Silent Blue Fellow

[charliechaindrive]

O yes, that would be good. Our mule davis is EVIL but he keeps the cows safe so it's not all bad!

Yes, it looks about like a 1917 super x, my great grandpa had one but he traded it for a team of mules.

If only you could do that trade today ... in reverse

[ncherguy]

here is the fork thats just about finished.

[kingfish254]

Those are some seriously wide forks!
I mean Fugsley wide!!!
What tires are you gonna run on this beast!!!!???????

[Peatbog]

What the...!? Dude, that fork just went from cool to righteous.

[char]

Fork looks really good. Great work!

What tires are you gonna run on this beast!!!!???????

x2

[ncherguy]

The width wasn't really intentional as I planned to fab my own dropouts and mount them in the inside of the tubes but I had some cannablised fork parts I couldn't pass up. I have a front wheel with long enough axle just need to add spacers. I was going to use a pair or red "Tycoon" knockoffs I have on hand but I may go larger.

[ncherguy]

its tempting to make this into a BTR build but BTR's do not have a very compfortable riding position. My first China-girl motorized build was an orange BTR. I love using acronyms only bike builder geeks know.

[Skipton]

Fork is KILLER!

[ncherguy]

finished fork with steartube. I left the top of the tripple wild until I figure out how I will attatch the handlebars

[ncherguy]

Began stripping the paint today. When ever I stripp layers of paint on an old frame I feel like Im going back in time.

There are scallops underneath the 60 years of rattlecan jobs.


My favorite stripper. Shes a little nasty but she does the job.


Such a nice day outside I threw some primer on the handlebars and forks

[ncherguy]

after looking at a couple chainrings in my collection I just happen to pick the one that was stuck to an old crank. Took a torch some Wd40 to free this sucker.

[kingfish254]

FORKIN' INCREDIBLE!!!!!
Those handlebars look HUGE!!!

[ncherguy]

They are just regular cruiser longhorn/halfmoon style handlbars with a support bar in the middle. A friend gave them too me because the chrome was mostly gone.

[kingfish254]

They are just regular cruiser longhorn/halfmoon style handlbars with a support bar in the middle. A friend gave them too me because the chrome was mostly gone.

Must just be the angle of the photo.

[ncherguy]

Ok so I decided to go with my Red tycoon knockoffs but the bright blue idea may have to go. Bright blue remind me of a soft color for a girls bike. I may be going with a dark gloss grey instead (battleship). With the look of the bike the way it is going it will look real tough with a darker color and the bright red tires. I still plan to add red pinstripes here and there to give it that antique motorbike look. May change the name too.