I was also thinking of making a fake satnav in the control box with messages a bit like this: Please drive straight for 364 miles, then stop and make a right turn..........and so on
The main protective safety design feature is the seat runs full length which stops your nether regions being ripped forwards under the handlebar bracket should you slide forward on the seat a little! I recommend a full length seat.
Partly limited by motor power although is deliberately low geared right now as I was not sure how much torque would be needed just to turn the track. Eventually the rear wheel slips inside the track as not interlocked with it like in a real tank. However this is offset by having nearly all the weight of rider over this rear wheel.
but wait, can it turn? in the video it only shows the Monotrack bike going straight. the only implied turn was at 5:23, where John changes his Center of mass to the left, making the vecter turn left.
No it can't turn hence the name the Vector, as in vector - graphics (made up of straight lines, think the 80's Asteroids game, or the Star Wars arcade game). The strategy is to pick a way-point and aim for that, then find another and so on :)
I will go back to this one day with much more power and the ability to self balance upright on the rear driven wheel - just because it would look cool to do a permanent wheelie even when stationary!
Motor is nominally rated at 500Watt. Originally from a golf cart and seems to be very well made compared to current budget DC motors. Steering was meant to be done by weight shift but actually it stubbornly refuses to turn. By sel-balancing it on rear wheel just for turns, it might turn more like the unicycles do (curving the contact patch with the ground). Future experiment.....
Size is limited by the circumference of the tyre. Tyre is used as a track because any other form of track tends to be expensive and this was built for fun with no idea if it would even move or not.
Honestly everything is worked out backwards from the tyre. Put the wheels inside, stretch them out so tyre is tight around them and then dimensions of frame will be clear to you. Start off with it a touch too long then gradually move the bearing points inwards. If you notice my rear wheel adjusts backwards in a way similar to how the chain tension on rear of a motorbike is adjusted by moving rear wheel back on an adjuster.
That is pretty rad, thumbs up! Is the adjustment piece shown around 2:18 on both sides, or just the side shown? Guessing that grips the axle and pulls it tight?
The adjuster is each side and moves rear wheel backwards a bit like on some motor bikes to tension the chain. In my case you put track on from side then you move rear wheel backwards around 6cm or so to put some tension inside the track to lessen risk of it just falling off the side of the wheels. You then separately tension the chain drive by adjusting motor position like adjusting alternator on a car.
I agree, we need to make the rollers out of Rugby balls ideally (or American footballs). Could also try overinflating the go-kart tyres so they bulge in the middle.
@@XenonJohnD There are many Onewheel pint stock (round and smooth kart) tires out there waiting for a purpose like that. You should ask your local OW service people if you can get three and I bet they would be free.
It doesn't really turn hence the name Vector as in Vector Graphics - think of how the images in the classic 80's game Asteroids were drawn on the green screen
You stop, correct your course and go again. I thought of putting a compass and a sight on it. It is called the Vector after vector-graphics (remember the 80's Asteroids, Tank Battle and Star Wars games made up of loads of straight lines directly drawn on the monitor screen).
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Only just found this.
well done John,didnt know you had done it,will give you a race next time we are over
.regards Lun
Nice invention
Science Ficción become to reality
😂😂😂😂😂😂
That's the way
Good Job
Muy lindo tu proyecto amigo, felicidades, explicanos y enséñanos como fue que vinculaste el plato a la al eje trasero ..
Yep, got the Vector pun and liked it! Straightforward!
Was thinking of putting a cross-hair gunsight on the front. Aim it at your destination point then just go for it - in a straight line of course.
@@XenonJohnD barely managed not to wet myself.
This is not meant to be an insult to your engineering effort - or your humor.
Most definitely not.
I was also thinking of making a fake satnav in the control box with messages a bit like this: Please drive straight for 364 miles, then stop and make a right turn..........and so on
これ、欲しい‼️😄なるほど、このように無限軌道を使うやり方があるのか！
Pretty cool use of some Obtainium I'd say.👍
I wouldn't say unobtainium. Everything in it has been bought online at some time or another.
When I have my shop I'm going to make one from a truck tyre so it can safely make speed and brake
I thought the same thing ,just use go cart wheels ,I miss my shed more then my wife.
Brilliant build, now make it faster 👏 👌 👍 😀
I have a car to build first but yes that is the plan.
