[Honus]

Take an old Buell rear end, add one RockShox pull shock and some steel tubing, shake well and you get something like this. My wife immediately named it Bikezilla. I still need to weld on the shock mounts and the pivot support tube. Total cost so far-$0.00 and that's probably a good thing. All I need now is a cheap long travel fork!

 

[partsbara]

All I need now is a cheap long travel fork!

and good health insurance

 

[Rik]

At least you'll have some form of shock absorbtion for when you plough it in to a rock/log!

 

[zmtber]

where are you going to bo rideing this thing?, looks like a killer all-mountain machine

 

[zmtber]

look for a old sherman, or a new stance, maybe a used Jr T (when i say new stance, I mean one that isn't blowing up inside and out)

 

[CKxx]

Post more pics when its done. Could be sweet.

 

[kahner89]

ya i can't wait to see you ridin' on the mountain. i would be like holy **** there goes that guy with his home-made bike.. someday i will join you but not for awhile buddy

 

[LaharDesign]

good work.
pullshocks are theoretically better but good luck with the RS.
I'd weld a bracing tube from the mainpivot to the downtube to deal with twist on your seattube.

 

[Honus]

It looks like a horse...with a boner.

Now that's funniest thing I've heard all day. There will be a bracing tube added that connects the pivot to the downtube where the shock mount plates will be attached. I was figuring on using something like a Jr.T as this will be an all mountain bike (I do have another really simple design for a great pure downhill machine.) The chain growth is pretty minimal at maximum compression and it should be pretty stiff torsionally.

I have heard of the pull shocks self destructing in the past but I've had it sitting in a box in the garage so I figured what the heck... If I wanted to go all out with the strange factor I would have kept my old Onza Ti cranks to put on it.

 

[Zutroy]

It kinda looks like the Giant Proto Tomac rode for a while back in the day.

 

[Honus]

Remember the RockShox LTD? The shock is basically in the same location but the similarities end there. I actually got to ride one of those bikes around for a bit. The problem with the bike, if I remember correctly, was that the linkage plates kept self destructing.

 

[ÆX]

and put a roller at the high pivot too or your chain pull will be
unbearable.

 

[Honus]

You think? I had considered lengthening the BB link. As it is now, the effective chainstay length changes from 15.75" to 17"- any advice you have will be greatly appreciated.

p.s.- done any rally racing lately? I missed out on Pikes Peak this year- bummer.

 

[ÆX]

You think? I had considered lengthening the BB link. As it is now, the effective chainstay length changes from 15.75" to 17"- any advice you have will be greatly appreciated.

p.s.- done any rally racing lately? I missed out on Pikes Peak this year- bummer.

whats your bb at?

where could you put the pulley.
line of site it to see if it clears
right on the main pivot.

how tall is your girl?

i fig i can rally race when i'm 40-50 and have loads of
cash to spend on it too! my car if half done or so.
i watch 100aw this year. and would like ot get to COG.

alex

 

[bikenweed]

Cool, a floating BB, high pivot bike with a pull shock. Looks good!

 

[Honus]

The specs are:
14.5" BB height
67 degree head
17" seat tube c-top
23" top tube c-c
main pivot is 7" from center of BB shell
rear travel is just over 7"

Rally race when I'm 40- heck that's next year! I'd better get on the ball as I just turned 39 two days ago....... as it is now I have to make my own car parts or work trades because I'm too poor and/or cheap to buy over the counter stuff. I actually work on my friends' racecars more than my own car.....

Jerome

 

[Honus]

Well this project is officially dead, primarily due to lack of funds to buy parts like 7" travel forks, disc brakes, etc. Gotta save money as I have another baby on the way!
I did have enough parts to slap together a single speed so it's being reborn as a suspension single speed so I'll post progress over there.