Fastestoldwheelieguy
XS650 Member
Plenty wicked looking ride! Plenty creative and I can see that you put your heart into it. But on the down side, you won't see me on a bike without a front brake!
hi Fast.....thanks.....the long rainy season here in Seattle affords some time along with a beverage or five to tap into that creative flow! I completely here you on the front brake thing.....i am of an era where seatbelts were not mandated, helmets were not regulated, learned to shoot a gun in boy scouts in the third grade, etc......not trying to be political or make any statements......ijust saying that it is nice to be able to make a choice as to access the risk/benefits and either accept them or not. Again....thanks. WRMDOVR
Hi wrmdovr,Hey Fred........couldn't agree with you more and it certainly is never about me.....and i accept that most, if not everyone doesn't like me....hell there are times i don't even like myself that much! frankly i suspect that my dogs only tolerate me because i feed and water them! my design/build choices are certainly not to endanger others but is rather a choice to challenge myself to do something that i thought here to fore impossible. i try to follow the time honored adage of form follows function....my spin on that is build it safe and then try to make it look pretty. My next build will be a low slung trike with skinny wheels on the back to match the front and will maybe included a front brake.....................nawwwwwwww! WRMDOVR
Slow.....btw....if there is anything i can assist with long distance let me know....more than happy to do what i can from my humble little shop/man cave! WRMDOVR
- - - i started bending up the leading leg.....the skinnier part which is 1/2 inch thick wall...promptly screwed it up! the harbor freight bender is certainly not the easiest to work with and i had my share of dimples to fix/cover up but in the end I think that it came out o.k. The rear leg is made up of 3/4 inch thick wall and went much easier due to the lessons/screw ups on the lead leg. - - -
Hey Fred.....i had to ask my kids who gollum was.....now i get it. once again....great obscure and oblique reference! my literary perusings are limited to isotope doping, dense wave division mulitplexing (DWDM) and symetrical/asymetrical routing and motorcycle mags! - - - regarding the trike.....i am simply establishing my succession plan for when the day comes that two wheels are no longer an option i have something that for me is inline with my personality and can carry my oxygen tank and huge bag of medications for when i am old and decrepit!
I know what you are talking about. I've also given up on sleeping the entire night. At least one trip to the bathroom a night is now standard procedure.Hi wrenchjohns,
Quote from "Annie Get your Gun"
"I can drink my liquor quicker than a flicker"
"And I can get even sicker
Than you."
Which is why I bring my beer home while I'm sober and drink it sitting on the couch in front of the fireplace where I'm only ten steps away from the washroom.
(At my age it's holding it in after it's been drunk that's the problem.)