What have you folks done to me!!!!!!

[Motorbike Wanabe]

I've been studying the cruiser section of Wal-Mart, looking at the wide white wearin' beach cruisers that they've been offering and I've always threatened to my wife that I should build one like an old cruiser motorcycle. She has always shrugged it off and dismissed me as a harmless tinkerer with hopes and aspirations, misguided or not.

Well, then I come across this forum. Why did you guys do this to me!!????? I'm purchasing a men's Delmar bike this weekend and I'm studying a BUNCH of old Indian photos to pick up some of the cues that would just make it cool. My son and I just went out today to do some comparing and we decided on the Delmar bike because it has the most to offer and, mostly, it already has black frame. That is important. I'll be painting the fenders and stuff and doing a few other things to make it more "authentic" but I'm so freakin' excited about getting started on this thing, it's unreal.

Now, this may get me in trouble here but, I was actually surprised how economically someone could put together a really cool bike! I've dabbled in Corvettes for a few years and man, 300 dollars was the buy-in price for about any part, even used! I'm planning on having not much more in this bike, motor and all! We'll see what it turns out to be but I'm ready to get started.

Here's what I will be starting with. I'll be attacking this job in stages. The plan for the first stage is to get the bike, paint the fenders and stuff and re-assemble the bike with some other goodies that I've located.

Now, should I continue to post the build-up here or is there a better place to do such a thread?

 

[fetor56]

G'day & welcome.
Search & read as much as u can man,particularly about brakes & fenders.

 

[Motorbike Wanabe]

The wish list includes a front wheel with a drum brake set up and a springer front fork. I see a lot of chromed ones but I'm wanting to get a black, painted springer front. Does anyone know where I can get one? Everyone that I've looked at online has them in chrome. Too shiny for what I'm going after. Here's a picture of my inspiration.

 

[ibdennyak]

The wish list includes a front wheel with a drum brake set up and a springer front fork. I see a lot of chromed ones but I'm wanting to get a black, painted springer front. Does anyone know where I can get one? Everyone that I've looked at online has them in chrome. Too shiny for what I'm going after. Here's a picture of my inspiration.

Woah, is that an Indian military transverse twin?

 

[Motorbike Wanabe]

Uh, yeah, well, I won't be using THAT engine. LOL.

Have to settle for a single slug. But, it should still be quite cool.

 

[Turtle Tedd]

Del-Mar..good strong steel bike ..used it for my first frame mount build..

 

[Motorbike Wanabe]

My son and I went to the store and checked out the bikes there. This one had several reasons why we chose it. the lady working in that area looked at us quite differently as we were twanging the fenders, checking out the frame and taking some measurements. We contemplated the benefits of this one over that one, which one had more bennies and of course, this frame was black. She looked at us like, "Uh, the WHOLE bike is black!" Funny. Didn't tell her why. Now I'm sure we're some of those wild and crazy customer storires that flow their way around the break room at Wal-Mart!

 

[Turtle Tedd]

when I got mine at Wal-mart they looked at me kinda funny to..I guess because I took it for a ride inside the store...there wasn't hardly anybody in there ..so up and down a couple of isles I went.

 

[mauicruzer]

you can get the black springer front end one at spooky tooth

 

[azbill]

welcome
agreed...I got my black springer from spookytooth