This thread will feature realtime photos on the progress
of all 3 of my summer projects and your input will not only
be highly appreciated but actually reflected in the outcome.

They're here!  


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I got 2 of them you see, one complete to mount on maybe
a used BMW (that I have not even purchased yet) and another
one without a chassis or wheel, just the boot (2x1 shipping costs).
... why?  you may ask


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Cause I'm turning that one into the coolest kid-carriage EVER!

Not quite sure how yet, all I know is that it involves an axle or 2,
a lot of welding, some form of turning mechanism, anywhere form
3 to 5 wheels and a bicycle, or half of one for power, that will be
probably placed in the rear and not on the side, don't know yet.

...any ideas on the design?


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It is not heavy but it is long (about 70" x 20" x 20" / 180x50x50cm),
this is going to be one cool, big, ride!


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Now back to the other one, first step was to get it off the pallet
and attach the wheel.


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Done.


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Then, with a bit of creativity, to make it mobile,
cause this one is kinda heavy (200lb?).


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Tada!  It's off the ground and it rolls.
It can now be pushed around, you can sit on it and it can be crashed!


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some more unpacking


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came with a vinyl cover, vinyl seats and tool bag.


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The tools are hilarious! I truly know now why Russia went under.
The round thing is a pump that srsly belongs in a museum.  


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The backrest flips forward to reveal an ample trunk.
The locking mechanism is the strangest thing ever,
kinda hard to explain, the "key" turns a spring-screw
that releases the latch.


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Well that seat will require some re-enforcement.
(and sounds like my old spring bed at summer camp)


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So there it goes for now in the garage nicely tucked in
while I'll calmly look for a suiting motorcycle to attach it to,
maybe even a savage, need to figure out the legal DMV stuff first.
Anyone attached one of these things to a bike before?


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And this is my 3rd project; potatoes.
Anybody know anything about planting potatoes?  Seriously.


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Today I cleared up a patch about 3 x 20' from the back
of my garden, tomorrow I'll plant the already rooting spuds.
Next week cucumbers and squash.

bill67 wrote on 05/21/12 at 19:23:57:

A good friend of mine keeps leaves packed around his potato plants.  It must help achieve the proper pH balance 'cause the plants get really green.

Oh wow, I didn't realize when you said "kid carriage" you meant a pedalable thing the adult can ride too..  was thinking more along the lines of a jog-stroller.

Greetings wambr all the way to Russia!
I'm pleased to see how international this forum is getting.

Yeah boule I originally just wanted to do make it simple, like this:

http://www.wimp.com/babystroller/

but after thinking about it a bit, I now think I want 1HP on it (human power)
it just makes more sense, to me, to be able to go about a couple of
miles around or to the store or whatever, then again I could do both!!

...how does "now with detachable bike" sound?

what is a project with sidecar?

--  UPDATE - 12.JUNE.12  - UPDATE  --

As I mentioned in another post earlier today:

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1339695450
(for details of this band-drive bike click this link).


...the new bike, 3rd wheel and axle for my hack project just arrived, yay!



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The bike is a "new tech/hybrid" direct-drive model, so lets see how
the plastic/carbon fiber parts and kevlar band hold up with time.

I had not bought a new bike in over 20 years so when comparing
this one and other models I've seen lately to my old Costco
bulletproof mountainbike these seem kinda light and flimsy,
...mmmm, Chinese should be EXPERTS at this sh1t, go figure!.


On the positive side after test ridding this "brand-name" bike
for a few hours I'm happy to report it rides well and feels solid


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This is sorda how the finished vehicle is going to potentially look.


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The wheel, tyre and axle I found dirt cheap online
and come from a 1980's Kawasaki Z440-C,
a new chance at life for a good ol' classic bike.


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I really wanted to make a tricycle with 2 wheels up front but
I decided against it because it would just be SO long and heavy
making it pretty hard to steer and also interfering with visibility  
and not being able to see the holes, bumps and squirrels up front,
so I think we're gonna go for an old fashion side-hack.  



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These are a few bike I found online and ideas on how to attach it (the most difficult part).


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Now I need to find some form of suspension to be placed between the frame and car.  


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Next project, if this one doesn't kill me like a train de-railing,
will probably be something sorta like this, maybe next year:


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...and yes, I'm reliving my childhood through my kid and loving it!

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Garden update

Potatoes & tomato plants.

Status: So far so good.


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Can't wait to see this carriage operational!  Keep up the pics!

Your potato plants look good!  Don't have any very recent pics of mine, but this was 3 weeks ago.  They started flowering about 10 days ago and are about hip-high now.  I think we planted a few too many...