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as you can see i gave it some hacksaw, welder and some more iron. I got the inspiration from old henderson motorcycles with long wheelbase. Still a lot of grinding to do and lengthening the bars and giving it a patina painjob tips on that would be appreciated.

So. The whole frame is pitted like this. Not a surprise since this has been a warehouse bike in a chemical company. Original idea was to sand-prime-metallic green... well my old primer cans went kaputt and i only got it halfway done and upon closer inspection i noticed the pitting etc. Then i...

Got some rattlecans from the shops. Primer and flake green. Will start sanding it and priming while i still have daylight.

First test ride today. So, there is a second gear but not always its hard to find. Thought about making chainguard for it today gonna go look for the thread about them to get some inspiration. Decided to not chop it(for now)but i will give the handlebars a little more height as i am almost 2...

My shift rod mover, bell housing you call it? Is different from that. Mine had this weird mechanism that it would lock itself into gear. Weird detent and ball system. Remowed that so it would be with friction on the shifter.

Got some work done again. Rear fender and front lights mounted but i will make better mounts for them. Front fender will need some love to get it to fit. Also as you can see i need kickstand😅

A day off so i was plannong on what should i do next. Still thinking should i paint it nice or rat it out. Also thinking about a little chopper treatment lenghtened forks smaller front tyre, apes and a long seat. Well see about those. In finland there is a mandate that you have to have front and...

Got some work done today. I specifically wanted a stick shift as a feature so now i have it. Upon quick testing my hub is missing second gear(?) I find first gear and when i upshift it goes straight to third. There seems to be a "neutral position" between the two which might be the remains of...

my first thread here. i am building myself a somewhat customized commuter/citybike for the coming summer. the frame will be from a finnish company helkama and wheels will be from a newer model with 3 speed shimano hub. some ideas that might or might not get included are -stick shift -lace paint...

my sunday ride.