Comments on: A Home-Built Miniature Motorbike for Youngster http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/16/a-home-built-miniature-motorbike-for-youngster/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:36:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: -DOUG- http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/16/a-home-built-miniature-motorbike-for-youngster/comment-page-1/#comment-1070467 -DOUG- Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:40:13 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5758#comment-1070467 http://www.parentdish.com/2009/08/14/judge-grants-three-year-old-boy-motorcycle-license-in-india http://www.parentdish.com/2009.....e-in-india

]]> By: Roger http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/16/a-home-built-miniature-motorbike-for-youngster/comment-page-1/#comment-1065636 Roger Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:50:15 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5758#comment-1065636 Judging by the comments so far, I must have lived out of time. I'm only 51 and in the 60's and 70's, my cousins, friends and myself had home made minibikes, and motorized bicycles (direct chain drive) with breaking only occuring when you hit the kill switch on the handle bar. I improved mine by using a belt drive and a pressure idler pully that I'd apply with my foot to go and let off to slow down. Of course this meant I had NO breaks. This was normal stuff, along with bb gun wars and homemade bows and arrows, walking out into the woods for weekend get aways (no adults and the oldest kid about 13). I didn't know then that I was living in such a great time. Judging by the comments so far, I must have lived out of time. I’m only 51 and in the 60’s and 70’s, my cousins, friends and myself had home made minibikes, and motorized bicycles (direct chain drive) with breaking only occuring when you hit the kill switch on the handle bar. I improved mine by using a belt drive and a pressure idler pully that I’d apply with my foot to go and let off to slow down. Of course this meant I had NO breaks. This was normal stuff, along with bb gun wars and homemade bows and arrows, walking out into the woods for weekend get aways (no adults and the oldest kid about 13).

I didn’t know then that I was living in such a great time.

]]> By: Wade http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/16/a-home-built-miniature-motorbike-for-youngster/comment-page-1/#comment-1062124 Wade Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:25:57 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5758#comment-1062124 Wow, back when people weren't afraid to go outside. I would love to do this for my kid - I should start now, though, because I have no skills whatsoever. Just think, back then, this was not even something that most people would have considered as difficult - to spend time building a small motorcycle out from scratch, for the pleasure and well-being of their kids. C'mon, people, isn't it time we got back to doing stuff like this with our kids? Using our hands? Making stuff? Instead, we all just sit by the TV, mouths agape, and think "my goodness, but at least this activity is safe!" Let's not think that actually doing something that might have a whiff of danger involved could be beneficial to a 10 year old. Wow, back when people weren’t afraid to go outside. I would love to do this for my kid – I should start now, though, because I have no skills whatsoever. Just think, back then, this was not even something that most people would have considered as difficult – to spend time building a small motorcycle out from scratch, for the pleasure and well-being of their kids. C’mon, people, isn’t it time we got back to doing stuff like this with our kids? Using our hands? Making stuff? Instead, we all just sit by the TV, mouths agape, and think “my goodness, but at least this activity is safe!” Let’s not think that actually doing something that might have a whiff of danger involved could be beneficial to a 10 year old.

]]> By: John M. Hanna http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/16/a-home-built-miniature-motorbike-for-youngster/comment-page-1/#comment-1061586 John M. Hanna Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:46:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5758#comment-1061586 His parents, figuring this wasn't foolhardy enough, also gave their kid a biplane and a Thompson submachine gun. His parents, figuring this wasn’t foolhardy enough, also gave their kid a biplane and a Thompson submachine gun.

]]> By: LightningRose http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/16/a-home-built-miniature-motorbike-for-youngster/comment-page-1/#comment-1061581 LightningRose Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:38:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5758#comment-1061581 MM readers may be interested in this home built, retro styled, motorized bicycle. http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/10/14/huffy-modified-into.html MM readers may be interested in this home built, retro styled, motorized bicycle.

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/.....-into.html

]]> By: LightningRose http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/16/a-home-built-miniature-motorbike-for-youngster/comment-page-1/#comment-1061580 LightningRose Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:26:43 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5758#comment-1061580 I still have a scar on my knee from a neighbor's brakeless minibike. I still have a scar on my knee from a neighbor’s brakeless minibike.

]]> By: notbob http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/10/16/a-home-built-miniature-motorbike-for-youngster/comment-page-1/#comment-1061568 notbob Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:35:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=5758#comment-1061568 A ten year old, a motorcycle, 40 mph. What could go wrong? A ten year old, a motorcycle, 40 mph. What could go wrong?

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