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(drill whirs)
Welcome back you beautiful people
and today's you're lucky day where I am
going to teach you how to build one of these!
Whoa, yep. This is a mini-kicker.
You can perfect your jumping skills
on this thing, you can have as much fun
as possible with your mates in the summer holidays.
So, I'm gonna teach you how to build
one of these step-by-step but before
we get into all of this you need a few things.
First off, you're gonna need one of these.
A little machine to screw in all those screws.
Talk about screwing, get yourself a box of these screws.
These are four by 50 mil.
These are perfect length to keep
this thing structurally sound.
You want to get yourself a tape measure
to measure out all that wood to get the perfect length cuts.
You're gonna need to mark those cuts,
so you wanna get yourself a good pencil,
marker, pen, whatever as long as it's a good marker.
Get yourself one of these. It's a right angle ruler thing.
It's got a nice, straight edge
so you can draw a nice straight line,
so you can get a nice, straight cut.
Talk about cutting, you want to get yourself one of these,
a nice saw to get a nice, clean cut in that wood.
If you're a young chap, you'll be using one of these.
But with some parental guidance, you can use one of these.
(power saw whirs)
Then you're gonna need one of these to cut
a nice, perfect angle for that kicker.
(power tool whirs)
Next up, materials.
What wood are you going to need to build this thing?
First up, you wanna buy two planks
of these two-by-ones to give it
a bit more structural support.
Next up, you want to buy yourself some 18 mil ply.
This is gonna be the sidewalls of that ramp.
Last but least, you wanna get yourself some
of this nine-mil ply and this is
gonna be the actual takeoff surface.
This is where you're gonna be riding
and launching yourself out the top of it.
Right! Let's get cutting, let's get making,
let's get this whole thing started.
Okay, this is the first bit of the build
and this is the most technical bit of the build.
It's quite difficult as well but there's
a few ways of getting around it
and that is getting the perfect radius on the kicker.
Because you don't want it too steep
but you don't want it too mellow.
You just want to get it nice and perfect.
So take your time when doing this
because it's quite crucial.
There's a few ways of getting around this to get
the perfect angle, the perfect radius for that kicker.
So you can get yourself a nice flexy bit of conduit.
A bit of PVC piping would work really well.
For me, I've got a nice flexy piece of wood
that I can bend into shape, I can
manipulate with a few screws to
get the perfect, nice, round, radius
and I'm going to show you how I did that.
So what you wanna do is get your 18 mil ply.
You wanna place it on the floor or nice, flat surface
so you can start drawing out that nice, perfect curve.
Okay, let's talk about this 18 mil ply
and how big do you actually, really need
to really have it to build this ramp.
So when you go into your local timber merchant
or D.I.Y. store, or whatever,
you don't really need to get these huge,
big pieces of ply because you're not gonna use all of it.
So I went into my local store, B and Q,
or whatever it was to get this piece of wood.
It's an 18 mil ply so it's about
610 wide millimeters by 1220 mil long.
So, it's the perfect length and size
to cut two sides out of this thing.
So, I can get both sides cut for this ramp.
So now, let's move on to what the lengths
you need to actually cut it, start measuring it out,
start getting that curve, 'cause that's super important.
So, the length of the ramp I'm gonna be making
is around, it's gonna be, it's gonna be 40 inches.
And that gives me an eight-inch overhang on the back.
So you don't really want to have your ramp
with a straight back end because it's gonna move.
So, you need to give it some structure supports.
So, what you wanna do is keep eight inches
out the back and then you will taper it
all the way down from the top to the bottom
so that will give it a nice cheese-wedge
looking shape so that it wouldn't fall over.
Okay, so now I know the length of my ramp, 40 inches.
I know I've got an eight-inch overhang out the back
which I'll show you that later on.
Right, next bit is to start getting that curve.
So, mark that.
(pencil marking)
So that's 40 inches from there to there.
So, that is the ramp bit.
So this where you're going to use this. This is important.
So the next bit is you want to know
how high you want to make your ramp.
So, you don't wanna make it too tall
because this is, you've only got this much.
You got 610 millimeters to play with.
So what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna
work in inches because it's pretty easy.
So from the bottom, this is the bottom.
I'm gonna make an 18-inch high ramp.
18 inches. So that's the, 18 inches is the top of my ramp.
You wanna get one of your screws.
You wanna drill it on that mark, 18 inches.
