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  1. Ed Stately

    "Building a welding JIG first" - design process and thoughts

    I'm also working out in my head the best way to get some type of rear suspension, my brain is thinking small air bags and possibly adding spindles and u-joints to the axels so I can have some camber for higher speeds when I break down later and add that 3000w electric motor to it. A neighbor...
  2. Ed Stately

    "Building a welding JIG first" - design process and thoughts

    As of now I've settled on using that frame.just for reference. After all it is a 48 year old single year design bike and other then the rims and spokes I still have everything for it. And I think it will go smoother and have a cleaner finish built from scratch rather than chopping this up and...
  3. Ed Stately

    Ready for powder

    Although I forgot I had this one. May represent the Yamaha Moto-Bike I little bette. For sure a stronger frame.
  4. Ed Stately

    What are you listening to?

    hollywood undead lump your head videos https://g.co/kgs/ZKaopgU
  5. Ed Stately

    Ready for powder

    It's a $25 frame, forks & crank and since it's a "rail" frame I figured it's a good frame to try a couple techniques I've read about. Secondary goal is get it straightened and then convert it into my version of the Yamaha moto-bikes. I'm guessing I can cut out a good portion of the bend from...
  6. Ed Stately

    New(er) to the forum - pics of the BMX collection

    I'm gathering parts now to build something similar to the straight bar bike near the top. And I had a beat up Mongoose like the second photo. And I also got a little sick to my stomach seeing the PK Ripper. I had my original 1st year ripper frame and forks sored in my parents basement for 35+...
  7. Ed Stately

    Are these wheels anything?

  8. Ed Stately

    Value of my 1969 Raleigh sport 3 Gold Edition.

    I have decided to thin the heard so to speak and would like any insight to the fair value or fair asking price I may expect to price it or fair offer to consider accepting. Still have not decided if I want to take offer, set a price or auction it. Only thing I decided was to sell it complete...
  9. Ed Stately

    UNLIMITED Three's a Crowd (Pleaser).

    Ok, after wasting an hour trying to sketch what was in my head based on the immediately on hand items . I had to build a tinker toy style mock-up to see if it made any sense. This is the rough 1st possible set-up. The wheels shown are all 24". Front is 36h disc rotor rubbed 24x1.75. The rear...
  10. Ed Stately

    UNLIMITED Three's a Crowd (Pleaser).

    Was thinking maybe Mount it on a pole or post and make a sign to fit inside the frame openings and go so far as to add blades to a pair of wheels so they spin on breezy days. .... it! Another project. Lol.
  11. Ed Stately

    UNLIMITED Three's a Crowd (Pleaser).

    That's a 24" 1953 Hawthorne. Rear stays are bent and one side caved in on the inside lower stays. The center bar has been booger welded back onto the post tube. Bothe the seatpost and stem are rusted in place and forks are bent a bit back. I'm keeping the fenders, crank and both hubs. A.thirs of...
  12. Ed Stately

    UNLIMITED Three's a Crowd (Pleaser).

    I build bike for kids in town that don't have one or need an upgrade for free. If I can I have them help fix a bike up so they learn a little bit. Figure if they can fix it they may take better care of it. I get a couple calls for "roadside assistance" when one gets a flat or something. Just...
  13. Ed Stately

    "Building a welding JIG first" - design process and thoughts

    That's very impressive. And all I'm attempting is to make something a bit bigger and with more style then this as a reference frame. Infact I just sat down from gathering up some old conduit and PVC pipes and some scrap flat bars to put together a mock-up of what I want to do before I start...
  14. Ed Stately

    UNLIMITED Three's a Crowd (Pleaser).

    Sometimes I wish I didn't have as much space as I do. The good thing here is it will get a lot more organized when I start putting stuff away and I'll be adding to my "Free stuff" pile so others that need kt can have it. And I'm finding a lot of Item's I'll be posting for sale at very reasonable...
  15. Ed Stately

    "Building a welding JIG first" - design process and thoughts

    All of it, just Awesome. I'll be sitting down the next few days scratching ideas for a trike frame. So id love to see some of your buddies work. That complete twin tube frame made me so happy I think I peed a little. I'll be checking out the links all week and following this closely, with great...
  16. Ed Stately

    UNLIMITED Three's a Crowd (Pleaser).

    Pulled some potential donors from one of the parts sheds. Next is pulling actual potential parts. This is just part from 1 of 2 sheds and a storeroom. If I have the time I'm going to make a couple different versions. See "OUT OF HAND"!! A few days before I joined last June, all I owned the...
  17. Ed Stately

    Ready for powder

    Perfect timing coming across this post. The mailman just delivered this 1970 Western Flyer and it has the same issue and possibly 1 or 2 other issues. 1st thought was to lay it down and jump up and down on it.
  18. Ed Stately

    UNLIMITED Three's a Crowd (Pleaser).

    I had originally been thinking "TRI as I Might" maybe when it's done I'll post up a few suggested names and put them to a vote and I'll have some custom decals and a head badge (decal as well). made for it with it's new name. Speaking of that, who here makes decals? I want some made for my...
  19. Ed Stately

    UNLIMITED Three's a Crowd (Pleaser).

    Same, I've actually got 3 of those guards, but not the original. One off an older Hiawatha, another off a Murray and one from a Huffy.
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