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Today, I changed my mind and bought a cheap, but cool looking bike.
Wally World's vintage-replica of the 1937 Columbia. I'm sure, it's a very cheaply made bike, but, when I saw that mock gas tank, I couldn't resist the temptation of building my own fiberglass tank inside. I hope the bike holds up. It had a scratch for 10% off and I opened a Walmart credit card for another $25 off. Heck, you can't buy a used, beat-up bike on Craigslist for that price! It might be a good bike on which to get my motorbike feet wet.....
I plan to simply screw a wooden floor to the top of the bottom bar, put my form-fitted fiberglass tank on it and build the sides around it all. If I pull open one side to fill the tank, I don't need to mount a gas cap ON the outside of the bike, and I can use the space at the front and back of the tank to store oil and tools. But, the "devil is in the details" and I've got a lot of fine details to work out.
Any design ideas are very welcome.
Jim