Brilliant video thank you
I wonder if you built 2 of these and put them on a motorcycle frame. Build your own replica of Deathwheel from wow. Great job and video BTW.
Good to see you had protective gear on! :-)
The main protective safety design feature is the seat runs full length which stops your nether regions being ripped forwards under the handlebar bracket should you slide forward on the seat a little! I recommend a full length seat.
I'd love to see it a little bit faster! Hope you'll get needed resources!
well done John,you are a terror with your inventions,keep it up and give me inspiration
Yoooooo
lets make this thing self balance!!!!!!
omg, awesome! wish you had some offroad (non flat gound) video, what incline can you climb? I guess the motors are the limiting factor?
Partly limited by motor power although is deliberately low geared right now as I was not sure how much torque would be needed just to turn the track. Eventually the rear wheel slips inside the track as not interlocked with it like in a real tank. However this is offset by having nearly all the weight of rider over this rear wheel.
but wait, can it turn? in the video it only shows the Monotrack bike going straight. the only implied turn was at 5:23, where John changes his Center of mass to the left, making the vecter turn left.
No it can't turn hence the name the Vector, as in vector - graphics (made up of straight lines, think the 80's Asteroids game, or the Star Wars arcade game). The strategy is to pick a way-point and aim for that, then find another and so on :)
@@XenonJohnD ok, it really looked like you turned . however, would there be any way to do something to the vector to use my explanation?
Electric Unicycles are already a thing for a reason lol
I will go back to this one day with much more power and the ability to self balance upright on the rear driven wheel - just because it would look cool to do a permanent wheelie even when stationary!
Cool! What power is the motor? Is steering done by weight shift?
Motor is nominally rated at 500Watt. Originally from a golf cart and seems to be very well made compared to current budget DC motors. Steering was meant to be done by weight shift but actually it stubbornly refuses to turn. By sel-balancing it on rear wheel just for turns, it might turn more like the unicycles do (curving the contact patch with the ground). Future experiment.....
Motors in all three wheels
Lol, amazing! It would look even better if it was longer...
Size is limited by the circumference of the tyre. Tyre is used as a track because any other form of track tends to be expensive and this was built for fun with no idea if it would even move or not.
Could a tractor tire be used?
awesome!
nice video 🤘
Great project!
Could you provide some dimensions of the frame?
Honestly everything is worked out backwards from the tyre. Put the wheels inside, stretch them out so tyre is tight around them and then dimensions of frame will be clear to you. Start off with it a touch too long then gradually move the bearing points inwards. If you notice my rear wheel adjusts backwards in a way similar to how the chain tension on rear of a motorbike is adjusted by moving rear wheel back on an adjuster.
That is pretty rad, thumbs up! Is the adjustment piece shown around 2:18 on both sides, or just the side shown? Guessing that grips the axle and pulls it tight?
The adjuster is each side and moves rear wheel backwards a bit like on some motor bikes to tension the chain. In my case you put track on from side then you move rear wheel backwards around 6cm or so to put some tension inside the track to lessen risk of it just falling off the side of the wheels. You then separately tension the chain drive by adjusting motor position like adjusting alternator on a car.
@@XenonJohnD Very cool!
Any luck with a steering solution
Haven't done anything to it for a while, too many projects syndrome.
Very nice. Would be great to go at speed.
Agree. More power always good but gets expensive. My best battery pack is inside the latest one wheeled motorcycle project.
You would be able to steer it if your track was rounded instead of flat
I agree, we need to make the rollers out of Rugby balls ideally (or American footballs). Could also try overinflating the go-kart tyres so they bulge in the middle.
@@XenonJohnD There are many Onewheel pint stock (round and smooth kart) tires out there waiting for a purpose like that. You should ask your local OW service people if you can get three and I bet they would be free.
@@XenonJohnD however, at 5:23, you change your Center of mass to the left, making the vacter turn left.
How to turn in this bike
It doesn't really turn hence the name Vector as in Vector Graphics - think of how the images in the classic 80's game Asteroids were drawn on the green screen
like tank and traktor
how do u turn?
You stop, correct your course and go again. I thought of putting a compass and a sight on it. It is called the Vector after vector-graphics (remember the 80's Asteroids, Tank Battle and Star Wars games made up of loads of straight lines directly drawn on the monitor screen).
@@XenonJohnD LooooL naicee
Do that, would be awsome