500 bike mount

[rob-atl]

I have a huge field about a mile from me that doesn't have easy car access. I got the idea of trying a bike mount.

This simple setup held the heli very secure, with no rattles at all.
The flying was near-by & perfect!

What I ended up with was so simple: I epoxied several wooden "door shims" to get the perfect thickness to wedge between my bike rack & 500 skids. They are very strong & flexible & not brittle. They work great to hold the trex 500 perfectly rigid & upright on the rack. Then I put the TX & 3 battery packs in my daypack. I wrapped the thin end of the shims with a couple wraps of tight mini bungee, so there is no way the shims can vibrate loose (at least on a short ride like mine- and one of the 2 shims holds the heli fine- so it's redundant security.

http://helifreak.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=38199&stc=1&d=1202702148

First I tried making a big rectangle of thin plywood for a long heli & TX mount with raised bars to keep the skids in one place, but putting this on top of my rack made the 500 too high- it interfered with my seat.

[Ultraviolet]

That is an excellent idea to get to more remote flying sites. I prefer to have my truck parked close by so that I can keep my chargers cranking.

Good job !

[hamslice]

i would definitely be taking a double take as i see you ride by. great idea.

[cmb2003svt]

Nice Idea. :clappp You could get one of those flashlights that gets it's power fron the front wheel and TIm Allen it to be a charger. That way you would be charging your packs on the way over but i suppose you would have to pedal your ass off. :cheers

[int2str]

So..... How does it fly? :D

[psindrup]

My girlfriend suggest that you get one of these read "beacons" that the truck drivers use on logs and stuff like that that hangs out of the back of their trucks, and hangs it on the tail of your T-rex 500, to keep other drivers from bumping into your precious behind. :banana

Perhaps you even need a truck drivers license to drive that "vehicle" :tongue

Peter

PS: Well done!

[inkspot1967]

lol......a red flag at the end will do , just like if you are carrying lumber down the road and it sticks out more then 2 ft from the truck bed you have to put a red flag at the end so nobody hits you.......

that would suck, who cares about the bike but dont f**k up my trex500......lol

[JEEPWORLD2002]

So my ? is how do you get ur tx there ?

[melderor]

Looking good Rob. Now, where are you going to strap on your 600 ?

[psindrup]

lol......a red flag at the end will do

No no, a red flag is way to ordinary. :smokin:
Get something spectacular once you are at it. :YeaBaby:

Peter

[Ginvent]

It would sucked if you fell off the bike with the 500 on their:arggg:.

[wbplomp]

Why don't you fly it all the way to the park?