electric tom thumb

[choppersrule]

i have been thinking about this one for awile:thinking2: but never done anything about it. i have been collecting parts for over a year now and have finally started. i was given a 12inch pushbike and not realy wanting it ( too small for me ) i put it under my workbeach till i could come up with somthing to do with it. i found some plans in an old book of my grandads and thought i could build that but i dont have or you carnt get the parts ( its from the 1950s ) so i went for the 12inch bike and mounted an electric motor on it :scooter:
i have made the motor mounts and fitted the motor to the frame found a big seat ( got to protect my but from the bumps in the road :jester: )
i have built one batery box and will do the other one today.
photos and more soon
choppersrule:taz:

[greenevegiebeast]

photos WE WANT PHOTOS:1eye:

[choppersrule]

dude you want photos i got photos :helmet:
this is the first lot photos and is a mock up to see if it all the parts fit
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n386/choppersrule1/ElectricBike11.jpg
photo 2 is the engine mock up to see if it will run OK and it does
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n386/choppersrule1/Electricbike22.jpg
photo 3 is the battery box mock up to see if it will all fit OK
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n386/choppersrule1/Electricbike33.jpg
i still have to do some more welding on the battery box but it is starting to come together. more soon :rockon:
choppersrule

[choppersrule]

hi all i had the first test ride today it goes good the battery's were a bit flat but it got up to speed OK. ( ever seen a fat boy ridding a little bike check this out) :jester:
http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n386/choppersrule1/electricbike4.jpg
i know i look silly but he if it makes somebody smile and laugh its worth it:rockon:
i chainged the handlebars to smaller ones as i want to put the bike into the boot ( trunk ) of my car.
i have a short video that my wife took of me no brakes and it started raining as well. video soon.

choppersrule :taz:

[greenevegiebeast]

ok now you need a clown suit, and a parade.:jester:

[choppersrule]

here is a short video need to paint it when the weather fines up
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=55ncTodrYsc
more soon

choppersrule :taz:

[savarin]

here is a short video need to paint it when the weather fines up
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=55ncTodrYsc
more soon

choppersrule :taz:

Geez Mark your dangerous!:rolleyes4::D

[theDude]

That looks like a LOT of fun. Now all you need is one of those old hard-sided briefcases trimmed to fit around the frame so you can have a handy carrying handle.

[KoolKat]

That's cool. I'm loving the helmet!

[rickairmed]

Thats pretty slick . I may have to keep that one in mind for another project :D.

Rick

[John Lewis]

Good one Mark. What will the Plod say?

Guess if it still had pedals it would be ok.:)

John Lewis

[choppersrule]

hi all i like the suite case idea mite try that if i can find one at the local dump ( landfill ) as for the coppers i no here in Queensland that you are allowed a 200 watt motor on a bike that is legal and have printed out the paper work from the transport department so if they stop me then i will show them the paper work and go from their. the only helmet i could find was my work one. next on the drawing board a full size three wheeled car for the road. :rockon:

chopersrule :taz:

[choppersrule]

hi all i took the tom thumb out for a long run today ( rain and all ) about 1 km ( 1.6 m ):cheesy: had a lot of fun.
but i would not want to go 10 times that on this bike but the new one :evilgrin: can you say warp speed ( a 1 kilowat motor ):devil: that should put an even bigger smile on my face:)

choppersrule :taz:

[choppersrule]

hi all almost had a near tragedy my number 2 daughter ( not her real name :rolleyes4: ) crashed the tom thumb :cry2: its OK she is fine a few scratchers :oops: had to do some repairs but all is good. she tried to tell me she was going slow:innocent: shore she was speedo does not lie 35kms :devil: the only problem is that i have to make 4 more. o well
mark :taz:

[Radical Brad]

Glad all is well!

The best riders learn by eating the dirt once and a while..... so now you have a real test pilot there!

Brad

[choppersrule]

thanks brad she is fine the tom thumb has been painted in flat black a good hotrod color i will post new photos soon then its on to the next build i got this one from the bicycle,scooter and chopper projects for the evil genius another electric project this time a three wheeler for my kids.:)
mark :taz:

[choppersrule]

hi all here is a short video of my daughter ridding the little bike around grandmars back yard sorry about the sound my mic keep on cutting in and out i am going to build one with a sidecar. :eek: :rockon: that should be fun :) here is the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vrZS0JmNtQ
more soon

mark :taz:

[GregLWB]

Mark - now you're going to need a much bigger yard!:jester: Great job.

Greg

[choppersrule]

hey thanks Greg i take the kids down to the park not far from home and they ride both bike and trike around the bike tracks i also have an electric scooter that my daughter rides. maybe i will have to build something for me and my wife to ride with them. mmmmmmmm theres a thought
mark :taz:

[gbbwolf]

Always said you were a crazy mate.

Now I have video proof.

I saved that video in flash format on my pc.


MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Keep it safe.

Hmm we could be twins in size at least LOL.

Nelson

[choppersrule]

crazy crazy me :jester: dam right.

yep that gut is 40 years of neglect i blame the first year on my mum. orrrrr

i think i will build one with a sidecar on it that mite be fun !!!!!!!! but wait a minute what if i don't fit in the sidecar :confused: what the hay i will drive yippee a new toy to play with :rockon:

mark :taz:

[choppersrule]

hi all i have some video of a new tom thumb that i built for number two daughter (Victoria) and its red she said it goes faster because its red :cheesy:
here is the link this is the black one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5vkXLm4VqU

and the new red one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgy2ewR_W2g

i have to build one like the red bike to give to a little girl who lives around the corner from me she has been trying to talk here parents into getting here one but she doesn't under stand that the bike Carnot be bought from a shop so i found out she has the same birthday as me so i will build her one for here birthday that should cheer her up. photos and video fo her getting it soon.