[How-To] Drill holes & install gyro tabs

[etoy]

I wanted my odyssey gyro back on my s3 so that's what i did:

1) bought a pair of flybikes removable gyro tabs



2) made a sign on the frame with a marker



i controlled the distances first and signing the center of the tubes was ok for me

this way:


3) drilled holes with a 2.5mm drill (with the same distance of the holes on gyro tabs obviously)



4) tapped the holes with a 3Mx0.5 thread



5) screwed in the tabs



6) and voilą!




sorry for my horrible english and the low pictures quality but i'm italian and the only thing i had with me was a crap camera phone. hope that helps anyways!

[FOXBMX]

sweet! good how to

[DislikesSkaters]

Good how-to, this will probably be helpful for many people.

[jaredmi]

If you center punch the holes it will keep the drill bit from wandering, and make drilling the holes a bunch easier. You should use a punch, but a phillips screwdriver will work.

[funkrocker182]

thx so much man

[asianprideryder]

nice. so your bike didnt come with brakes in the first place?

[sam8madness]

i think it either came with a straight cable or possibly a gryo plate instead of tabs?

[etoy]

nope it's a fit s3 and it did not come with holes for gyro tabs,only brake bosses and cable guides.the newer ones already come with holes

[Dylan]

Very well done how-to, rep for that, that'll help me as i'll have to have plates, i don't like plates =[

[azman]

Nice man Nice, i already have gryo tab holews tho, so no modding for me but good how to

[jawn]

Sweet guide.

[mcdan]

good how to. props

[chubbs]

This is a great how-to
Simple, and easy to understand
Props!

[mstandlee]

NO!! This was suppose to be my howto!! As soon as I got my new frame this is what I was gonna do :( Oh well. Very good tut indeed.

[jawn]

^ You and me both, dude. I've had the idea ever since I got a frame without detangler tabs & remembered the Guiri's. Only thing is, I know shit-all about tapping threads, like what tool to use, how to use it, and how threads are measured. Now if I ever get around to a Gyro again, I can just quote the thread size from this guide to make sure I get the right tool(s) \o/

[SeattleBMX]

very nice review, gonna help lots of people

[social]

Kick ass! You have attempted what some people consider scary.

[sjostrd]

sweet dude i really need this...straight cables are a hassle...thanks bro

[keybmx]

good job
im about to do this
how do you find the centre of the tubes??

[pinkfluffymunky]

i dont understand where you drill the holes....can anyone help...i know how fart apart the holes are meant to be but like how high or to the side do you drill the holes in the head tube....in frames with them the holes in close to the top and centered ...any help?

[pinkfluffymunky]

anyone?

[etoy]

sorry mate i didnt notice the msg,here i am. i thought the 2nd image was quite self-explanatory,i didnt know where to exactly drill the holes so i tried doing the better i could,and it worked. you have to imagine how much room you need to make the gyro fit between the stem gyro plate and the gyro tabs,and so i did. i realized the center of the toptube was a good point and obviously the center of the headtube is where the tabs HAVE TO stay. make a sign as i told in the guide then measure what distance are the holes in your tabs,then divide by 2 and make 2 dots where the holes will be (a punch can help a lot) the same distance up and down the mark. otherwise you can place the tab in the cross and then do the dots with a marker so you got the exact distance



here's 3 closer views of my bike so you should know how to do it now. hope that helps






dont worry,i did that experiment on a brand new and fresh painted S3 and i wasn't scared at all,it's not that hard! good luck! =)

[pinkfluffymunky]

ok thanks

[Arch Enemy]

wow really nice guide, REP

[MPLSBMXER]

nice how to
+rep

[JOE KICKASS]

thank man i used this to use the gyro tabs a straight cabel routing on my fit hawk becouse i dont like zip ties & tape

[davidjanina]

That's awesome! Thanks for that! I've been searching for a while for the bolt size to figure out which tap to use.

GREAT How To!

[BillyFinLV]

this is great because i can't use a plate and i was just going to get a new frame, but this was very helpful.

[Rummie]

bringing back the old, but good.......question I have, would this work almost the same in a regular HS frame??

[C1in7]

what the hell is this "plate" you people speak of?

[jumpman2334]

dont worry,i did that experiment on a brand new and fresh painted S3 and i wasn't scared at all,it's not that hard! good luck! =)

you have balls man.=]

[Cosmonaut]

rep + thats a fricking great how to...id be scared as all hell to do it to a new frame id like test it on some shitty frames first lol

[urbansuburban]

thats amazing