Lowriderish Fatty

[01dudley]

Just like everyone else(well a couple folks) I have been bitty by the Beast Bug. Ignore the sleeping teenager in the chair. She wasn't near as excited about this build as I was. She was more like can't we do it tomorrow we already disassembled 3 bikes tonight! I'm just glad she still likes to hangout w/her dad! Anyway on to the build.

I am attempting a springer front on this thing. Should get interesting.

 

[Meche_03]

Small world. I just moved from Oliver Springs, will be back after college in a few years. You going to have the bikes in the Christmas parade along with some of the ratrods from the local shop/your shop?

 

[01dudley]

Yep! Come home for Christmas and you can ride with us

 

[01dudley]

Anyone ever tried bronze bushings instead of bearing?

 

[01dudley]

My spring mount looks like a medievel knight mouth guard. The picture doesn't do it justice.

 

[Randythe Rat]

Try some apes on it ?

 

[blown240]

I'll be curious to see if those bronze bushings work. They may with a thread less stem...

 

[01dudley]

Randy I am / did put apes on it. The bronze bushing seem to be working well so far. I have ridden it around the parking lot and everything seems to be good. Springer rubs just alittle when turning sharp. I will post some pics tonight. I also still have to mount up the banana seat and sissy bar. Just have a cruiser seat on it right now.

 

[01dudley]

I gotta do some fab to get the banana seat on it w/ the sissy bar, but I wanted to give it a ride, so I stuck that white seat on it.

 

[sparky333]

What frame is that? I love it!

 

[sparky333]

I figured it out. Looks good!

 

[JGood]

Looks good! I recently did a lowrider springer fork on a fat tire trike.




I thought mine was the only one is existence... Oh well still cool as heck!

 

[01dudley]

Well I thought mine was the only one in existence... Oh well I guess we will have to share the title of coolest guys on the planet

 

[JGood]

Deal. But technically they are different so they are one of a kind. Mine is lowrider and your is normal springer. I am just pissed you beat me to it by like a week, lol. Question for you. Did you make your spring mount or did you modify the original? With mine I moved the fork and brace to the outside of the mount and used nuts to provide spacing on a longer carriage bolt. It was easier and doesn't look too bad. But i was thinking of trying to make it look more original now that I know what sizes it needs to be.

 

[blown240]

I thought my fat trike was the only one in existence, now I've seem 3 or 4.

 

[JGood]

They are on the rise!!

I have a fat trike with 5 wheels and 6 ft wooden bed. I have posted it on this site. I use it to haul my stuff to the beach.

 

[01dudley]

Did you make your spring mount or did you modify the original?

I made it. Cut it up and reused the center with hole for the spring, used the side tabs that mount it the forks and filled in the blank areas with 1/8" dia steel. Once I got the shape I liked I plated it all up with some thin steel. I have picture of it above.

 

[Sosume]

In Florida there are many fat bikes being sold. Even ACE hard where has them.

 

[patman73]

i saw a fat sand bike turned into a trike

 

[JGood]

May have been me. I have done several types and versions, lol.