Sorry but most state laws say a stack hat must be worn
Good on him for having a go , I bet or hope you did the welding
Well strictly speaking the term refers to a penny farthing.
One of the young blokes had seen these on the internet and decided to build one. A couple of free bikes and one from the trash & treasure for $10 and a bit of cutting/shutting & welding.......
IMG_1436 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
IMG_1433 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
Needs a bit of practice getting on and slightly more practice getting off gracefully. OK once you're up there but a lot further to fall if something goes wrong !!
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
Sorry but most state laws say a stack hat must be worn
Good on him for having a go , I bet or hope you did the welding
Looks like fun, I wouldn’t want to fall off though, but I bet you’d only do that once.
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A stack hat in your own garden ?
Yes, I did the welding but had some problems with the steel frame of the lower bike, upper one had brazed joints and welded a lot easier.
Very stable once underway, his younger brother had a go and was up & riding first attempt.
He put BMX pegs on the rear axle, one foot on a peg, scoot it along then up and leg over the saddle and pedal.
He managed to flip it backwards (probably trying to pull a mono) and landed on his knees on the grass ! Got up and rode round the garden again, wouldn't have done that on asphalt or concrete though....
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
Love it. More commonly known as a tall bike.
In 2016 a guy rode one through the night from Sydney to Newcastle
An earlier poster pointed out that they are also known as 'lamplighters'
Practical Origins of the Tall Bike: gas lamp lighting & flood travel - TUBULOCITY
http://www.johnnypayphone.net/tallbikes/
I may need to find another couple of frames as the steel of the lower bike is cracking round the welds......
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
Looking at some pix on the web , and got thinking , could you have the top crank set drive a fixed cog to then drive the lower crank ? Obviously the two would need to be on opposite sides of the frame , but it would almost be like a transfer case , allowing a whole different set of ratios. Not necessary but if going to the effort to const the frame , a bit more eccentricity wouldn't go astray.
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