board track build

[dash]

hey guys this build is for a freind of mine im not going to replicate any thing just build a sweet boardtrack style bike. we start out with a huffy crabrook, 80 bucks at wally world this is cheaper to buy than to peice evry thing together and its nice to have all new stuff the only bad thing is the hubs are junk and you need to replace the rear hub to withstand the speed of the engine! i use .095 steel for the frame

 

[dash]

with all the bends done i jig up the frame to see how shes going to look, then it gets laid out on the table and cope all the miters at this point i tack everything together and put it back on the jig for alignment and here she is all ready to weld up

 

[Hoodoo]

hey guys this build is for a freind of mine im not going to replicate any thing just build a sweet boardtrack style bike. we start out with a huffy crabrook, 80 bucks at wally world this is cheaper to buy than to peice evry thing together and its nice to have all new stuff the only bad thing is the hubs are junk and you need to replace the rear hub to withstand the speed of the engine! i use .095 steel for the frame

I am curious how a vintage build can be done from an ordinary modern bike. A lot of the terms go over my head, like replacing the hubs, what do you mean by that? Can you provide some pics of what is done to the rear section of the bike including the wheels? My next build, if it happens might be a cheaper bike than the worksman and of course a modern frame comes to mind. Of course I like the heavier spokes of the worksman but maybe these are overkill.
Also would be nice would be a cost analysis. With the Worksman at 350 you get a lot of usable items, I am wondering what the cost will be to get adequate hubs, etc.
I am wondering if it might not be cheaper to build a frame from scratch now that I have a pattern frame done for my Choctaw?
Al

 

[dash]

now for the tank this part takes time. after making template cutting out the pattern you get this, then i brake the bends and tack 3 sides up then i put the fuel site gauge in and take a nap! more to come soon so stay tuned

 

[dash]

I am curious how a vintage build can be done from an ordinary modern bike. A lot of the terms go over my head, like replacing the hubs, what do you mean by that? Can you provide some pics of what is done to the rear section of the bike including the wheels? My next build, if it happens might be a cheaper bike than the worksman and of course a modern frame comes to mind. Of course I like the heavier spokes of the worksman but maybe these are overkill.
Also would be nice would be a cost analysis. With the Worksman at 350 you get a lot of usable items, I am wondering what the cost will be to get adequate hubs, etc.
I am wondering if it might not be cheaper to build a frame from scratch now that I have a pattern frame done for my Choctaw?
Al

well the worksman bike would be the best to build from but me i don't have 350 but if i did i would order one in a heart beat the spokes on the bike are huge. the spokes on the huffy i get are 1 gauge smaller so i its bigger than a normal bike but smaller than the worksman as for the frame i basically use the rear triangle with the bb still attached also the head tube with the hubs i meant to say put hi speed bearings up front and replace the rear hub shimano makes a hub for 50 bucks you just have to lace it up or have a shop do it so the total cost would be 140 for me just enough left over to buy the grubee kit

 

[curtisfox]

I love it! Going to be one awesome bike

 

[dash]

here is a pic with the seat on and what the tank will look like on the bike

 

[dash]

got the motor mounts in place and the forks on starting to look like a bike!

 

[ibdennyak]

That's impressive. You did just the reverse of when I built my stretch...used everything but the rear triangle. Course by now the only original thing is the fenders...wait, I stiffened them too. Anyway....nice job.

 

[wheelbender6]

You make it look easy. What kind of welder are you using?