WBO Double Bar Digger

metalchewy · Jan 31, 2017

GuitarlCarl said:
Mmm, badge is ok but that fork is too shiney new looking. Maybe with the gloss knocked off and some faux crust.

Guitarl.

Thinking on the base colors to start with there. Would be cool to reproduce the patinas of the silver over red..

sdframe said:
Wonderful pics and a great bike. Do you do anything special to prevent the inevitable tire punctures in desert riding?

I have slime in the tires, and have a shields on the tire side, and a cut tube wrapped on the wheel side. Had one cactus thorn come thru the shield and still didn't go flat.

metalchewy · Feb 3, 2017

After that wet rainy ride, I had to melt new wax into the chain and also lost a couple rivets after soaking the seat and giving it the wet ride abuse.

Dug out a couple rivets and a few key whacks...

Funkme · Feb 3, 2017

Where do you get those rivets from? Have a few saddles here that need repairing.

metalchewy · Feb 4, 2017

Funkme said:
Where do you get those rivets from? Have a few saddles here that need repairing.

I picked them up at the Tandy leather store a couple years back.

OddJob · Feb 4, 2017

metalchewy said:
I picked them up at the Tandy leather store a couple years back.

'Riveting' dialogue Funk and MC.... :whistle:

Mtn Goat · Feb 4, 2017

Hey Chewy What wheels are you running? Looks like the wider rims fit the 2.35s really nice. Love the bike and that it gets ridden hard!

metalchewy · Feb 4, 2017

OddJob said:
'Riveting' dialogue Funk and MC....

Hehe. Will keep it up... o_0

@Funkme I see tandy ships those rivets over seas, I don't know what the shipping would get you for though. Search for 'tubular rivets'.

There is actually a driver/splitter that I don't have, I end up cracking with a chisel and then a ball end punch

They come in stainless, brass, copper and I have seen bronze before.

Mtn Goat said:
Hey Chewy What wheels are you running? Looks like the wider rims fit the 2.35s really nice. Love the bike and that it gets ridden hard!

Those wheels are the 3G 2 speed 57mm wheels that used to link on the ratrodbikes site.

2.4s look great on them but won't fit the rear stays without rubbing knobby. Was thinking of adding a full link to the chain and see If I can squeeze them in.
http://www.3gbikes.com/parts/wheels/

Mtn Goat · Feb 4, 2017

metalchewy said:
Hehe. Will keep it up... o_0

@Funkme I see tandy ships those rivets over seas, I don't know what the shipping would get you for though. Search for 'tubular rivets'.

There is actually a driver/splitter that I don't have, I end up cracking with a chisel and then a ball end punch

They come in stainless, brass, copper and I have seen bronze before.

Those wheels are the 3G 2 speed 57mm wheels that used to link on the ratrodbikes site.

2.4s look great on them but won't fit the rear stays without rubbing knobby. Was thinking of adding a full link to the chain and see If I can squeeze them in.
http://www.3gbikes.com/parts/wheels/

Thanks, great price at 3g! Looking forward to seeing your finish bike and more Vegas desert!

metalchewy · Feb 10, 2017

Ok, so this has had me thinking to change the fork to an old one.

Paint silver

Scrape with fingernail before hard and wipe with thinner.

Put on Bike

Admire the view...

Falstaff · Feb 10, 2017

I have an old Schwinn frame that is a near perfect match to that fork.

metalchewy · Feb 10, 2017

Falstaff said:
I have an old Schwinn frame that is a near perfect match to that fork.

Silver over red?

Or aged like TorRed was?

Falstaff · Feb 10, 2017

Silver over red and aged. I'll try to remember to get that frame out of the attic and get a shot.

OddJob · Feb 12, 2017

Something wants me to age those bars a little bit.....must be the rust running through my veins

metalchewy · Feb 15, 2017

OddJob said:
Something wants me to age those bars a little bit.....must be the rust running through my veins

Those bars were bent.. but, I have a set of CR250 bars I picked up awhile back that will do. They are shinier than the last....

And, those new old forks were bent....

Was riding down the road and kept wanting to circle right.

So... last night. Got a wild hair just after dark and skuffed them up and sprayed silver over both the neck and the fork...

Stout looking ride. Makes me wanna ride the tires off it every time I walk past it ..

Kinda liking the silver, will let it cure and start scarring it up.

metalchewy · Feb 17, 2017

Scratched things up, a lot.

Neck is working well.

Still have more work yet on the fork.

Took that top bar pad I made gor Bomber 40, modified to fit the new bars.

Not sure I like it yet.

metalchewy · Feb 18, 2017

Added some red and brown paint onto the outside of the fork. Then sanded it off. Liking it more.

Got a #2 pan screw to match the other and mounted the badge firmly on the bike.

Falstaff · Feb 20, 2017

Only took a minute, but I knew I had a frame to match your fork.

A little detail.

metalchewy · Feb 20, 2017

That is a cool looking frame.

Would go good with that fork if the fork weren't bent.

metalchewy · Feb 20, 2017

Went on a ride down Las Vegas Blvd yesterday, down to the sign, with a bunch of bike clubs in town.

Falstaff · Feb 20, 2017

metalchewy said:
That is a cool looking frame. Would go good with that fork if the fork weren't bent.

It's a perfect match, one of the stays has a really bad bend.