Here's my latest build, even tho it isn't motorized.
it's a giant stilletto chopper that i picked up a few months ago for free.
it was in bad shape, rusty chrome, bent front wheel, sidewalls blown out of the tires, spray can paint job on the fender, tank and chain guard, and bmx bars.
I cleaned up the chrome, rebuilt and painted the rear wheel. I put a 24" x 3.45" hoggy G slick from 3 g bikes on the rear.
the front wheel is an araya 700C from a road bike. I polished the hoop and painted the spokes and the hub. The front tire is a super skinny road bike tire.
I stripped the paint from the tank, fender and chain guard. I picked up an old 5 speed stick shifter for $10.00 and mounted it to the top bar of the frame. Then, I cut a slot in the fake gas tank for the shifter to stick out.
I made the shift knob from an old minature pool ball.
I primed and painted the fender and tank with aztek gold laquer and put about 5 coats of clear over it.
the handlebars are specialized aluminum mtn bike bars and i polished them. I got them for free from the local bicycle recyling shop. The aluminum brake lever is another free part and i polished it as well. The grips are chrome with black rubber diamond inserts (off e-bay). the shifter is only a 5 speed but the rear wheel is a 7 speed, so I have it set up to shift 1-5 gears only. It doesn't have enough throw to shift all 7 gears.
I really didn't modify anything other than the gas tank, the shifter, and adding the 700c front rim but i think those few mods added a totally cool look to the bike.
I have about $100.00 in it including the $10.00 i paid for the road bike that the front wheel came off of, both new tires, primer, paint, the shifter and new cables.
it's a giant stilletto chopper that i picked up a few months ago for free.
it was in bad shape, rusty chrome, bent front wheel, sidewalls blown out of the tires, spray can paint job on the fender, tank and chain guard, and bmx bars.
I cleaned up the chrome, rebuilt and painted the rear wheel. I put a 24" x 3.45" hoggy G slick from 3 g bikes on the rear.
the front wheel is an araya 700C from a road bike. I polished the hoop and painted the spokes and the hub. The front tire is a super skinny road bike tire.
I stripped the paint from the tank, fender and chain guard. I picked up an old 5 speed stick shifter for $10.00 and mounted it to the top bar of the frame. Then, I cut a slot in the fake gas tank for the shifter to stick out.
I made the shift knob from an old minature pool ball.
I primed and painted the fender and tank with aztek gold laquer and put about 5 coats of clear over it.
the handlebars are specialized aluminum mtn bike bars and i polished them. I got them for free from the local bicycle recyling shop. The aluminum brake lever is another free part and i polished it as well. The grips are chrome with black rubber diamond inserts (off e-bay). the shifter is only a 5 speed but the rear wheel is a 7 speed, so I have it set up to shift 1-5 gears only. It doesn't have enough throw to shift all 7 gears.
I really didn't modify anything other than the gas tank, the shifter, and adding the 700c front rim but i think those few mods added a totally cool look to the bike.
I have about $100.00 in it including the $10.00 i paid for the road bike that the front wheel came off of, both new tires, primer, paint, the shifter and new cables.
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