Reinforce Your Scooter! (with pics)

[lloyd]

with the bearing spacers, if you did it on the inside, couldnt you just drill a really big hole, so the spacers fit?

I didnt have a big enough drill bit...

 

[bucket]

sweet

 

[Steezeman]

Do this people! I'm probably gonna reinforce my friend's scooter in the next week or so, so I'll try and make a how to with pictures. Or maybe video.

 

[Big L]

mines wicked awsome, except i did it when i found my cracks, so they are still getting bigger

 

[Jordan Jasa]

Do this people! I'm probably gonna reinforce my friend's scooter in the next week or so, so I'll try and make a how to with pictures. Or maybe video.

yeah make a video, so we can see how much better you are than Dibble.

 

[Derek Scootz]

my scoot is sooooooo strong. i have reinforcements on the outside and inside! dibbs way on the inside (strong) and erics way on the outside (mega strong (steel))

 

[loganhoe]

thats a little over kill bro? haha im doing this though, i like the way it looks too

 

[team_punishment]

wouldnt it help with grinds too

 

[Derek Scootz]

thats a little over kill bro? haha im doing this though, i like the way it looks too

no waay dude. my dropouts are already cracked a little bit. so i did Dibbs way first. then eric and his amazingness came up with this so i did it to. it should be guaranteed never to snap. ...i hope

 

[Eric Magray]

this is what it should look like when complete:

(this pictures above shows what it will look like when you use the aluminum bar)

 

[P4RK3R]

grade 8 bolts + aluminum reinforcements = sexy scooter
but would you recomend welding the reinforcements on?
or just bolt it for easy transferring to other scoots?

 

[Eric Magray]

i actually wanted to weld them on cause it would look cleaner and be stronger, but i was being to lazy to find someone who could do it for me. i really wouldnt care about using these on more than one scoot since theyll probably be beat by the time i need a new deck and i wouldnt wanna make a fresh deck ugly with banged up reinforcements.

 

[tomborsari]

do you need to get a longer rear axel for the reinforcements? it looks like it would make the width a little wider

 

[Eric Magray]

it makes it a little wider but you dont need a longer axle. i ride the axle stock and it works beautifully.

 

[Derek Scootz]

bump.

they should look like this but all the way (missed out on tubing...) : (?)

the only problem is you very easily could snap it below the folding mech. but i like that way tho, it would make icepicks really easy and fun.


my scooter is soo freakin solid its ridiculous. its pretty heavy though cuz i used steel for the reinforcements. eric this was a great idea <3

 

[Eric Magray]

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the only problem is you very easily could snap it below the folding mech....

....eric this was a great idea <3

nah it wont snap under the mech.

and thanks

 

[Derek Scootz]

no eric i was talking a bout the way lloyd did it. its not reinforced under the folding mech, and a lot of people break scooters right there (see broken scooter thread)

 

[Eric Magray]

yea but pro models already have a steel reinforcement on the inside of the deck under the mech. as long as you dont take that out it wont break.

 

[bball4will]

eh, quick question, what happened to the pictures in the first post? they are gonne.

 

[Eric Magray]

shit, i think i deleted them by accident. if you need them back up i can upload them again