Am I off my "Rocker" ?

[nudemetalz]

As you may well know, Baby Nudie is only 4 months away from hatching...

So, as I was riding home a wee while ago I came up with a plan to design and make (from wood instead of my usual alloy and c/f) a rocking horsepower replica of my V11.
Now, as I wait patiently for the "Guzzi's rock side to side anyway" jokes, I thought Bubs would look cool on this.
I did a few CAD sketches to see what it looks like.
Just sketches, not really the completed design.

Look cool, or have I finally lost the plot?? :crazy:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/turbo_NZ/Bubs/Rocker_1Rrender_640.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/turbo_NZ/Bubs/Rocker_2Rrender_640.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v677/turbo_NZ/Bubs/Rocker_3Rrender_640.jpg

[Ender EnZed]

Not at all. Your kid might not love it as much as you do but it'll still look cool.

[Stirts]

You clever little sausage you!!!

Of course you have not lost the plot, you did that a wee while back, say about 5 months ago when you decided to have a baby :rolleyes: :bleh:

Those look awesome and I reckon you should do eeet!!!

AND I think you should get one of those toy noise thingies, you know the ones that when you tip they go moo (http://www.revilotoys.co.uk/acatalog/vilac-rosy-the-cow-noise-box-sml.jpg). I am sure you could get one that makes a car/bike noise and you could hide it in the bike somewhere, so when it rocks it makes the brrrrummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm brum noise! :D

[kiwifruit]

Make a few of them :yes:

[MisterD]

Make a few of them :yes:

+1, and do it now because you'll not have the time when wee Nudie arrives...

[p.dath]

That looks great. How about a horn or something else that makes noise?

[F5 Dave]

Yeah we've got one under the house for when E is big enough.

Until then I have to work out how to power it with some form of 2 stroke engine:niceone:

[nudemetalz]

Hmm,...thanks for the input, peoples.

Thought about a V-twin type noise for a horn. I've heard something similar to that on a toy in a toyshop, so thinking thinking thinking........

[megageoff76]

Speaking from experience, I wouldn't put anything on that makes noises.
Noisy kids toys gets old real quick - unless you can turn em off. But sooner or later they figure
out how to switch it back on and where the batteries go - then where to find new batteries.

Looks like it will be a fun project though. Maybe design it in such a way that the bottom rockers come off cleanly, so you can
turn into a proper little push scooter for when he/she is a bit older.

[nudemetalz]

Speaking from experience, I wouldn't put anything on that makes noises.
Noisy kids toys gets old real quick - unless you can turn em off. But sooner or later they figure
out how to switch it back on and where the batteries go - then where to find new batteries.

Looks like it will be a fun project though. Maybe design it in such a way that the bottom rockers come off cleanly, so you can
turn into a proper little push scooter for when he/she is a bit older.

Thanks for the advice, and yes I was planning on making it into a push scooter with detachable training wheels.
Might be more reliable than mine..........

[Swoop]

Noisy kids toys gets old real quick - unless you can turn em off.
Eh? Italian electrics will switch themselves off![/P.T]

Go for it Nudey!
That would be a saleable item, especially with christmas approaching...

[Bend-it]

Hmm,...thanks for the input, peoples.

Thought about a V-twin type noise for a horn. I've heard something similar to that on a toy in a toyshop, so thinking thinking thinking........

You're a crack-up! but obviously have forgotten how motorcycles work... I've never heard of a horn operating the throttle...

Build a switch into the twist throttle on the handlebar and attach the v-twin rumbling to that! Add a resistor and increase volume depending on how hard it's twisted... :)

[Kendog]

Don't forget to make a bucket one as well.

[Fatt Max]

They are mint mate, nice work

[Pussy]

Great idea, Chris!
Kendog will agree with me... perhaps a nice sem fiddy replica for young nudie, too... :whistle:

[jafar]

Only question is , how many can you make ?? :whistle:

[nudemetalz]

Only planning on making one for Bubs so it's special, but if I get an order for K6 750 one or a 1098 one or.......

No, just one for Bubs.