CALIFORNICATION - Custom Western Flyer build.

[thebigorangecat]

I have been tossing names/themes around in my head for months now, location, part, piece, this, that - and then it hit me!



Going for a west coast, cruiser, klunker, bmx, drag strip, hollywood kind of look.......................

Well, lets just start with this :mrgreen:



Wish me luck, this will be my first documented build.

 

[Funkme]

Re: CALIFORNICATION

Good luck, and welcome to your first build off... Another addict in the making...

 

[kingfish254]

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Welcome to the madness.
Good luck.

 

[s1cks66]

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The name fits the bike, I can dig it.

 

[Critter1]

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You had me at "...Hollywood". Awesome name too. The more California builds the better!

 

[CCR]

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the big orange cat starting out with a big orange cruiser .... Awesome place to start, the hollywood mention has my attention too. Like the name too 8)

 

[LukeTheJoker]

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Going for a west coast, cruiser, klunker, bmx, drag strip, hollywood kind of look.......................

Sounds great! I think?

Nice starting point, looking forward to seeing what you do with it!

Luke.

 

[yoothgeye]

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Go full klunker and join the klunker competition.

 

[thebigorangecat]

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DAY 1

 

[thebigorangecat]

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DAY 2 - TEARDOWN

 

[MazdaFlyer]

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DAY 2 - TEARDOWN

I like the straight bar frame look and the orange. Saw a black frame bike with orange pin striping and rims recently, looked killer.

 

[thebigorangecat]

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I'm a big fan of Black-n-Orange....

But, let's stay away from references to the Giants or 49'ers :lol:

 

[thebigorangecat]

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DAY 3 - PARTS!

 

[yoothgeye]

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Love the pedals... and the bars... and stem...

 

[thebigorangecat]

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I like the bars alot, but wish they had less or no knurling.

 

[thebigorangecat]

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SPROCKET AND FORK MOCK UP

 

[Captain Awesome]

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loving that shifter and those pedals

 

[Lowlife Lucas]

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That frame is awesome!

 

[thebigorangecat]

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HEAD BADGE!

Used a stripper to uncover this western flyer badge....



...but upon further investigation the orange paint is shot and will need to come off And there is probably 8 -10 coats of paint on this thing!



Good news is, I will repaint it orange again!

 

[thebigorangecat]

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WEEK 2 - Got some tires mounted up!