Just a little idea for nyloning my bucket

**wbks** · 7th March 2009, 16:55

I was looking at ways to put plastic or what ever on the bike for next weekend and besides putting plastic bottle corks in the bar ends I can't really think of how you guys do this?

There is the option of putting skateboard wheels on the axle bolts so I've heard but then there is making sure the bolt is long enough to attach both wheels and then do the nut tight, and just squeezing them on the axle not fastened doesn't seem the thing to do.

So I thought this little idea could be good? It's basically self explanatory but the extra part with a wheel is just a piece of steel tube that would be welded on to the swing arm with a skateboard wheel bolted on to it, which would protrude enough to stop any scraping and the same for the forks.

**quallman1234** · 7th March 2009, 17:48

You could just spot weld two nuts together (the axle nut). Then put a bolt tho a skateboard wheel and tighten it up into the second nut. Probabaly the easiest way.

**wbks** · 7th March 2009, 18:20

I think I see what you mean. Sounds good. But while we're on the subject, how do you get the bolt secured in the wheel so the wheel wont fall off under pressure? If you used a washer to hold the wheel in, there would be metal exposed to scraping anyway? I guess you just find a washer to fit into the grove in the wheel?

**quallman1234** · 7th March 2009, 18:30

Originally Posted by wbks

I think I see what you mean. Sounds good. But while we're on the subject, how do you get the bolt secured in the wheel so the wheel wont fall off under pressure? If you used a washer to hold the wheel in, there would be metal exposed to scraping anyway?

I'm no expert on this as i haven't actually done it to my bucket yet. But that is the way i'd do it. I'm sure there's better ways. You might need to actually weld it on too as a just a spot weld might break when crashing.

Assuming your meaning how you would have the bolt secure inside the skateboard wheel. I would imagine a washer wouldn't push the end of the bolt out passed the edge of the skateboard wheel. If it does i suppose you could just drill a bigger hole into the smaller hole to move the postion of the bolt futhur into the skateboard wheel.

Btw with the swingarm i would imagine drilling a small hole into the side then tapping it wouldn't be a big deal and should reduce the strength of it. Someone correct me?. Surely it would be alright because you often see hole's for stands etc in the side of the swingarm. Duh thats pretty much what your pic shows hehe. Either or. Both would work, but my idea would aviod you having to space it out for length i suppose. I have a single sided swingarm on my bucket anyways!

There's heaps of ways of doing it

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**wbks** · 7th March 2009, 18:39

I might try spot welding a nut on with a mig unit. Thanks for the suggestion, seems more practical then just adding more steel rods to it.

**quallman1234** · 7th March 2009, 18:41

Originally Posted by wbks

I might try spot welding a nut on with a mig unit. Thanks for the suggestion, seems more practical then just adding more steel rods to it.

Who knows might be a silly suggestion. Tell me how it goes.

Cheers
Kyle

**piston broke** · 7th March 2009, 18:55

i've still gotta do mine before next week.
does anyone have pic's of their nylon,
no gal's not ya stockings or smalls.

**wbks** · 7th March 2009, 19:11

Dirty bloody spaghetti-slurper-stradler's!

Trying to find a tig unit somewhere to use now

**nudemetalz** · 7th March 2009, 21:31

I have skateboard wheel sliders on my bucket.
What I did use a long bolt which recessed into the hole, then I used a washer and nut to tighten the bolt to the wheel. Then put it to a bracket with a nut on the other side of that and Bob's your Aunty !!
(essentially the same as your design anyway, wbks)