Outa_Spaceman
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Ahoy Chums!
I'm Outa-Spaceman from Bognor Regis on coast of the muddy island of Bligthy-on-Sea.
I've been building my first-build for about 4 years now.
The trouble being selecting the right frame.
I was inspired to have a go by that picture of a Felt 1903 I'm sure everyone here is familiar with.
I want'ed to put 'Brit' twist on my build as these machines were very popular here during the 1950's.
Initially I did try a 'cruiser' type bike but there were so many obstacles to over-come I abandoned that idea and got an old postal delivery bike.
Turns out the frame was bent beyond sensible repair so that got dumped as well.
The only place I could get a 'traditional' English style bicycle (if I didn't want to pay a King's ransom for a hand-build Pashley) was from India.
So, to build a British looking MotoredBike, I have an Indian bicycle with a Chinese engine.
Go figure.
Anyway, today was the break-through when the beast actually ran for the first time:
http://outaspaceman.blogspot.com/2012/03/cycle-motor-project-its-alive.html
I still have a lot of work to do.
I have an old lawn-mower fuel tank to fit and several guards but, tomorrow I'm going out to give it a **** good thrashing up and down a country lane that the forces of law and order have yet to discover.
Pip, pip,
OSM
I'm Outa-Spaceman from Bognor Regis on coast of the muddy island of Bligthy-on-Sea.
I've been building my first-build for about 4 years now.
The trouble being selecting the right frame.
I was inspired to have a go by that picture of a Felt 1903 I'm sure everyone here is familiar with.
I want'ed to put 'Brit' twist on my build as these machines were very popular here during the 1950's.
Initially I did try a 'cruiser' type bike but there were so many obstacles to over-come I abandoned that idea and got an old postal delivery bike.
Turns out the frame was bent beyond sensible repair so that got dumped as well.
The only place I could get a 'traditional' English style bicycle (if I didn't want to pay a King's ransom for a hand-build Pashley) was from India.
So, to build a British looking MotoredBike, I have an Indian bicycle with a Chinese engine.
Go figure.
Anyway, today was the break-through when the beast actually ran for the first time:
http://outaspaceman.blogspot.com/2012/03/cycle-motor-project-its-alive.html
I still have a lot of work to do.
I have an old lawn-mower fuel tank to fit and several guards but, tomorrow I'm going out to give it a **** good thrashing up and down a country lane that the forces of law and order have yet to discover.
Pip, pip,
OSM