So this top screw is gonna be the top of your lip.
(power drill whirs)
Next bit, you wanna get this curve.
So you know your curve is gonna start there.
So you want to, that's gonna be your fixture point.
Screw in that.
(power drill whirs)
So, the next bit is, you don't
want to go all the way to the end of your ramp.
So what you wanna do is, you want
to measure in over here. I'll say two and 1/2 inches.
Two and 1/2 inches is going to give enough room there,
so you can continue that piece of nine-mil ply
all the way onto the ground
because you don't want to have a step onto your lip.
Next step is get one of your screws,
put it in at that two and 1/2 inches.
(power drill whirs)
So take a look at this, now with
that fixed point there and this fixed point here,
you can get your hand, get your fingers.
Move that piece of wood in so you can
start to manipulate that bendy piece of material.
That's important. It need to be flexible.
So this piece of wood is super flexible,
it' perfect for it but you can use PVC piping
which is another great piece of material
to use to find the perfect angle.
So what I'm going to do is, I'm gonna spend my time,
get my screws, this is the other screw.
I'm gonna get this screw and I'm gonna
move it around, look at it, and I'm gonna
screw it in place and get the perfect, perfect line.
I'm pretty chuffed with that.
So the next bit is, put it back down like that,
grab your pencil and you wanna mark this now.
You wanna mark this line.
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Alright, just to recap, it's 18 inches high.
I've got my curve using that flexy bit
of material wood there.
It's 40 inches long and I've left
eight inches on the end which I'm
gonna cut from the top all the way to
that bottom corner and that's gonna give it
a nice wedge on that to give it a bit more support
when you hit it so it doesn't just fall over.
Right, now next step. jigsaw.
So before we get started, I wanna
mark out this wedge on the back.
(pencil marking)
Done.
So, this is gonna give me that support on the back.
So this is the back end of it I'm gonna be taking off.
So this is going to give it a little bit
more support when it's on the floor.
A quick tip before you start cutting,
don't cut that line because if you cut that,
you won't be able to get the other half
of the kicker from this side because you'll cut
this bit, you'll take this bit out, you flop
it over, you can cut the other side.
But I'll show you that at the end when I've cut this bit.
Right, don't cut down there either.
(jigsaw whirs) (upbeat music)
(saw cutting)
The next step is, get this board.
This is the kicker, get this bit
and place it on the line.
Perfect. Perfect. Perfect.
Get your pencil,
run it all the way,
take it off and you've got the twin to this one.
(jigsaw whirs) (upbeat music)
Okay, so now we've got our two sides
they're matching exactly the same,
they're twins so they're the same.
Now, I'm gonna measure up these bits,
then I'm gonna cut and put them in here.
So those two-by-ones, I'm gonna put in here
to give it a little bit more structural support.
So this is the fun bit, this is where,
it's a lot of cutting so run time lapse.
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Got my nice little blocks here.
I've cut eight of them.
What I'm gonna do, I'm gonna place one right down here,
as closest to the floor as possible.
It also gives that nine-mil ply
a bit of support, so that goes there.
And then from there, I'm thinking, 10 centimeter gaps.
Okay, so I've measured out where
I'm gonna put my little strut braces
underneath the ramp to keep the nine-mil ply nice
and sturdy in there so I can ride it at high speed.
Right, next up do the same to the other side
and then start screwing together.
Which, uh, is quite tedious
but I'll make sure to do a good job of it.
You wanna keep them planks nice and level
because you don't want to have a wobbly kicker.
So it's super important to take this bit a little bit easy.
You don't want to rush this bit
because you want to make sure those planks
are level with that curve, running up with that curve.
If they're not, if one's higher than the other,
it's gonna feel a little bit
uncomfortable when it comes to riding it.
Likewise, you wanna space these things out super carefully.
You don't wanna have big gaps.
You don't wanna have small gaps
because it'll feel like you're riding over a grid.
Oh it's looking good! Look at it!
Whoa! (upbeat music)
One more screw and then we can put on the nine-mil.
Look at that! Look at that, it's sick!
Now, to put the nine-mil ply on.
Look at that.
Now this is a hard bit so if you've
made it a super steep kicker then bending this,
you might break it so you gotta be super careful
with this when you're manipulating this into place.
So what I like to do, is I start at the top,
put a screw either side because
you wanna keep it level all the way down
whilst you're screwing in through this,
through the ply, into the wood.
