UNOFFICIAL FOLDING BIKES BUILD OFF: Finished Bikes! POLL!

[Wildcat]

"Hammered"

Before shot:

[Graylock]

Ain't that the cutest, you did a great job with it. I'm lovin' that hammered copper, I've used the hammered black and I ain't stopping till I've hammered them all! Cool basket and that picture of it folded up creeps me out. I've got to try rat rodding out one of my folders.

Graylock

[bighit]

good job it is not easy making a dahon look good. that folded up pic is creepy. it looks mangled.

[udallcustombikes]

Nice work. Love the color.

[bighit]

bighits steam tote is done. photo by david of americanshaft.com


go to my blog for the video of the build and photo shoot.






in this shot you can see the fairing has some of the green patina rubbed into scratches. i also used brass wing nuts to hold on the fairing.
did i mention that the fairing used to be a garbage can. and the extended chainguard was from the extra side i cut off.

discs as they were new

and when they were done



forgot this one, the before.


broken down,

and stowed away,

i got the idea of travel stickers from the couple that were on the trunk. they were very worn so i added some more to freshen it up. not bad for a $10. trunk

[Wildcat]

I like it.

Can you post a closeup of the inside of the fairing to show those decals?

[aka_locojoe]

Very cool and unique!

[bighit]

thanks. tons of big pics on my blog. dont want to eat up band width. let me know what ones you like so i can put them into the gallery. also i will have more build pics that i will put into a gallery thread also.

[Gold Street Customs]

Great job guys, alot of creativity shown here

[Wildcat]

Thanks, I also added a couple shots, one of before and another folded shot.

Is there just the two bikes?

[sensor]

you guys took some of the most utilitarian looking bikes and made them look good..
congrats

[bighit]

thanks, these bikes are behind the 8 ball to start with.

today is the dead line. lets see what we get.

[bighit]

i guess it was me and you wildcat to the end. no need to do a poll. we both are winners for putting the time and effort into these often forgotten bikes. now to rest up for may 1st.

[KOTA]

Why not do a poll?...We already voted on one build off, and there are a few other two bike build offs.

[karfer67]

gotta have a poll ej599 is doing a trophy class for all these small build offs remember?