Here are a couple bicycle sculptures I completed this fall.
The blue bike has a frame I built mostly from scratch, salvaged head tube seat tube and bottom bracket. The top tank is 16 gauge steel which is a bit heavy for the purpose, but was easy to work with. The filler neck is from an automotive supplier. Worksman wheels with drum brakes. Whizzer engine with auto clutch. spray paint and oneshot enamel all by hand. Front platform and back tool box are diamond plate aluminum. Lights are truck marker lights, LED tail light, tractor headlight. Wood basket has maple for the uprights and hickory for the side slats, finished with wipe on polyurethane.
The red bike has a Worksman low gravity bike frame and wheels. I welded on a back engine mount as I had to tilt the engine to fit. I fabricated the tank out of aluminum, and it is much lighter. Any tanks I do from now on will probably be aluminum. The engine is a "80cc" happy time from spooky tooth. Lights run from the white wire. The expansion chamber is one I fabricated out of conduit. I found the port timing and used this site http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/javapipe_main_en.htm
Recently had a problem with the clutch on the blue bike. The bearings went to pieces while on a ride. It seems whizzer used ball bearings instead of roller bearings and it squirted the balls right out.
The blue bike has a frame I built mostly from scratch, salvaged head tube seat tube and bottom bracket. The top tank is 16 gauge steel which is a bit heavy for the purpose, but was easy to work with. The filler neck is from an automotive supplier. Worksman wheels with drum brakes. Whizzer engine with auto clutch. spray paint and oneshot enamel all by hand. Front platform and back tool box are diamond plate aluminum. Lights are truck marker lights, LED tail light, tractor headlight. Wood basket has maple for the uprights and hickory for the side slats, finished with wipe on polyurethane.
The red bike has a Worksman low gravity bike frame and wheels. I welded on a back engine mount as I had to tilt the engine to fit. I fabricated the tank out of aluminum, and it is much lighter. Any tanks I do from now on will probably be aluminum. The engine is a "80cc" happy time from spooky tooth. Lights run from the white wire. The expansion chamber is one I fabricated out of conduit. I found the port timing and used this site http://www.mh-aerotools.de/airfoils/javapipe_main_en.htm
Recently had a problem with the clutch on the blue bike. The bearings went to pieces while on a ride. It seems whizzer used ball bearings instead of roller bearings and it squirted the balls right out.
