Finished!!
Thanks Luke and Dr T. You guys were so right! I wanted to use the super comfortable seat, but the 4 rail frame wouldn't let me mount it that way. So I switched back to the original springer seat, mounted it in a spare mountain bike seat post and "massaged" the front two rails form 3/4" to 7/8" to fit low on the black ops post. Got a new seat post clamp and mount upside down, as suggested, and it looks better and still rides nice.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
It took another day and a half to paint the chain guard dark green to blend in with the frame lines. The tank accent lines took 4 coats to cover with each one having to completely dry first!
Got up early yesterday morning to put a coat on before I rode with my Wife as she ran the Minnesota Half Marathon (13.6 miles) and raised over a $1000 for clean water for kids. I so proud of you Honey!!
Well I like the way it turned out and most of the ideas I had worked okay:
-Bug Eye Headlights
-56 Chev-like "hoodie"
-1 lb laid back seat post with springer seat
-Fat Typhoon fenders on a Murray frame with a euro style fork (that would accept the fat fender)
-Two Tone paint Paint scheme like my Dad's 56 Chev
-not stripped down like my other bikes LOL
Started with this Hiawatha
Was working towards like
Here's how it came out
So here is a few more completed garage sunshine shots and I'll start my finished thread now. See you on the finished line
And now I've got a true cruiser to ride at the same pace as FIL![Wink ;) ;)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Thanks for looking and for all the support during the build, you guys are awesome!
Steve
Thanks Luke and Dr T. You guys were so right! I wanted to use the super comfortable seat, but the 4 rail frame wouldn't let me mount it that way. So I switched back to the original springer seat, mounted it in a spare mountain bike seat post and "massaged" the front two rails form 3/4" to 7/8" to fit low on the black ops post. Got a new seat post clamp and mount upside down, as suggested, and it looks better and still rides nice.
It took another day and a half to paint the chain guard dark green to blend in with the frame lines. The tank accent lines took 4 coats to cover with each one having to completely dry first!
Got up early yesterday morning to put a coat on before I rode with my Wife as she ran the Minnesota Half Marathon (13.6 miles) and raised over a $1000 for clean water for kids. I so proud of you Honey!!
![IMG_0251.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/1ba/1ba317b554179140b4be00856225ca8d.jpg)
Well I like the way it turned out and most of the ideas I had worked okay:
-Bug Eye Headlights
-56 Chev-like "hoodie"
-1 lb laid back seat post with springer seat
-Fat Typhoon fenders on a Murray frame with a euro style fork (that would accept the fat fender)
-Two Tone paint Paint scheme like my Dad's 56 Chev
-not stripped down like my other bikes LOL
Started with this Hiawatha
![IMG_2109II.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/655/655f9267f183e256999a3e74a9a8ae9d.jpg)
Was working towards like
![56Chev.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/05d/05d5bcadb4cf70afd300a0723c1aba74.jpg)
Here's how it came out
![IMG_0255.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/be7/be76a43e17d7ab7b6380ab7572adfdf7.jpg)
So here is a few more completed garage sunshine shots and I'll start my finished thread now. See you on the finished line
![IMG_0257.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d17/d179989e9577f09e67e0db9bb1b9b30e.jpg)
![IMG_0254.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/bad/bada0f65f63a25a1aeaaf7d76c9e8a56.jpg)
![IMG_0256.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/eec/eec0554e7b8047198f3f02b0e60db9d3.jpg)
And now I've got a true cruiser to ride at the same pace as FIL
Thanks for looking and for all the support during the build, you guys are awesome!
Steve