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JosephGarcia
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Ok, so after a whole dang week of riding a normal bicycle to get around (I forgot what a workout that was...) I finally got my brand new frame. A nice '61 schwinn cruiser, Plus a really nice springer fork, becuase I love the way these look. I was looking for better handlebars than the standard cruiser one I have now, but this will do, I thought it would be bigger and more ackward than it is.
I originally wanted to make a nice board track bike, a replica of a kind called "Cyclone", I thought it looked good. It required a whole new gas tank shell and new exhaust, some remodeling of the frame, and a Bigger engine for looks and power. This would have cost way too much and took too much time, many months.
I have settled for copying Boardtrackers old bike (Heard his frame cracked) Not that it looked bad in any way.
So after asking around at so many bikes on craigslist and other sites. I found a guy in my own city who had EVERYTHING I needed. He even had a 50 something Whizzer, Didn't have enough for it, and I didn't get to test ride it, but it was amazing to see.
So $80 later, I have these new parts, tomorrow I will start building the bike itself.
Now for the pics.
There is a rusted seat post that is stuck in the tube, nothing a pipe wrench and sledgehammer can't fix. Also modifying the seat to sit farther back like Boardtrackers bike. The WHOLE bike, including handlebars and front forks, are going to be painted flat black. Pedal thingys going to be gone in favor of foot pegs, sheet metal fairings to cover and large open areas in the frame.
Updates coming tomorrow! I'm confident that this bike is going look good and perform better.
I originally wanted to make a nice board track bike, a replica of a kind called "Cyclone", I thought it looked good. It required a whole new gas tank shell and new exhaust, some remodeling of the frame, and a Bigger engine for looks and power. This would have cost way too much and took too much time, many months.
I have settled for copying Boardtrackers old bike (Heard his frame cracked) Not that it looked bad in any way.
So after asking around at so many bikes on craigslist and other sites. I found a guy in my own city who had EVERYTHING I needed. He even had a 50 something Whizzer, Didn't have enough for it, and I didn't get to test ride it, but it was amazing to see.
So $80 later, I have these new parts, tomorrow I will start building the bike itself.
Now for the pics.
There is a rusted seat post that is stuck in the tube, nothing a pipe wrench and sledgehammer can't fix. Also modifying the seat to sit farther back like Boardtrackers bike. The WHOLE bike, including handlebars and front forks, are going to be painted flat black. Pedal thingys going to be gone in favor of foot pegs, sheet metal fairings to cover and large open areas in the frame.
Updates coming tomorrow! I'm confident that this bike is going look good and perform better.
