crash cage anyone

[Fock347]

im thinkin about building some crash cages. more like modifying the powers one. cus its a hunk of junk and maby making a couple extra if anyone wants one

 

[acepilot79]

how much we talking about?

 

[xtremelow]

Interested, based on pricing, and overall design.[up]

 

[Fock347]

well the powers has a bunch of design flaws, 1st it like to break motor mount bolts 2nd it has 2 weak points. im in the process of fixing these and testing them and see how it works i will post a quick drawing as to what im planin on doing. as far as the price goes id really have to price all the meteal out . cus i wanna make a beefy cage that wont break.

 

[Fock347]

i was thinking along the lines of this

 

[Pockets]

could you do a quick sketch of how it looks mounted?

 

[jmcrutch]

I might be interested. Sounds like yours is going to end up even beefier than the powers version.

I am interested in protecting the frame, but don't really like the look of the stick-on plastic frame sliders. I'd love to find a clean-looking metal frame-slider or crash cage.

 

[Fock347]

i dont know how soon i will be makin these changes, first i have to make a pipe bender. and find a source for the cage sliders cus i dont have a lathe to make those. it really denpends on the cost of the materials what i will be pricing them at, once i finish the prototype ill post a pic. and of course testing i wont sell crap like powers does.

 

[onelogue]

If you just make a simple flame slider like the LSD's i would be down.

 

[303xb]

wtf is a crash cage?

 

[slomo2]

I'm interested based on price.

 

[Stevenc150]

wtf is a crash cage?

They're for protecting the bikes motor and frame that come with Bike Stunting: Crash Cage Examples

 

[Fock347]

i think i might have somthing by next friday. i might do a video too. but first i have to get my head welded . the cage striped one of my head bolts that was allrdy heli coiled. thats the big reason why im makin these changes

 

[Fock347]

is this a lil better

 

[Thorivola]

that looks almost exactly like the power worx one lol

only difference is you have it curved, and you don't have it fasten to the front jug and isolator?

how does it stay in place if it goes down?

I crashed a bike with the power worx cage on it and all I had to do was replace the front cylinder and isolator mount and it was ready to ride again (it cracked on the right-hand bolt)

 

[Fock347]

well what im doing is doubleing up all the tubing and making a better mount. instead of everything being sandwiched on the font isolator with 2 bolts. therese going to be a plate behind the isolator plus 2 more bolts holding the cage in place. so thats 4 bolts in the front to relieve the stres off the front cyclinder head and isolator. i see it as better cus if anything should break it will be the first set of bolts and not the head bolts. another side note i had many problems with it mounting to the isolator, i wouldent even drop my bike and they would break, or rattle out. ive tried manything red loctite,safty wire. the thig about bolts is , any bolt will vibrate out given the right frequency. btw this the 3rd cage i broke from powers. first one bent and snapped on the first drop. second one i didnt even drop and it got a stress fracture and cracked. and this is the new one i have. and all 3 had the same problem with the bolts breaking for no reason