Homemade Halfpipe

This weekend we finally built our halfpipe! We bought our supplies at Lowe's Saturday morning and had it almost complete by Sunday afternoon. We had the radio on in the back yard so we could listen to conference. All the materials cost less than $250 and I think it turned out really good. We got the plans for a skateboard mini ramp on the internet and followed them almost exactly. We did move it closer to the deck by making the platform on that side only one foot instead of 2 feet so we will be able to drop off the deck and onto the pipe when the railing is modified. The platform on the other side will be larger at 3 feet so we'll be able to ride on top easier. The plans said you can use skatelite for the top layer and it would last longer, but for around $9 a sheet we can replace the masonite really easy if it wears out. We still need to make the platforms and then paint the whole thing with a spar urethane. We still need to cover it with a tarp if it looks like rain though. Here are a few sweet pictures and a video!

Little Moab, 2-28-09, Dirt Bikes

Little Moab was sweet! It's really fun, but not as fun as Caineville. My dirt bike worked really good with the new clutch, I even did some slow speed rock crawling on it. The Dominator clutch in it makes it adjustable and we have it adjusted to be more off-road friendly. It still rips too, but not quite as fast as it does when the clutch lets the motor rev higher. I love to dirt bike and drove all over the place with my dad and brother. I even drove up and over the big hill to get to the bigger jumps! I had a lot of fun shooting the BB-guns too. We found some clay pigeons that had not been broken yet and shot them. We also went on a couple hikes.

SWEET! Maddo No Limits Step Up Game

New Years step up, Straight Up! (click to play)