He loved it.
Hooned up and down the street at full tilt for 30 minutes in between practicing getting up on the back pegs and doing skids. He'll sleep well tonight.
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Got the Grandson over, he loves riding his bike up and down the dead end street, into the park and back, so I pulled out some 70's (possibly earlier) technology. Attaching playing cards to the frame so they clip the spokes as the wheels turn. Makes it (sorta) sound like a motorbike. faster you ride, the louder it gets.
He loved it. Hooned up and down the street at full tilt for 30 minutes in between practicing getting up on the back pegs and doing skids.
He'll sleep well tonight.
He loved it.
Hooned up and down the street at full tilt for 30 minutes in between practicing getting up on the back pegs and doing skids. He'll sleep well tonight.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.
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Awesome work TP, congratulationsthink positive wrote:That’s awesome!
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Well done Stui, it is nice to be wanted!
So, in 2020 I entered my first photography competition, the Australian photographer of the year awards! Go big or go home! Just 1 pic, taken during lockdown near Altona pier I called isolation. I got a commended award which is top 75 in the landscape category. This year I entered again, 3 shots of yellow tailed black cockatoos fighting over a walnut in our tree, into the animal and nature category, and today I found out I got highly commended, 1 level up from last time, top 50! So wrapped. It was the first weekend I shot with the mirrorless R6mkii! Go me!
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Thanks mate, I was wrapped! Xxeddiesmith wrote:Awesome work TP, congratulationsthink positive wrote:That’s awesome!
Boy you can get swept away for hours clicking through Wikipedia links!
Well done Stui, it is nice to be wanted!
So, in 2020 I entered my first photography competition, the Australian photographer of the year awards! Go big or go home! Just 1 pic, taken during lockdown near Altona pier I called isolation. I got a commended award which is top 75 in the landscape category. This year I entered again, 3 shots of yellow tailed black cockatoos fighting over a walnut in our tree, into the animal and nature category, and today I found out I got highly commended, 1 level up from last time, top 50! So wrapped. It was the first weekend I shot with the mirrorless R6mkii! Go me!
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Well done Jo.
Thanks Stui! Cheers xx. Love the bike story!
Aww your too kind, Thankyou Ken xxKenH wrote:Not surprised at all TP, your photos are top class!
Much appreciated David, I was dead chuffed! XxDavid wrote:Congratulations! That’s awesome.
You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either!
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That's awesome, TP! It's been a real buzz watching you build something special with your photography. It really is one of the great interests and specialisations to take up.
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Just saw your post. Brilliant, and from memory incredibly effective! Glad he enjoyed it.stui magpie wrote:Got the Grandson over, he loves riding his bike up and down the dead end street, into the park and back, so I pulled out some 70's (possibly earlier) technology. Attaching playing cards to the frame so they clip the spokes as the wheels turn. Makes it (sorta) sound like a motorbike. faster you ride, the louder it gets.
He loved it.
He'll sleep well tonight.
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Cheers, he loved it. Then we took it up a notch using a plastic soft drink bottle, an old credit card and some cable ties, the bottle amplified the sound so he had people in the park turning heads going WTF?
Cheers, he loved it. Then we took it up a notch using a plastic soft drink bottle, an old credit card and some cable ties, the bottle amplified the sound so he had people in the park turning heads going WTF?
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Cool.
I remember using bits of cardboard or old playing cards on our bikes when we were kids. There were heaps of kids in our street, so it made a heap of racket when we were all riding around
I remember using bits of cardboard or old playing cards on our bikes when we were kids. There were heaps of kids in our street, so it made a heap of racket when we were all riding around
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we took it up a notch using a plastic soft drink bottle, an old credit card and some cable ties, the bottle amplified the sound
That takes me back. We also used to use playing cards. I'm intrigued by your use of the plastic bottle. I can't picture how you rigged this up. Did you have the mouth of the bottle near the card. And did you cut the bottom out of the bottle?Side by side.
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Cut the neck of the bottle, right at the bottom of the thread where it's thick, nearly half way through and slot the card in there. I tried glue to hold it there but ended up drilling some holes and using a cable tie to hold it.
Cut the bottom out of the bottle and fasten in all on so the spokes hit the card, the card is vibrating in the neck of the bottle and the sound is amplified.
Cut the neck of the bottle, right at the bottom of the thread where it's thick, nearly half way through and slot the card in there. I tried glue to hold it there but ended up drilling some holes and using a cable tie to hold it.
Cut the bottom out of the bottle and fasten in all on so the spokes hit the card, the card is vibrating in the neck of the bottle and the sound is amplified.
Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down.