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[Tetracyclone]

I find a 4-wheeled Kymco grand for getting around a 3 or 4 kilometer radius. That takes in day market, where I can shop on the street from the scooter, going to the gym, Starbucks, restaurants, lots of shopping- most anything I want, including exploring alleyways, which is a fascinating look at how people live. So much of life happens on the street in warm climates, that it is a great way to feel part of things.



At 3 minutes long it may test your patience, but that is the time it takes me. It took me 3 months to make this look easy.

[quadinva]

Bravo TC! Very innovative...I can't use your engineering tips in my world, but it is encouraging to see people sharing their techniques visually. Im sure many people will find this very useful. Did you make the modifications to your scooter yourself?

[Edinburgh Colin]

Very slick TC, thanks for posting that.

[Tetracyclone]

quadinva, on 05 December 2011 - 05:33 AM, said:

Bravo TC! Very innovative...I can't use your engineering tips in my world, but it is encouraging to see people sharing their techniques visually. Im sure many people will find this very useful. Did you make the modifications to your scooter yourself?

Quadinva'
No this rig is not for a complete SCI! You just need more battery power and gearing for your power chair. They should have a lever you can pull to shift up to 20 mph.

The Kymco shop from which I bought the scooter arranged things with a local mechanic shop. In Taiwan machining is a cottage industry. The loaded the scooter in their little truck and led us, in a car, to the shop. They and I discussed how we thought a chair could be loaded on the rear frame. All my communication was in mime, as I do not speak Chinese. We drew some sketches. We disagreed heatedly, as the head mechanic was quite headstrong.

We returned in one week. The fellow had basic first welds on two U brackets at the top, one C at the bottom for the footrest. It worked slick as glass the first time. The man has a genius for measurement and bracketing. I picked it up 4 days later to find it all painted black, and welded for heavy use. $100 USD. God bless this country.

You think of Taiwan as an electronics producer, but it also manufactures the vast majority of the world's production of bicycle arts.

Edited by Tetracyclone, 05 December 2011 - 06:25 AM.

[quadinva]

Tetracyclone, on 05 December 2011 - 06:17 AM, said:

quadinva, on 05 December 2011 - 05:33 AM, said:

Bravo TC! Very innovative...I can't use your engineering tips in my world, but it is encouraging to see people sharing their techniques visually. Im sure many people will find this very useful. Did you make the modifications to your scooter yourself?

Quadinva'
The Kymco shop from which I bought the scooter arranged things with a local mechanic shop. In Taiwan machining is a cottage industry. The loaded the scooter in their little truck and led us, in a car, to the shop. They and I discussed how we thought a chair could be loaded on the rear frame. All my communication was in mime, as I do not speak Chinese. We drew some sketches. We disagreed heatedly, as the head mechanic was quite headstrong.

We returned in one week. The fellow had basic first welds on two U brackets at the top, one C at the bottom for the footrest. It worked slick as glass the first time. The man has a genius for measurement and bracketing. I picked it up 4 days later to find it all painted black, and welded for heavy use. $100 USD. God bless this country.

You think of Taiwan as an electronics producer, but it also manufactures the vast majority of the world's production of bicycle arts.

Great story...slap a patent on that rig!

[Tetracyclone]

People,
i am pushing this thread back on because I feel I did not get enough "attagirls". C'mon people, I live for approval.

That should bring out the sarcasm in you