holes anywhere to ensure we get the mounting of the pivot correct, if we dont. the actuator simply
wont fit...

More tomorrow...

KiM

 

[HBWC]

long read but worth it nice work kim very jealous.
you've now set my bar bucket loads higher!
being a fellow parra i have a hundred million questions but i'll save them for a few pm's instead of clogging your thread

 

[KiM]

being a fellow parra i have a hundred million questions but i'll save them for a few pm's instead of clogging your thread

Cheers mate, i see your also in the West! What suburb you in? I have built several trikes as well, these might be suited better, im a lil fortunate i am not a full para, classified as imcomplete, i have leg movement to the knees and full feeling to my ankles...could but s ciggy out on the bottom of my foot and wouldnt feel a thing though lol...anywayz...checkout this video it is f a trike i built before the last cruiser...theres videos of it running, just checkout my youtube channel for that...I towed my wheelchair behind the trike, was super stable any para could ride it and possibly a quad if it was adapted a lil... Your more than welcome to drop buy if you want to check the bikes out in person, im up in Lesmurdie... Also feel free to ask anything you like mate, happy to help...


KiM

 

[HBWC]

that would be grate i'm in orelia at the moment but hate it want to get back into the foot hills
movement wise im very similar just slightly less feeling

 

[KiM]

long read but worth it nice work kim very jealous.
you've now set my bar bucket loads higher!
being a fellow parra i have a hundred million questions but i'll save them for a few pm's instead of clogging your thread

that would be grate i'm in orelia at the moment but hate it want to get back into the foot hills
movement wise im very similar just slightly less feeling

Ahhh Kiwnanna way...well...if you have transport and head hillward lemme know and ill give you my details so you can drop by for a squizz...I still have the complete trike frame minus built wheels (have the hubs still) and the electric motor (is installed but burnt out) If you can make use of it we might be able to do a deal...i do need the batteries from it, the rest is there though.

KiM

p.s if your going electric you need to join Endless Sphere its dedicated e-bike site...im there under nick AussieJester..

 

[KiM]

I have narrowed down my choice of seat to these two...

My first preference...


Deep Dish Custom Solo Seat 4 Harley ~ Bobber ~ Custom: eBay Motors (item 370380039921 end time Nov-08-10 09:06:51 PST)

Am awaiting reply on seller regarding mounting hardware and distance between spring mounting
bolts, should be inbetween 6-7 iinches whcih is perfect for my application, my chain stays are 6.5in apart.

My second choice


Ultima Black 9" Solo Seat w/3" Brass springs Bobber: eBay Motors (item 270655910212 end time Nov-27-10 10:29:36 PST)

Both are perfect size wise, i am a litle concerned about the amount of padding on both and my ability
to sit on them, the first seat looks better than the second but looks to have less padding and its states 1/2in neoprene...
Second seat looks to have more padding but i believe this s likely camera angle, bobber seats aren't much more than
an 1 inch thick... I will wait till this evening for a reply back from the first seller, if no reply i will buy the second option
its cheaper and does come with mounting hardware... Shall also be purchasing a dual 4in shock to use
instead of the 3in provided springs..

Tubes, stem, bars and actuator will take the rest of this pension cheque... ;-)

No work today, too hot and i'm unwell hoping to get more done tomorrow possibly this evening when it cools if i feel upto it...

ciao for now

KiM

 

[BossCat]

Hi Kim,
Im just wondering if it wouldn't be better to make a seat pan to your own specifications (that way you get what you want) and have it covered? Or would that cost to much.

Regards
Tom

 

[silverbear]

This thread keeps getting better because it isn't just about a bike. Its about people.

HBWS, welcome to the forum. I hope things work out with the trike. Wouldn't that be cool! Another great thread...

