NEWPORTWHIZZER
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They are the hookworm tires with some old sun rims that are wider than stock. The bike is a custom built bobber.
Upswept Exhaust Pipe:
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mabman
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That is some serious nice work. hot
frenchlayer
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I just got the hookworms on mine as well, they are very nice
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ren
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Tires and rims
Hello Newportwhizzer, awsome bike! That exhaust is really cool, would love to have one. Did you have to make modifications to the bike to get the wider rims and tires to fit? Could you provide some links to them?
Thanks
Randy
Hello Newportwhizzer, awsome bike! That exhaust is really cool, would love to have one. Did you have to make modifications to the bike to get the wider rims and tires to fit? Could you provide some links to them?
Thanks
Randy
NEWPORTWHIZZER
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Hi all,
Thank's for all the great comments. The wheels I am running with the Hookworms are a sun fat albert, unfortunately they discontinued the rim. Felt bicycles has a rim that is the same width and a very similar profile that I have been tempted to try. As far as the fitment goes they were tight on the bike. I had to rais the fenders a hair and shim the wheel a little to. You will have to check your frame clearance at the front of the rear tire, some bikes have a good gap and some are very tight with the stock tires (evidently there was two different jigs where the bikes were manufactured). If you have the larger gap you will only have to do minor changes.
There is another tire that is 26x2.6 and looks like the old brick tire that a guy brought in yesterday but for the life of me I can't remember the manufacture. I will try to get some info on those in the next few days.
Ryan
Thank's for all the great comments. The wheels I am running with the Hookworms are a sun fat albert, unfortunately they discontinued the rim. Felt bicycles has a rim that is the same width and a very similar profile that I have been tempted to try. As far as the fitment goes they were tight on the bike. I had to rais the fenders a hair and shim the wheel a little to. You will have to check your frame clearance at the front of the rear tire, some bikes have a good gap and some are very tight with the stock tires (evidently there was two different jigs where the bikes were manufactured). If you have the larger gap you will only have to do minor changes.
There is another tire that is 26x2.6 and looks like the old brick tire that a guy brought in yesterday but for the life of me I can't remember the manufacture. I will try to get some info on those in the next few days.
Ryan
NEWPORTWHIZZER
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Hi Ryan,
Lookin' good.
Like the black cylinder, and is that a "weber" head?
Hope you got it all working well together.
Have fun,
Lookin' good.
Like the black cylinder, and is that a "weber" head?
Hope you got it all working well together.
Have fun,
Hal the Elder
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Now it's time for Cosmetic Mod #2!
I've got my Riser Bars, now for that upswept exhaust pipe like the one on Gary Breylinger's legendary Montana Whizzer! (His bike is what encouraged me to look for those elusive Riser Handlebars)
I plan to cut my pipe at about the locaton of the pedal crank bottom bracket (shown), and get a piece of 1-1/4" flexible pipe to join the 2 pieces with stainless radiator hose clamps.
Then I'll reattach the muffler end from the chainstay to the seatstay, providing me with an upswept pipe!
What do you think?
HAL
I've got my Riser Bars, now for that upswept exhaust pipe like the one on Gary Breylinger's legendary Montana Whizzer! (His bike is what encouraged me to look for those elusive Riser Handlebars)
I plan to cut my pipe at about the locaton of the pedal crank bottom bracket (shown), and get a piece of 1-1/4" flexible pipe to join the 2 pieces with stainless radiator hose clamps.
Then I'll reattach the muffler end from the chainstay to the seatstay, providing me with an upswept pipe!
What do you think?
HAL
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chainmaker
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Reading through all the older posts ...those are some nice looking pipes.
chainmaker
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Does anyone know where I can get an exhaust for an H model like the one in post no.9
Thanks
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