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Offline Jerry

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banana bike
« on: April 09, 2012, 08:29:44 PM »
We rented this thing once and the kids wanted one. So i looked it up and they want $500 for the thing. So like any other builder I said we can make one and even better, so i trash picked a 15 speed bike for parts. Now we have to build it. I have lots of cool ideas (the most important is to enclose the 2 back wheels: so no one loses a finger). What I am not sure of is what size steel tube to use?  My first thought was 3/4 inch .065 or .083 then the more i think about it maybe 7/8 inch .065 or .083. Either way i need to get a set of dies for the bender (pro tools 105). So what size do you think i should go with????
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Re: banana bike
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2012, 08:31:24 PM »
I doubled a pic dam
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Offline fabr

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Re: banana bike
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2012, 09:56:07 PM »
Mild steel,moly,alum?
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Re: banana bike
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2012, 05:24:38 AM »
I like the larger thinner wall.  But alum would  be slick!

When I lived in Daytona Beach they rented those things, kinda neat but as a teen I was too cool to be caught dead on one.  They were for tourist.  rofl
« Last Edit: April 10, 2012, 05:26:09 AM by Carlriddle »
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Re: banana bike
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2012, 06:25:11 AM »
3/4 or 7/8 mild steel tube i can not do aluminum    So far it sounds like 1 vote for 7/8 .065? 
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Offline fabr

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Re: banana bike
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2012, 06:32:42 AM »
WHat do you wish final weight to be? That may be a deciding factor. Figure up total tube lengths and see what the frame would weigh. You might be pleased or disappointed.
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
loyalty to the American people."
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Re: banana bike
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2012, 08:52:04 AM »
The tubing the original was made out of was probably thinner than .065. I would say the thinnest your bender will bend without kinking it which is probably the .065.
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Re: banana bike
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2012, 08:53:38 AM »
I vote for 7/8 only because you can then use a pair of ATV grips on it. Most of the tubing other than the handles looks smaller though.
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Offline Jerry

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Re: banana bike
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2012, 05:42:15 PM »
I am not concerned with the weight because i do not think it will be that great either way. So 7/8 .065 looks like the winner.  I think the 7/8 would look better if i want to make rakes for the buggys or a quad. I know need to order the dies i am going to go with the smallest radius i can get.   Thanks guys
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Re: banana bike
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2012, 11:59:00 AM »
Make sure to use ATV grips and not motorcycle. The right grip on a motorcycle is larger to go over the throttle sleeve.
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Offline Jerry

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Re: banana bike
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2012, 06:29:13 PM »
Thank Livewire I did not know that about the grips.
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