Kim, I forget sometimes that you are in summer now and getting hotter. Winter is coming in here in the forest of northern Minnesota. The great wheels of our mother earth and grandfather sun turn with the seasons, as more 'endless spheres'. There is an Ojibwa Indian word for all of these wheels. Biimaadiziiwin, meaning the great circle of life. When Indians dance in a circle at a pow wow it is in celebration of that circle and the connectedness of all things. I think of it sometimes when I ride my motorbike, riding along on spinning mandalas, Tibetan prayer wheels. Our bikes can be much more than just machines of transport. G'day mates.
SB

 

[HBWC]

Ahhh Kiwnanna way...well...if you have transport and head hillward lemme know and ill give you my details so you can drop by for a squizz...I still have the complete trike frame minus built wheels (have the hubs still) and the electric motor (is installed but burnt out) If you can make use of it we might be able to do a deal...i do need the batteries from it, the rest is there though.

KiM

p.s if your going electric you need to join Endless Sphere its dedicated e-bike site...im there under nick AussieJester..

i'll take that on-board is friday good for you as the car hasn't had a good run for a fortnight

i like the first seat due to the bigger lip on the back
and thanks silverbear i've started a thread on it

 

[KiM]

BossCat... I probably could knock up a seat pan, they are avaialble from as little as 40 bucks, i think a Jesse James pan is only 50 odd, they are all nicely rolled, i simply dont have the equipment to roll such thick steel, i have in the last 30 minutes made the purchase of the first seat i pictured above, hopefully be here sooner than later...

Silverbear- yes i have met ALOT of people online and gone on to meet them in person and will likely continue to do so, some amazing characters out there with wild skills...Yes...we is in the hot end of our year, my steel workshop is even hotter ....REALLY need to get a small pump for an evorporative cooler i have here and instal it in the wall, my workshop suits these type of coolers, shall definately have it running this summer so i can at least do some work in the mornings, although haha some nights it dont get below 28C had the odd over 30c all night.

HBWC- shall pm you my details mate, Friday is good for me bud....

Back soon peoplez

KiM

 

[KiM]

So i got an email from Matt.P this afternoon, he has taken some lovely piccies of the
bars he picked up for me, i haven't been able to find different angled pics on the interwebz
of these bars, all the shops use the standard "above" shots, these new bars could just
be my new fav bars over the cruisers bars which i LOVE...check em out...

I have asked if Matt would be so kind to drop these bars at the Powdercoaters for sandblasting and powdercoating
in Satin black for me... I think they are just the ticket for the bike

Thanks again Matt...

KiM

 

[KiM]

Thought i would update those following along with some new news...
With big thanks to Timma225 i will have a nice set of alumnium MTB
cranks and an alumnium extra wide bottom bracket shell, again, with
BiG thanks Timma... Paul is extending both a bottom bracket 'spindle'
and a alumnium bottom bracket shell, as i am using the extra wide
hub on the rear i need a ~125mm wide bottom bracket shell, same as my cruiser
unfortunately these only come in steel... So, i have cut some brackets that Timma
will collect on Sunday when he's up in town, one of these brackets will be welded ~4mm left of center
on the alumnium bottom bracket (the left of center is to allow for the thickness of the
steel plate its mounted to on the frame for those curious)

Timma was unsure of the exat O.D of the alumnium bottom bracket he has (as he is at work in the south the BB is up in Perth)
Judging by the picture of the bottom bracket Paul posted on his Norco worklog thread

And knowing the steel BB in picture is 40mmO.D Rodgah and I had an edu-bick-ated guess
that the alumnium BB in picture is around 42-43mm...so i made it ~42.5mm hoooopefully
if its too small its not by much and i can reem it out while Paul is here Sunday, and if its too big
hopefully not to big to fill when welded :: fingers crossed::

Of course i will anodize this whole assembly blue, (and noooo its not the ooonly reason we are going to
all this effort hahaha... :: looks skyward::) the cranks Timma has so generously
given me are black, should be a nice contrast. I shall be using 6mm stainless steel caps screws
to fasten in place...The right hole on the bracket, yup, thats the 3rd mounting
point for the alumnium plate that will hold the lipos, all works out like it was planned that way from the
beginning haha.... Pros of this ...well haha bling of course, alumnium and Timmas L337 TiG welding
on display has to be win win ....can't see a down side as yet seeing this crankset will not even be used
by my chicken legs LoL... Will always now be removable though :: wink :: :: wink ::

