Old member who hasn’t been here for a while

Hi folks. After a few years doing other things I decided to build a new bike. It’s been a long drawn out process because I want it to look really cool.
I hate peanut tanks, the standard stem looks weird and the rake of most bikes look odd to me. Now I should just appreciate them for what they are but I have a habit of not letting well enough alone.

It started with this frame in the 1st attachment. An old amf frame that I got for 10 bucks
I can’t remember what I paid for the bike in the second attachment but it was cheap. The guy was almost not going to sell it to me when he heard I was going to part it out, but he looked like a guy who needed cash.
I used the fork first and the wheels are 24 inch.
As I said, I don’t like peanut tanks so I got a big tank for 35 bucks from ebay

 

[Street Ryderz]

Reminds me of a 1970 Kawasaki Enduro 100cc

Exactly what I thought as well!

 

[HumanPerson]

Exactly what I thought as well!

Old man! I love ya and Wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.

Stay chilly Brother!



HP

 

[Thxcuz]

It was actually a kids snowboard I cut in half. Same shape, about as stiff, but it won’t rot

 

[Thxcuz]

I abandoned the idea when I realized the cost of padding and covering (and the fact I can’t sew) would cost more than a pre made seat.
My dad used to say “I’m going to have to Heingermachen (sp) something”
The word is Yiddish for home made. He picked up the word from his dad that would speak “low German” with his Jewish friends who spoke Yiddish. I guess the languages are similar. It was usually spoken at the bar at the American legion hall (my grandfather was a WW1 vet and one of the first members in St. Louis)

Long story short -too late, I know- it’s I’m my blood to make something out of something else.

 

[DAMIEN1307]

Heingermachen

More correctly translated from the German as "mess it up" or "make a mess"

 

[Thxcuz]

More correctly translated from the German as "mess it up" or "make a mess"

Very often, yes

 

[wan37]

Old man! I love ya and Wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.

Stay chilly Brother!



HP

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!



be safe .

 

[Street Ryderz]

Old man! I love ya and Wish you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!.

Stay chilly Brother!



HP

Thank you brother , to you and yours as well!

 

[Thxcuz]

Far from done but starting to take shape. I hope to be finished by spring

 

[wan37]

Awesome I have a bike I hope is done by spring too.