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Well, the Cartoon style scooter is pretty much completed now. Thread here : www.retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=othrmod&action=display&thread=64230&page=1However, look at the pics and tell me..... Do I clutter up the front end with brake cables, and handle, also replacing the red wheel with the original blue one whuch the forks and brakes are made for?? I prefer the look, and feel of it without brakes.... but downhill may become a test of testosterone.  Imagine the brakes and handle in place now.  |
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Last Edit: Aug 4, 2009 17:48:30 GMT by grizz
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just wear big boots and shove your toe in the gap between the frame and back wheel ;D
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if you could get some small u brakes... off the rear of a new bmx for example (althought this would involve welding on the stubs like v brakes) they would look good mounted on the rear of the forks painted white and fitted with some white raleigh or haro brake blocks. , a white cable routed up through the forks and stem, through the bars and onto a small 80's bmx brake lever ( very very small) that would look good and you'd be able to stop
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Yeah go for brakes. It's not often I'm sensible but I do like brakes on stuff. What about something completely Heath Robinson rather than the existing brakes? Then it'll look like it belongs on the contraption  |
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Brakes are for wimps (and flip flop wearing south Africans  ) ;D Get Jon to knock you up one of his rockets that you could use on reverse thrust! |
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Brakes are for wimps (and flip flop wearing south Africans ) ;D Get Jon to knock you up one of his rockets that you could use on reverse thrust! Reverse thrust, now theres an idea. ;D ;D ;D |
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Wow, that turned out really cool! Love the numberplate deck.
As for brakes, I agree with Johnny69. Something intricate and bizarre if possible. But otherwise, the existing brakes don't look too bad anyway.
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With a bocephus sticker on his 442, he'd light 'em up just for fun
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The only brake I will allow will have to use a massive upright lever like one you might find on a steam train.... make a feature of it and all that  |
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Porsche 924 - gone
Citroen Saxo VTR - not very retro but I loved it - now gone...
MK4 Golf GTi 1.8T - gone but hardly remembered...
Mini Cooper S R53 - gone
BMW 125d Coupe - gone (mostly sideways)
Ford Focus RS Mk1 - hello low MPGs and "wanna race me" at every set of lights...
1973 BMW 2002 - Twin 40's, 284 Cam, Revolutions, E21 Recaros + more
Porsche Cayman 987 3.4S - here and due to cost me more money than I have
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Jul 30, 2009 11:10:39 GMT
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Brakes are for wimps (and flip flop wearing south Africans ) ;D Get Jon to knock you up one of his rockets that you could use on reverse thrust! Reverse thrust, now theres an idea. ;D ;D ;D Flippy outty air-brake it is then? Either that or a dragster style parachute, hehe. |
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Nathan
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Jul 30, 2009 11:38:16 GMT
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What about a Press brake on the back wheel, You know the type just a bit of Plastic that when pressed rubs on the tyre.
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Jul 30, 2009 11:42:01 GMT
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how about a pedal at the back of the foot board that levers against the back tyre (has to class as retro as i remember a friends triang type scooter having one 40 years ago)
ttfn glenn
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Jul 30, 2009 13:01:29 GMT
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No brakes.  Sometimes when I have a moment when it comes to a decision between safety or not, I think to myself, "What would Clint Eastwood do?", and suddenly I'm inspired with manlieness. |
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Jul 30, 2009 16:22:55 GMT
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No brakes. Sometimes when I have a moment when it comes to a decision between safety or not, I think to myself, "What would Clint Eastwood do?", and suddenly I'm inspired with manlieness. Got me LOL-ing here. What would Clint Eastwood do indeed ?? I would vote he says "No brakes." |
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Jul 30, 2009 16:24:58 GMT
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I voted from the very same, Clint Eastwood perspective. |
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Jul 30, 2009 17:54:16 GMT
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Don't be a wuss. No brakes, big boots and jam it on the back wheel. It was good enough for early noughties bmxers and its good enough for you!
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 I forgot how to retro...  |
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Jul 30, 2009 18:28:38 GMT
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NO no no nononono...... No brakes!
what ya need is a chute pack on the back.
Going too fast? Need to stop a bit quick?
Dump the laundry!
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You never know when a mohican vintage car enthusiast will come in handy.
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Jul 30, 2009 20:42:29 GMT
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nooo, you are all looking at it wrong. you need a brake on the back wheel that locks up at the slightest touch for tail out sliding fun in the style of Steve McQueen.....
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Jul 30, 2009 20:46:10 GMT
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A brake is a good idea.
When I finished mine I had a ride with it before I hooked the brake up, and it was scarey.
The inertia of the wheels and the general weight made it hard to stop without coming a cropper!
Agree with SOC, get an awsome rear brake going for some sliding!
Lewis
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MrSpeedy
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Jul 30, 2009 20:49:50 GMT
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Discrete pedal on rear of footboard to rub on back wheel.
Handbrake (footbrake) turns FTW
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bortaf
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Jul 30, 2009 21:04:20 GMT
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Well Clint would just shoot the mutha that'll stop it ;D Wear one steel top cap boot and ram it in between the frame and the tyre |
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R.I.P photobucket
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) ;D
