Trail Ripper "FINISHED" Now With Video!!!!!

[FatBoy]

Yoothgeye,That is a good idea,plumbers leave scraps of pex laying around job sites all the time in different colors even red ,white,and blue.I wont need it on this one but might work on another project I have....

I know,Shame on me for building on Thanksgiving!I snuck out and finished up my pedal mount/arms while my Wife was preparing the Turkey.I shortened the mount post cut at 22 degrees and made a plate to box in the top,cleaned up the pedal arms,and drilled and tapped the post to make a pedal stop with a 1/4 allen bolt.Ive pretty much got the rear figured out except the brake,but ive got alot of welding ahead of me!Hopefully by the weekend I have the frame and head tube set and ready to weld up.Happy Thanksgiving everyone...

[FatBoy]

Got the swing arm mounts finished up....

[FatBoy]

The Turkey is almost ready to carve so I guess im done for today,I got alot done though!Finished the pedal assembly,welded the gear,mounting post cap,and welded some washers in the pedal tube to make it solid to push on.....

[yoothgeye]

Thank you for making my dream come to life, let me know when you're done and I'll get you my address for shipping.

[FatBoy]

Thank you for making my dream come to life, let me know when you're done and I'll get you my address for shipping.

I gotta say thanks for the idea!If your ever out here in Ca you can ride it all ya want!!!

[FatBoy]

I got a little time today and got the frame cut to length with a step notch,made a support tube for the swingarm,and got a set of brakes that mount under the swingar! Hopefully tomorrow Ill be able to figure out the head tube so I can start melting it all together!!!Im thinking of raking the front up a couple inches but im not quite sure yet....Oh yeah I finally used a better camera

[The-Rookie]

The pex pipe I used was 1/2 inch the chain fits nicely with not a lot of room for it to slap around and as yoothgeye said its very smooth.

[FatBoy]

Yeah I almost finished the Frame!I got the swingarm stripped down ready to weld once I get the frame dialed in...

[FatBoy]

Its my last day off and I finally got it into a roller!!! Its almost all welded up ,I still need to mount the pedal and make a deck but I wanted to make sure there were no suspension issues...And I rode it around the house and it works great just like it should, a little bouncy,but it doesnt bottom out and I have the front at 5" and the rear at 3 1/2"deck height and I can set it up alot stiffer so Im am stoked to say the least!!!!

[skulldady]

WOWEEEEE Fatboy, that thing looks like it's gona be so much fun to ride!

[yoothgeye]

Looks great, how heavy is it? Have your cranked that rear spring down hard to try to stiffen the ride any?

[FatBoy]

Thanks fellas,I did tighten the rear spring and it stiffens it a ton.It isnt as heavy as I thought about the same as a cheap MTB...

[scrumblero]

how did I miss this?? just awesome!! I loved the kick and go's when i was a kid, but was way over the weight rating when they came out..

[FatBoy]

Today when I got home from work I decided to make a second shock mount to make the suspension really adjustable for us heavy duty riders!Now I can set the rear height at 3 1/2" or 5" pretty cool!I weigh 280lbs and I can bounce up and down with plenty of clearence so id say anyone can roll this dude!I will post more pics after I mount the pedal ,peak the bottom of the frame and a few other things...

[mmcdaniel69]

Cool! That's a great idea. You gotta post a video after you finish it.