HOOLIGAN "New Shoes" And A Fresh New LOOK

[FatBoy]

Im building a streched occ chopper I call hooligan...I streched the frame 9",added a beach cruiser bottom tube as my top tube.put a front end off a wcc jesse james bike as well as gas tank.modified handle bars off a bmx bike,relocated seat post off of swingarm and the rest is still to come.I cant decide if I want to use a 24" or 26" front wheel...I like looking at all the member photos for ideas there are many creative folks on here!Ill post pics as soon as I figure it out...

[big AL]

Nice work. I like the look and I think 24in in front is my choice.
That raw look I like too.

[g-ratter]

Don't most choppers use a bigger front wheel than the rear??? So maybe the 26" one would be good.

[FatBoy]

Thanks for the help!Here are a couple pics of the seat I was making this afternoon...

[big AL]

Don't most choppers use a bigger front wheel than the rear??? So maybe the 26" one would be good.

Your right and That is a 20in rear so a 24in front would still be bigger. Just sayin

[Fireproof]

Cool project! Looking forward to seein' what you do next!

[B-9]

Proly one of the best builds ive seen using these frames >.<
Keep up the good work!

[FatBoy]

Well I thought you might like to see what donors I used to make this...@ Fireproof the chopper your building for your daughter inspired me to stretch this one,you are a talented fabricator !

[FatBoy]

SO today I did some more welding and got it into a roller and took it for the first ride!This thing rides sweet I couldnt have hoped it worked any better,how rewarding. :mrgreen:

[Markm]

Right On!!!!!

[custombikebuilder]

use whatever front tire is on their, it looks sick

[FatBoy]

Went on a seven mile shake down ride to Avila with my family today and the bike rode sweet!Notice the bed roll had tools just incase...Might change the handle bars ,mine are a little bent but other than that I had permagrin the whole ride ! I love when people do a double take this thing turned some heads..

[FatBoy]

Here is a fender im working on im not sure if I like it...Tell me what you think...

[Fireproof]

Thanks for the comp, FatBoy!
I'm glad your shake-down run went well! I was thinking that if you added 9" to the frame, you bike is just about the same size as my Schwinn Spoiler, but then I see that your seat post is now back a couple inches also . . . that baby should be nice and roomy!
About the fender, we might reshape the fender tip slightly on our bike. A talented, award-winning custom bike builder (Greg66)told us to weld 1/8" steel rod around the edge of the fender to finish it off . . . makes it stronger too!


(BTW, keep the 24" front!)

[Devil's Toupe]

Aww, I thought I was going to have the longest chain with my stretch. I very much prefer the WCC front end to the OCC but I do want that extra 1.25 inches in the rear tire and the rear brakes. I have seen a motored combo of the two frames and it's almost like you can't go wrong. Nice bike all around. I don't care for the point on the fender but it looks right on with what you can watch being built on the TV shows of the current top motorcycle builders. I am trying to keep mine a more dated looking. But to each their own. Is your bed roll really just that, a cloth wrapped around tools tied to the bars? I remember seeing a handlebar bag at Wally Mart last summer and passing by thinking that was silly for the common cyclist. Now I have my stretched bike and would like to carry a few tools and can't find a cheap handlebar bag. Everything is highend leather or built and priced for a real motorcycle. Can't even find a trace of the one I saw. I know it was around $15 and tan but it was unsealed and would have dyed easily.