Giant "Easy Rider" Parade Cycle

Giant Easy Rider Parade Cycle AG WORLD “We recently spent a week 4-wheeling in the Brainerd Minn area where I enjoyed seeing Paul Bunyan and his Babe the Blue Ox It inspired me to build this large rig ” says Donald Perrion Ipswich S Dak     The big 4-wheeler looks something like a giant motorcycle with training wheels There’s a tow bar on front so it can be pulled behind an ATV or a small tractor All the wheels are off an old Deere 95 combine that Perrion already had with the combine’s front wheels in front and back The combine’s rear wheels and axle serve as the training wheels     “I just finished building it this fall and haven’t had an opportunity to take it anywhere For now it sets alongside a highway in front of our place where a lot of people stop and have their photos taken with it The training wheels support the rig and keep it from falling over ” says Perrion     He used 1 1/2-in dia steel tubing to build a frame that connects the front and rear wheels He cut 1/2-in thick steel plate into 2 circles and bolted them to the wheels then welded the frame to the plates He also welded the frame to the training wheels’ axle “I welded in a metal rod where the power steering cylinder had been in order to lock the combine’s rear axle and keep the training wheels from turning ” says Perrion     The rig’s cast iron seat is off an old farm implement the handlebars were made from an exhaust pipe and the headlight is off a real motorcycle     A pair of fan blades off an air-driven motor are located on either side of the rider Perrion removed the blades from the motor and mounted them on a shaft with bearings “The blades turn in the wind and kind of look like an engine at work They’re really fuel efficient ” he notes     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Donald Perrion P O Box 457 Ipswich S Dak 57451 ph 605 426-6276 or cell 605 216-5763; pgisi@abe midco net

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