PIMP MY FIREBIKE- Make It Even More Dangerouser With Service Pack 3. (WITH VIDEO CLIP)

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PIMP MY FIREBIKE- Make It Even More Dangerouser With Service Pack 3. (WITH VIDEO CLIP)

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If you have a lot of time on your hands you may remember my firewheel bike instructable ;

https://www.instructables.com/id/DANGEROUS-WHEEL-LIGHTS-for-a-moron-who-will-not-wi/

... well its a bit like that one but its all dangeroused up with headlights and tends to get a bit hot.

Read on ...

VIDEOLINK



THIS INSTRUCTABLE IS NOT TO BE COPIED, PLEASE .
IT IS FOR FUN(?)VALUE ONLY... FOR YAHWEH'S SAKE DON'T BE A MORON AND ACTUALLY DO IT. THANK YOU.

Get Your Tools and Bits Together.

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Well, I was making this up as I went along... so I only actually needed;
Tin snips
Duck tape


A paper bag
3 Tea lights
Some sand
2 jars
Barbeque felt or firelighters or cloth
Wire mesh
Petrol, paraffin, kerosene, lighter fluid.

HEADLIGHTS, QUICKLY NOW.

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I Gaffer taped two jars to the handlebars and put in a handful of sand and a Tealight candle.

TAIL-LIGHT/ BACKLIGHT.

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A backlight is needed as well if I'm to keep everything all nice and legal.
I taped a paper bag to my rack, threw in some sand and a Tealight.

PIMP UP THE VOLUME.

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On the original firewheel I used half a felt cube.
For this pimped up instructable I'm going to up to three on your bottom.

So,I put barbeque-felt in some mesh, wrapped it like a sweetie and bent it around opposing spokes so that it sat inside the wheel.

WAITING FOR DARKNESS AND a STUPID FRIEND TO RIDE IT.

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Highly trained chickens give the bike a last minute check over before the darkness comes.

THE DARKSIDE.

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OKAY...here it is.