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Hello friends! Here is my muscle/cruiser build for fun. I am starting with a cheap Murray Westport I picked up a couple weeks ago for $20 from an old folks home a block away from my house. The bike had been leaning against the place for at least 6 months without moving so I made my move! The rear hub was toast, bars were bent, and fender banged up a bit but it was actually a rider.....wobbly at that but it got the job done. Wheeled it home and aired up the tires and went for a 5 mile ride right away lol. Here is what I am working with:
Later that day I threw on some beach cruiser bars I had around and hacked part of the rear fender off as it rubbed. I topped it off with my clown horn for fun!
Yesterday I then decided to remove the fenders, tighten the hub, and made a lay back seat post from the old bars. Well, the hub just fell apart and the seat post failed as soon as I got on it....FAIL! That meant it was time to start the build.
The plan:
I want this to have a muscle look and be a great cruiser I can do some wheelies on! It will get some new wheels, tires, triple tree chopper forks, banana seat, and some mini apes if I don't like how the current bars look.
I ordered some bronze colored 26" coaster wheels as a roll of the dice instead of black which I originally planned. Tonight I will order some black forks.
My main goal is to get a set of Jerald Sulky slick tires but we will see how that goes. I replied on a thread and sent an email so hopefully I get a response.
Color wise I will decide as I go but cream or green has been on my mind. We will see. Until then, thanks for checking my build out stay tuned!
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Later that day I threw on some beach cruiser bars I had around and hacked part of the rear fender off as it rubbed. I topped it off with my clown horn for fun!
![17260050463_19f7d4976e_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/498/498da8c6a57a176bf108fc15498519d5.jpg)
Yesterday I then decided to remove the fenders, tighten the hub, and made a lay back seat post from the old bars. Well, the hub just fell apart and the seat post failed as soon as I got on it....FAIL! That meant it was time to start the build.
![18178536255_a5607f4863_z.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/b06/b060f010636e308bb60dea6cd6c76bc5.jpg)
The plan:
I want this to have a muscle look and be a great cruiser I can do some wheelies on! It will get some new wheels, tires, triple tree chopper forks, banana seat, and some mini apes if I don't like how the current bars look.
I ordered some bronze colored 26" coaster wheels as a roll of the dice instead of black which I originally planned. Tonight I will order some black forks.
My main goal is to get a set of Jerald Sulky slick tires but we will see how that goes. I replied on a thread and sent an email so hopefully I get a response.
Color wise I will decide as I go but cream or green has been on my mind. We will see. Until then, thanks for checking my build out stay tuned!