yoothgeye
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My name is Justin D. Fender, I'm 33 years old and live in Roanoke Rapids, NC. Been riding bikes as long as I can remember, motorcycles too. I guess they would just inevitably meet.
Basically I enjoy anything with wheels and a motor, and this year Summer fever got me and I sold an adult tricycle and an electric chopper to fund a motorized bike project. I bought an eBay kit from LEB (68.5cc), just looking to get on the road cheap, the only problem was I didn't have a bike yet, my regular bikes will keep their pedal duty.
A friend in NJ from a 4x4 forum I've been on for over 10 years told me he had a bike for me, so on his way to 4 wheeling here in NC he delivered the parts. I now have a 1950 Columbia frame and a set of wheels. The front wheel is a later alloy wheel, the rear is an old Bendix hub laced into an aluminum rim with a motor drive sprocket already mounted on the oposing side.
Thus begins my project to stand out from the DUI scooters all over the road around here. My barriers right now are finding a cheap bottom bracket/crankset for the bike as well as a pair of forks, while I have already aquired most of the other parts. I have a "rat rod" theme in my mind, but will see as it comes together. Not digging the top bar motorcycle style tank that came with my kit I am brainstorming right now to get around that, but keep it cheap.
Now, you can welcome me.
Basically I enjoy anything with wheels and a motor, and this year Summer fever got me and I sold an adult tricycle and an electric chopper to fund a motorized bike project. I bought an eBay kit from LEB (68.5cc), just looking to get on the road cheap, the only problem was I didn't have a bike yet, my regular bikes will keep their pedal duty.
A friend in NJ from a 4x4 forum I've been on for over 10 years told me he had a bike for me, so on his way to 4 wheeling here in NC he delivered the parts. I now have a 1950 Columbia frame and a set of wheels. The front wheel is a later alloy wheel, the rear is an old Bendix hub laced into an aluminum rim with a motor drive sprocket already mounted on the oposing side.
Thus begins my project to stand out from the DUI scooters all over the road around here. My barriers right now are finding a cheap bottom bracket/crankset for the bike as well as a pair of forks, while I have already aquired most of the other parts. I have a "rat rod" theme in my mind, but will see as it comes together. Not digging the top bar motorcycle style tank that came with my kit I am brainstorming right now to get around that, but keep it cheap.
Now, you can welcome me.
