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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Sasquatch Jim on April 14, 2015, 10:31:13 PM
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Your mobility scooter is Guzzi powered.
Solution to a problem.
Have you ever been where you had to choose between your scooter, which they won't let into some stores and coffee shops,
or your wheelchair which you may have to wheel a mile or two just to get there? Well I have. So i built a device that says I can scooter to the coffee shop, 1 1/2 miles up the road, and have my wheelchair with me. Or I can put my accordion in the chair, ride the scooter to the park or where ever, then get in the chair and annoy tourists with the accordion.
First I fashioned a trailer hitch that fits the scooter in the same place the factory does one. A simple affair with an upright steel rod that has a small hole to accept a linchpin keeper. Then I cut two equal length pieces of 1/2 inch steel conduit. I used a hobby lathe to cut 1/2 inch fine thread nuts to fit into the ends of the tubes. I then brazed them there in place. That is so I can screw heim joints into the ends. Then I machined a pair of aluminum pieces that fit the heim joint and are held by linch pins. The big end of the aluminum slips into the socket on the chair where the leg supports normally pivot. The other ends of the tubes are set over the trailer hitch pin and linch pinned. Voila!
The wheelchair has become a trailer to carry the accordion or groceries, or your dog or what ever fits. The front caster wheels adapt to any turning movement of the scooter and the big wheels just follow along. It does not seem to add much noticable drag on the scooter.
(https://www.bikepics.com/pics/2015/04/14/bikepics-2736454-800.jpg)
(https://www.bikepics.com/pics/2015/04/14/bikepics-2736453-800.jpg)
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Very nice Jim. You're body maybe fighting you, but your mind is good as ever!
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Jim , you old outlaw you , accordian playin, crumpet catching , engineer non pareil ;-T
Dusty
I prefer strumpet catching.
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Where's the "like" button when we need it? Making the best of the situation, congratulations!
cr
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That is a cool idea.
All you need now is a power upgrade for the scooter :D
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Attaboy.. ;-T
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We need a live action YouTube link to the accordion activity!
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
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We need a live action YouTube link to the accordion activity!
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
You are a brave man. Those who attended Deep forest from 2005 to 2010 and other PNW campouts remember how painful that is.
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You are a brave man. Those who attended Deep forest from 2005 to 2010 and other PNW campouts remember how painful that is.
Don't know about that............you almost put me to sleep. :)
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Do you need a trailer license for the wheelchair now? :BEER:
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Nice work.
;-T
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VERY nice work, and I, for one, welcome our new accordion overlords. At least he's not a bagpipes guy.
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You mean the ada does not apply to the scooters?
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You mean the ada does not apply to the scooters?
Why should the ADA have any say in it?
The VA gave me my scooter but it is certainly legal for anyone to buy and ride one whether or not they are disabled.
Just remember that 8 1/2 miles an hour is not really white knuckle thrilling. It is however faster than my wheel chair which
begins to have speed wobble at that speed. For a mere 8 grand plus about a grand shipping, I can get a German one that can go 19 MPH
and go 50 miles between charges. For that much you can buy a decent motorcycle.
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For a mere 8 grand plus about a grand shipping, I can get a German one that can go 19 MPH
and go 50 miles between charges. For that much you can buy a decent motorcycle.
You'd think the local business people would crowd fund to buy you a 50 mile range just for the chance to move the accordionist along.
Although; the guy with the flaming bagpipes playing ACDC does appear to draw a crowd.
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Flaming bagpipes? What a nice improvement.
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My father wants this..
(http://photos.imageevent.com/motorbiker/newspics4/HDX3-Mobility-Scooter-1.jpg)
http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/hdx3---mobility-scooter-the-italian-way.htm
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I don't think you got the meaning of my question. I think the ada ALLOWS scooters and wheelchairs in public places. Your intro statement made me think you were NOT allowed inside. Did I misread your intent? :)
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That's really cool Jim. Will the scooter tow it with a strumpet you've picked up in the chair?
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Haven't tried that. The strumpet is usually too worn out from riding.
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I like your style Jim! ;-T ;-T ;-T
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Since Sasquash did not answer my second inquiry I read again his original post and finally understood what he was saying. I hate it when I don't understand the written word.yes it is a great solution to the problem.I still don't see why stores won't let the scooters in unless the store is too small.
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In stores around here the aisles are too small to permit turning.
BTW, I like the picture Avatar posted. I will research that one.
Or I could harness two strumpets to pull my wheelchair.
Research show that it is an Italian prototype not in production, mores the pity.
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Aye want one of these.
(http://safervideos.com/pictures/gsi/pvt_a.jpg)
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In stores around here the aisles are too small to permit turning.
BTW, I like the picture Avatar posted. I will research that one.
Or I could harness two strumpets to pull my wheelchair.
Research show that it is an Italian prototype not in production, mores the pity.
Looks like that scooter trike is on the way though Jim. A great product I would think, though not a new idea. There are a number of home built versions about.
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Why should the ADA have any say in it?
The VA gave me my scooter but it is certainly legal for anyone to buy and ride one whether or not they are disabled.
Just remember that 8 1/2 miles an hour is not really white knuckle thrilling. It is however faster than my wheel chair which
begins to have speed wobble at that speed. For a mere 8 grand plus about a grand shipping, I can get a German one that can go 19 MPH
and go 50 miles between charges. For that much you can buy a decent motorcycle.
ADA is the American with disabalties act which allows access for people like you. Are you in America?
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Technically no, I am in Hawaii. The US claims Hawaii as a state but it is not in America.
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Technically no, I am in Hawaii. The US claims Hawaii as a state but it is not in America.
The bastards, Good work though Jim, Save a Strumpet for me ;-T
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Sweet!
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Roads? You don't need roads!
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/balloon%20chair_zpssemxjgy9.png)
:D
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Well I tried it out this morning. Towed the wheelchair 1 1/2 miles to the coffee shop in Hawi. It worked perfectly and un coupled in seconds.
On the way home I stopped by the grocery and loaded some milk and food into the chair, then drove home. Judging from the electrical indicators on board,
It didn't seem to use a noticeably greater drain on the battery. I would have to call the experiment a success.
It only takes seconds to un hook or rehook the chair.
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Next experiment : b-train.
I admire your refusing to surrender to circumstance.
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I never knew there were these kinds of wheelchair models.......
The King...
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/0312-gaga-inset-3_zpsv155k7eo.jpg)
The wide track Road King ...
(http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag77/Penderic/21st_bigbounder_zpszcibhr4k.jpg)
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Wow! Tuck and roll, gold plate and a Bimini top. What rich executive does that belong to?
And the next one must be for that 600 pound guy on TV. Not for me though.
I have lost 35 lb. since I began this program almost three months ago. I will endeavor to
build some muscle while staying in the low 240s. I'm working on getting my six pack back.
I know 240 lb. sounds heavy but when it is dispersed over a height of 6'5" it's not so bad.