How to build a kicker?
some buddies of mine want to build a kicker and so i figured i would check on here for some good tips. i have asked around town but i know they are some obstacle building ninjas on here as well so please share with me your knowledge.
what dimensions/measurements? materials/lumber? simple yet specific instructions on how to build. we aren't trying to build something big, just wanna get booted. if you have built a kicker, just let me know how you built it and what you built it with. thanks you guys! |
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I want the plans to that thing!
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PS, will I be seeing you kill it again at mid summer classic again this year or what? |
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im not sure how much wood i used but let me drag some pics from my facebook i have no plans i built this just from my brain when i had a broken leg and was bored... this is for bmx bikes not wakeboards, but im sure if i floated it you could LAUNCH monster high on a wakeboard! http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...8_494007_n.jpg ^^^ i basically just laid 3 peices of ply wood on flat ground and cut the curve like above. to cut a perfect curve i just staked a piece of rope in the ground and put a pen on the end of the rope and just dragged the pen across the wood and kept the rope tight... after cutting these 3 pieces out i made a replica of each one. then just drilled 4 foot long 2/4s across. i made some reinforcements below, like diagonal boards and whatnot cause its so tall, but yea i think everything is pretty self explanitory to put the rest together... the wood i had was hell to bend but luckily i just parked the cart on top. two peices of thinner plywood stacked would be ideal and easier to bend. http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5346847_n.jpg http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5115005_n.jpg http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7439042_n.jpg <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vIhnhfwlHVc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
By BMX standards that is pretty mellow.
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Here's what we started building this weekend, waiting on 55gal barrels to finalize. Will post some pics when we start hitting it.
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holy ship you planning on getting into orbit? that thing has soo much pop and is massive!
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How many 55gal barrels are you using and what will the placement be?
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I've got 6 barrels, may only use 4, depends on the final layout. We're making some adjustments now to lengthen the kicker and allow for a mellower transition.
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Man I wonder how 4 or even 6 barrels will stabilize this thing when you get someone going 18mph up it, very interested to see how this pans out.
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That was my first reaction. That first pic looks more like a wall than a kicker. That being said, I don't know crap about building one, so don't listen to me. Would love to see how it turns out. They are super fun!
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When it comes to kickers, less is always more.
A 8ft kicker would need about a 30 foot face. I am serious. |
^^ He's right... This is 24ft end to end so a little more up the face. But if you don't have the dangle angle...
http://www.redbull.co.uk/cs/Satellit...21243062620722 Goodnight knees... |
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