I have been unable to progress on the frame I am still awaiting shocks, seat and a Mr Recumpence SiR
disk brake sprocket adapter. When these arrive i can attend to welding shock mounts, brake caliper mount and a
drill a seat pivot on the frame before i finish the prep and painting, hands are tied on finishing the frame
till i have these items im afraid.... Hopefully all will be here next week been twiddling my thumbs most of
the week :: sigh :: When i got confirmation Timma could do the BB i was in the workshop in a flash
cutting out the bracket haha

I also have my eye on a nice set of Hope Tech M4 Disk brake set... they just look so chunky and blingy compared
to the Avids, and as we know, its ALL about the looks right :roll: Money this week is allocated to inner tubes, brakes, paying Timma for the BB and possibly a spare White industries freewheel he has? paying Matt.P for the bars and sandblasting and powdercoating....should be broke by then, anything left i might grab some Harley Gayvidson billet grips i been eying off haha

Back soon...i hope

KiM

 

[KiM]

So I have been anodizing ...let me re-phrase that...i been
trying to anodize these past days with some success. The
dyeing of the parts however zero success. I had been
using PC PSU and they are great for anodizing parts if you
don't want to dye them, lower current is needed when
dyeing anodized parts apparently, SO i received back a
lead acid battery charger i lent out few weeeks ago to
a mate of a mate after not using it for 6 years at least
only to find a use for it with the anodizing as it is a 4amp
charger not 16amp psu like i was using ...I shall hopefully
now i have been schooled by the ThudSTaR 8) himself
in his wayz of anodizing, have better luck, the Thudster
has generously sent me out some of the dyes he uses
also! BIG THANKYOU again mate ;-)

Shall keep all informed with how this pans out.

I have also received some deliveries, late today one of
the pieces that i need to continue on the frame, the
linear actuator! I also received several days back the
Larosa 4in CNCed shocks for the seat, seat still missing
in action unfortunately...Matt.P generously donated the
Bullhorn bars to me after having them sandblasted
and powder coated Satin Black by
his "powder coating guy" Another BiG Thankyou
to Matt for this very kind gesture very much
appreciated buddy

White Industries 16tooth freewheel also now adorns
the ThudSTaR 8) 2 Speed Box thanks to Timma225
selling me a spare he had, shall fix you up this weekend
when you is in town again my friend ;-)

I will continue work on the stabilizing setup now i
have the actuator in hand, the build is back in
progress chaps WooTz!! I expect the delivery of
Recumpence SiRs 8) L337 CNCed disk brake to
freewheel adapter any day and also the bobber seat
hopefully will coincide nicely with the completion of
the stabilizer mount so work will continue flowing
along...

Haaaanging for Thursday (pay day) i have AMAZED
myself in keeping 300 bucks in the play money back
account this fortnight! this added to some $$$ from
coming pay will see the purchase of a pair of
Hope tech m4 hydraulic brakes and a 203mm and 180mm
set of Hope floating rotors, I have been perving on
these brakes on Chain Reaction for the past 10 days
soon my precious soooon you will be mine
muuuuahahaha [/sinister laugh] :mrgreen: OH haha...cept
I'm buying them from ebay as recommended by Matt.S :wink:
(new buy now $AU440 a pair with rotors 45 delivery)
Tiz lil cheaper than Chain Reaction on this occasion...

Back VERY soon with more progress pics...

KiM

p.s West OZ Group ride was Sunday past, cept for
an accident to forum member Laland on his very nicely
turned out delta recumbent that put a lil downer on
things for abit there a great time was had by all i think...
Can catch the pics and vids on the Aussie Roll Call Thread...
Get well soon Lawrie

 

[silverbear]

Hey Kim,
Thanks for sharing your ride and from half a world away I, too, send healing wishes to your friend. What great fun it would be to join up with you guys for a ride, trying to figure out what your saying with your interesting brand of English. Ha! But this is the next best thing. I am reminded that we are all of us on our motored bikes, Brothers In The Wind.
SB