OCD said:
How did you decide/what is your overall width? Did you use an actual store bought axle or just 5/8" round bar? I couldn't get those answers from the links provided. I'd love to do that for a project but why pay $200 from ChoppersUS when I can spend 100 hours making my own? :lol:
I thought the same, why buy when you can make your own for a fraction and it becomes your custom and not a store bought bolt on!
I bought 5/8 round bar at Ace @about $10 a unit I think. They were perfect in many ways because of their straightness. I hear not all are this lucky, some will have slight defects. I bought two just because they were good. Ace had the radial bearings in their Hillman stuff, which they ordered and came in a few days at $4 a unit. I had to slightly touch up the axle end to slip the bearings over. I have enough parts for two sets.
As far as I could tell I couldn't come up with a width on this unit from the link. I do know Richie Rich , Sir Joey , and the others through that link and I was going to ask them but never got to that. My trike axle was meant for a ladies Huffy that I have since cut up for a swingbike but may put it on a ladies Columbia I picked up from the Munson swap meet. It's still as you see it because I spent to much of my time building other bikes ,the Grunge Rudge and The Shadow were just a few.
I just measured and the unit from the outside bearings were 28". I think I made it that because it allowed the 36" axle room for the wheels and I could cut it down at any time.
As far as time to build I think I did in on weekend in 4 hours with beer. A set of racing drop bars plus bars off a little kids bike. Some conduit and a couple of inches of flat stock to mount it with. Everything was welded up and then I cut out the center section.
Bringing this up again makes me think I'd like to finish mine up for next summer but I have three other projects I'm thinking of doing also
Winter here on the Cape is just around the corner and I will lose my garage to my wife to park her car in. SWMBO frowns on weld spatter and oversprays on her car.
Hope this helped........GL