GKS WESTERHEIDE RAW RACER

[schrammi]

Hello from germany(again)...
Wintertime , had lots of time last month so I buildet another ride..
Its an ~ 1930 GKS WESTERHEIDE Bicycle- very long frame,
the paint was in bad condition, so i took it to the paint remover(dont know the word for it)
and it was sand -blasted, I liked the raw look and clear painted it 4 times,
To make the long frame look faster i took 28 rearwheel and a 26 frontwheel, Big Apple Tires in 2.0.
The Dynamo(generator) is a very old Bosch !and its extremly big and heavy
hope you like it!

 

[thatismytruck]

That is very nice!! Well Done!!

 

[C.S.]

Yes, I do like it.

 

[Speed2XS]

Very nice. I will be building one just like it very soon.

 

[JoeyMac]

I like the geometry of those old european bikes. Looks great!

 

[Nickname]

I like the geometry of those old european bikes.

and many guys over here like classic american cruisers - maybe we should do some sorta frame-set exchange :mrgreen:

 

[tartosuc]

I like the geometry of those old european bikes.

and many guys over here like classic american cruisers - maybe we should do some sorta frame-set exchange :mrgreen:

people tend to like what they can't get...

 

[Unchained]

Simple and beautiful. Nice work! I like the old generator and the racer style headlight. Good thought with the 28/26 wheel combination.

"...so i took it to the paint remover(dont know the word for it)"

(I think the word you probably want there is bodyshop- I'm not mentioning that with the intention of it being offensive, just wanted to offer help if I could).

 

[schrammi]

Thank you for helping! Bodyshop......in germany there is a chain of stores having this Name,but they are selling cosmetics! :lol:

 

[ratina]

Clean and simple, I like it!

 

[Downtune]

Bodyshop......in germany there is a chain of stores having this Name,but they are selling cosmetics! :lol:

Aha. We have them too (Australia).

Bike looks amazing. Nice work

 

[schrammi]

some new Pictures made in the harbor of Oldenburg!
Sun was shining, thats not seen every day in Oldenburg...
by the way: It is really fast!! :mrgreen: