Hey guys, I posted a few pics of this on my other bird falcon thread.
I figured I'd do a new thread for it too, since it was a new project.
Check it out!
I thought you might enjoy this project. I made a little something to go along with this minibike that I bought from Markus.
So, I bought a small crate from Sears a week or so ago. They were closing down their store here and were selling off all their random hardware. I figured I'd either use it to store stuff in or maybe think of something original to make out of it.
So, I came up with a goofy man-ginuity project for it. I thougth it would actually make a good pull behind trailer for my minibike! The bike is a 1983 Bird Falcon.
So, I went to the hardware store and had them cut a 1 & 1/2" by 1 & 1/2" board into 3 pieces so I could make a yolk. I drilled a couple holes in the sides to insert a cotter pin and sheer bolt into. That's how I attached it to the little holes behind the rear wheel of the bike. I then attached the yolk to the crate with 4 wood screws and a lot of glue. :grind:
My next challenge was finding the best way to mount wheels to it. I found a 7/16" threaded rod at the hardware store. I asked them to cut it to length. I then got a couple 7" metal wheels with bearings inside the rim. I attached the wheels to the rod with some lock washers and lock nuts at the end of the rod. :hammer:
I used a couple 1 & 1/2" copper pipe connector tubes to slide the rod through the bottom of the crate. I used a couple copper pipe tie downs to attach those tubes to the bottom of the crate.
And boom goes the dynamite! We're up and running!!
It works great! :thumbsup: It doesn't really have a purpose aside from being fun. I might use it for hauling little stuff behind me like a backpack or random stuff. It would also be useful for little trips to the store down the street!
I figured I'd do a new thread for it too, since it was a new project.
Check it out!
I thought you might enjoy this project. I made a little something to go along with this minibike that I bought from Markus.
So, I bought a small crate from Sears a week or so ago. They were closing down their store here and were selling off all their random hardware. I figured I'd either use it to store stuff in or maybe think of something original to make out of it.
So, I came up with a goofy man-ginuity project for it. I thougth it would actually make a good pull behind trailer for my minibike! The bike is a 1983 Bird Falcon.
So, I went to the hardware store and had them cut a 1 & 1/2" by 1 & 1/2" board into 3 pieces so I could make a yolk. I drilled a couple holes in the sides to insert a cotter pin and sheer bolt into. That's how I attached it to the little holes behind the rear wheel of the bike. I then attached the yolk to the crate with 4 wood screws and a lot of glue. :grind:
My next challenge was finding the best way to mount wheels to it. I found a 7/16" threaded rod at the hardware store. I asked them to cut it to length. I then got a couple 7" metal wheels with bearings inside the rim. I attached the wheels to the rod with some lock washers and lock nuts at the end of the rod. :hammer:
I used a couple 1 & 1/2" copper pipe connector tubes to slide the rod through the bottom of the crate. I used a couple copper pipe tie downs to attach those tubes to the bottom of the crate.
And boom goes the dynamite! We're up and running!!
It works great! :thumbsup: It doesn't really have a purpose aside from being fun. I might use it for hauling little stuff behind me like a backpack or random stuff. It would also be useful for little trips to the store down the street!
