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Chris Murphy
@not-bob
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Joined: October 11, 2025 12:18 pm
Last seen: November 14, 2026 8:25 pm
Topics: 6 / Replies: 176
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RE: Up to you.

Ha,ha! A keg on a bar hopper, pretty close to theme bike territory. I could never outdo this one though, it was at our shop many times for events or a...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

Thanks, the forward part will be a platform, the first chassis has a piece of aluminum diamond plate, so something similar. My right leg from hip to t...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

Eight more TIG welds to get the center frame rails in, and it still sits flat (enough) on the table. So I didn't build a rocking chair, or a pretzel o...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

The completed first chassis, with internal ballast, weighs 43.9 lbs. At this point, the incomplete second chassis, weighs 39.2 lbs. The next time it c...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

Another mock up day, the upper mounts were the last parts that had to find their place. So a lot more pieces to add, and it's gonna get heavy now. Tom...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

I wear a lot of hats around here, but found some time for this. I needed to find my groove with the MIG, playing with the auto set, and then my own se...

8 months ago
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RE: Looking for a new Dyna sidecar kit.

Due to the excellent input from @2FLTC, to which I completely agree, the zoo bike (the Dyna) will remain on two wheels. So while I do like the Dyna's ...

8 months ago
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RE: Looking for a new Dyna sidecar kit.

You know, I hadn't even thought of that, but I can definitely see how it would now. Thanks for that great info.  

8 months ago
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RE: What Is It About Your Rig That Makes It So Awesome?

Ok, I'll go next. It's not awesome, but it is um..."special". Since two wheels doesn't look like it will ever happen again, putting the little trainin...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

Current activity. After the bazillion TIG welds on the top and bottom came out so well, filling in around my giant tack welds on the verticals with th...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

Thanks. I tried to get as much weight near the wheel as possible. In a pocket directly under the axle block I hid a pile of steel bar stock, and in th...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

Now the axle block. I wanted this to be as heavy as possible, so it is mostly 1/4" plate. The axle tube is 1" ID .188 wall that I honed to be a snug s...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

Probably not, the style of the bike now is close to what builders in Japan are riding. I may return the bike to what it looked like in 2008 though. ...

8 months ago
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RE: Up to you.

While the front mounts are crude, the rear mounts are barbaric. There was no way to make it look, even remotely, good. Again, using existing mounting ...

8 months ago
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