DuctTapedGoat
Active Member
So, a couple years ago my chain snapped when I was in downtown Boise, and a fair distance from home. I figured I'd just toss it on the bus to get it home and throw on a new masterlink. The driver informed me that they don't allow gasbikes on the city bus bike rack for safety concerns in the event of a front end collision. Another time I had removed the tank and was waiting for the JB Weld to set on the holes and I was able to put it on the bus with only a quick response of "there's no gas tank, the motor is nonfunctional right now" without any problems.
I was thinking about this today when I saw a bus drive by. In the event that it hits the fan and the bike is inoperable due to a shot rim, broken chain, seized motor, fried clutch, etc, it would be nice to know I have an emergency way to get it home.
That's when it hit me - a detachable gas tank! Remove it from the bike, put it in a backpack and tell the driver that the motor is nonfunctioning.
But, how would someone be able to remove the tank and affix it securely in a very short amount of time?
All I can think of is chopping the tank bolts down and using a quick release nut with the arm on all four bolts, but I wanted to pose this to the community here and see if anyone else has any ideas!
I was thinking about this today when I saw a bus drive by. In the event that it hits the fan and the bike is inoperable due to a shot rim, broken chain, seized motor, fried clutch, etc, it would be nice to know I have an emergency way to get it home.
That's when it hit me - a detachable gas tank! Remove it from the bike, put it in a backpack and tell the driver that the motor is nonfunctioning.
But, how would someone be able to remove the tank and affix it securely in a very short amount of time?
All I can think of is chopping the tank bolts down and using a quick release nut with the arm on all four bolts, but I wanted to pose this to the community here and see if anyone else has any ideas!