Clueless finally has a theme!!! haha better late than never!

[Green P1]

You've come outta the gate firing on this thing. Giant change in attitude already. Very interested to see where this one ends up.

[kingfish254]

Less than 20 posts on this forum and you already have shown us some wicked stuff in more places than just this build diary.
Welcome to RRB! You're a natural.

[EasyRider420]

Dude, you need to post some photos of the wicked fat tire bike in the background!!! That's gotta be the one you were talking about!
MO FATTA MO HARLEY MO BETTA!

Also, maybe you could mount that shifter on the gooseneck itself? It would be totally hidden then.

Thats such a good idea! I love this place! I wish It were real so I could hang here all day!!! lol go to the builds section The Batchetman Beach cruiser is in there now!!! thanks for the welcoming! feels good!!

[EasyRider420]

ok so did alot less than yesterday but progress none the less KingFish The shifter is on the goose neck! and it works great! heres some pics of the fender work i did today fitting a 27" fender to a 24" wheel is alot harder than i thought. oh well shes put away fornow until my next build day comes along (hopefully soon! lol) later all and remember, Rat On and Rat Hard.

[mitchelangelo]

Man, this ride is really looking sweet! Apehangers rule!! Can't wait to see the finished ride..or are they ever really finished? Peace

[EasyRider420]

Man, this ride is really looking sweet! Apehangers rule!! Can't wait to see the finished ride..or are they ever really finished? Peace

I dont think a bike is ever truly done, no. And Yes! Apehangers RULE!!! I got a bigger set on the way

[EasyRider420]

ok so I saw this car and Inspiration exploded Ive never built a lowrider cause im not big into the looks dont get me wrong they look awesome just not for me this is my kind of lowrider!! so ive decided to theme my bike after this lowered powerhouse of american muscle! An American muscle themed lowrider. I know I know my bike was made in west germany but! it was assembled in the states!!! lol. the name will come to me eventually, the immigrant is kinda sticking out to me(from germany to us) but its in the air. all i know is im even more excited to keep building now!!! I hope itll be enough to keep you guys interested in my build!!!!

[kingfish254]

Cool Lead Sled for inspiration.
Maybe your name could be "Immigrant Song" of Led Shred.

[kingfish254]

The ***** are getting hungry for an update!!!!!!

[EasyRider420]

The ***** are getting hungry for an update!!!!!!

very very soon i promise! THOSE ***** ARE EFFIN AWESOME!!!!

[Joker-n-Jack]

Cool Lead Sled for inspiration.
Maybe your name could be "Immigrant Song" of Led Shred.

I was thinking the same thing!...And if we are both thining it...it must be sick!

[EasyRider420]

ok so the last few months have been super busy for me with moving and all i finally got my internet back and now im gonna use evry one of the 6 days i have left to finish this bad boy!!! wish me luck!

[EasyRider420]

First things first if its gonna be a lowrider we gotta lower it! I saw it in a forum abou "lowering the rear of ur bike with no welding" they used brake pads and bolted em on well i have access to a welder a nice big Lincoln Tig to be exact , So those bad boys got welded on. then i used a big anglegrinder to dut out some drop outs! I finished welding at like 1130 the night before so when i came back the next day to take pics u guessed it, surface rust, well to some to me its instant "patina" lol


thats better! it looked too silly without fenders so i rested those on there for looks. but i liked em i thought i mangled em when i was rolling a baseball inside of them to change width and circumference but they came out awesome!!!! notice it sits on the pedal



well i went for a ride and the pedals are wayyy to close to the ground and lets just say my knee hurts from finding that out lol so new arms it is only one problem, These parts are old and not in the specs of what we use now so a donor one piece is needed and i got just the one. my girl is doin a lil build of her own and this is the crank out of her awesome Next "slumber party"! wish i had both those pink pedals....

Then I hit another "hump" the inside diameter of the bearings for both bikes are the same but the outside diameter is different!!!!! ARGH!! no worries well just modify modify modify!!!!! lol i needed to grind down the outside of the race seats for the bearings so they'd fit inside that old tiny B.B.! it was long and tedious, and imperfect lol but i got it done!!



now that it fits i re-attached the chainguard, took the unnecessary chain slack and its lookin pretty cool. I took it for a lil ride and the different size sprocket upfront really changes the gear ratios for the better!!! still hate those bars though!!! lol and it still rests on the pedal!!!!!!!! love that part, it says "im frickin Low!"




it looked silly to me with no front fender so lets fix that!!! clamp, attach, cut!!



While were at it lets trim down that chain guard too,

Now shes lookin pretty sweet, I tried to keep as much of the original parts as i could, the wheels, pedals, crank, sprocket, seat, and those bars,such an eye sore!!!, are the unoriginals on the bike everything else was there when it rolled out of the factory, lol even the front brakes!!!



ok so seriously, I got these bars yesterday, I thought i was stuck with the ugly's but fate pulled through and I found the perfect bars! I didnt get grips because the other aspect of my build is the only money spent was on the bike itself 16 bucks thats it well and some blood sweat and tears lol true rat at its finest and kingfish gave me the idea for its final name, lil of his lil of mine.... drum role please dahdahdahadhahahdahdhadhadhahdahdadha. The American Immigrant!


What bike you knows got three on the tree!?!?!?!

[kingfish254]

I completely forgot that those were 24" wheels you used when you dropped the bike.
Really glad you jumped back in and finished this baby!
BRAVO for finishing!
congRATs!
Hope you had fun!