Okay, a little tip for you so you
know where to screw in through this wood.
Because you don't want to just be screwing
into nowhere or guessing
and having loads of holes,
and it looks like some crazy-ass cheese.
So, what you wanna do is you mark a little score
on each plank then you know which the center of them is.
Now, it gives you a good indication where that strut is
and then you get a nice bit of long straight edge
and you can lay it on that and you can get,
you can know where the plank is gonna be.
So, now, screw at up the top, screw over there,
and then slowly walk it down so you can
get a nice, even edge and keep it on there
so you just don't crack this bit of ply.
And then I think, I think we're done.
Now, this is super important.
You make sure you get this lined up really well
because if you don't, it's gonna go,
the piece of wood's gonna be a little bit off
and it's not gonna look good.
So take your time in doing this.
Don't rush. I know it's nearly the end, but don't rush.
It's gonna make some cracking noises but it's fine.
(plywood cracking) It's fine he says.
Ah yes, this bit is super, super tedious.
But you wanna take your time on this
and be generous with putting in those screws
because you don't want that nine-mil ply
to be popping off when you're riding it.
Also, you wanna take your time lining it up as well
because if you don't line it up really well
from the start, it's gonna be a little bit out
at the end or too much and it will look ugly.
We're finished, we've finished the little kicker.
It's all complete. It took a bit of time
but you can't really rush perfection
on a little ramp like this, so you wanna
spend your time doing it cause it's fun!
Plus, you can just build one of these on summer holidays.
Summer holidays is coming up,
so you can just spend a few days building
one of these a few hours, building one
of these and you can just go out there
for hours on end, perfecting those jumping skills,
and just having fun with your friends.
Right, let's do a little walk around.
Got some nice 18-mil ply on the both sides there
to give it a nice rigidity.
We've got nine-mil there for the lip
and all this struts, look at this.
(laughs)
This is super sturdy, super strong.
If you did have a little bit of wood,
a little bit more ply, you could put it
on here just to box it off a little.
But just to give it a bit more of an aesthetic,
an aesthetic-ness, aesthetically pleasing.
There you go, give it a little bit more of that.
Right, now we're just gonna go.
What I'm gonna do, I'm gonna chuck this
in the back of my Jeep, I'm gonna chuck my bike on,
I'm gonna get in some gear and I'm gonna test
this thing out on the streets.
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Right, woo! It's finished!
So, I've come out but before I left home,
I thought I'd put a good coat of paint on this ramp
to make it a little bit more aesthetically pleasing.
It's grey I know, but it's all I had.
I've got one more thing, one more thing
to make it official, G-M-B-N sticker.
G-M-B-N, D-I-Y show has just started.
Look at, there you go! Ha! Ha!
Alright, now let's send it.
I'm gonna test it. I haven't tested it yet.
So, here's a nice little down ramp.
I'm gonna make a little step down gap
and I'm gonna put it, put it there
and send it into there.
(snaps fingers)
(bike tires whir)
Wow!
Wow! That thing works a treat!
Oh!
Nice pop! It wasn't too steep, it wasn't too mellow.
Kinda went too fast into it.
Let's get a little bit more comfortable with it
and then maybe we can bust some tricks into it.
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Hahaha! This thing's cool!
Right, let's do a trick.
What trick?
Tuck no-hander?
Alright, tuck no-hander coming up.
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Nice! Right, now I know it works,
let's move it.
Let's spice it up a bit. I think there's a step up
to a little concrete bank thing down there.
So follow me.
This is the step up. I'm gonna bar-spin up this step up.
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Look at this line that I've just scoped out.
So, I'm gonna put the kicker right there.
I'm gonna jump over this, I'm gonna go down there,
and then I'm gonna drop into
that little slope on the edge of the car park.
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Alright. (wood thumps)
Let's do it.
Hohoho, wow!
Mini-flip, turbo-flip on a mini kicker, wow!
So, hopefully you enjoyed this little video.
I'm super stoked with what I've built
and come out with, so much fun.
Summer is coming up kids, so get one
of these built so you can perfect your jumping skills.
Have fun with your mates and dads,
help your kids build one of these things
because I don't think they can use the power tools.
If you wanna see another video
and you wanna perfect your manual-ing skills,
click this video right here.
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Right, I'm gonna play with this thing a bit more, see ya!