Gravedancer

[IronDio]

(named after the creature, not the band)
It came to me as I was roused from my slumber in the wee hours of the morning...to use 3 bikes I had in the garage (one of them a finished project...oh well).
This little Spyder:

A stale Breeze:

and the Rage of an Empire:

I already had in mind which pieces I wanted of them, but I gave myself a little to work with on each cut. Then, the dissection began... As I finished cutting them, I gleefully began placing them on the floor in their new arrangement...a twisted grin upon my visage. My pile of discarded body parts began to grow.
At last! The last cut of my work. The grin grew again as I worked on the final arrangement...my chimera is beginning to become reality...

Now, to begin the final design. Welding will have to wait until this weekend...but you can bet this beast will be on my mind until then...

 

[IronDio]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

It will have a 26" tire up front, and a 24" x 3" in the rear. I will convert the triple tree to a springer front end. With the 20" x 3" up front and an estimate of the outside of the rear tire...it sits at 7' long right now in this configuration.

 

[FatBoy]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Looks like a good start.Im keeping a eye on this one 8) :mrgreen:

 

[IronDio]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Went through about 3 different ideas as far as a layout, and I think I have found it with this one. I love it! I ended up using the fork off the Breeze in it, and it makes me feel better about cutting it up.

(hopefully all of my notes show up on your screen)
I'm going to scrap the springer for now, but, once I get the frame finished and the rear tire on, I'm going to try to level the bottom of the frame by making the front fork longer.

 

[runningpanda]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

That is awesome

 

[IronDio]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

2-1/2 hrs of welding and 1 slight design change...we're almost there! Plan on finishing up tomorrow...then I'll have to decide on paint

 

[valvesprung]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Stoked to see this one in one piece, diggin the mockups for sure!

 

[FatBoy]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Anxious to see it all welded together! 8) :mrgreen:

 

[mrflibbles]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

looking forward to seeing this finished, love the frame shape you have come up with!

 

[IronDio]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

That frame flows really well--this will be really good when its done.

Do you have a plan for paint yet?

I was thinking primer, but there's a lot of welding, and all I have is a wire feed with no gas, so the welds aren't the best looking. I've gotten away with it on my other builds because there hasn't been as many, or they're in areas that I could use filler. I'm thinking about something with texture...I wish the rustoleum hammered paints were satin instead of gloss, that's kind of the look I want.

 

[wimpy]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Cool design. It 's allways a kind of art,cutting up bikes at the right spot and piecing them together. In this case it looks very good. K.U.T.G.W.

 

[IronDio]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Cool design. It 's always a kind of art,cutting up bikes at the right spot and piecing them together. In this case it looks very good. K.U.T.G.W.

Thanks! I've had a lot of fun on this project so far. Little things are coming together in a cool way. like the curved small tubes on the Spyder frame fit right into the holes from the old chainstays from the breeze, and the tube size is the same from the breeze to the spyder.
I saw something in a different way when I took the pieces out and laid them out at my dad's before we started welding. I knew I wanted it lower than the last layout pic I posted here, but we figured out a better way to do it than I initially planned. I'm excited to post pics! The 24" tire I ordered won't work with the rim I have, so, I'll probably be running the mtn bike rear wheel I have pictured for awhile until I find/order a new 24" rim.

 

[IronDio]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Fabrication finished! I flipped the rear loop to lower the bike, but doing that also gave me good geometry. I actually like the 26" tire in the rear, so that's probably going to stay.

 

[Hogaboom]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

I like the 26 in back...Great work

 

[noodlenoggin]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

That does flow really nicely. Nice job!

 

[aka_locojoe]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Looks good. Nice work.

 

[IronDio]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Thanks everybody!
It's primer black for now until I get a paint scheme figured out...I kind of like it like that though, but I just want to get it together and ride it!
Drilled a hole to mount the rear clamp brake, have to go grab a few chains to put together for it later. Don't want to rush, but could be riding it tonight or tomorrow night...and that makes me smile
(This might be the first bike that I'll post a pic of me sitting on just because of the stance and how cool it feels to sit on)

 

[aka_locojoe]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

You still putting another bb up front?

 

[IronDio]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

You still putting another bb up front?

Here it is with bb...in primer...waiting to get put on the chain

 

[wimpy]

Re: Chimera Chopper Project

Great result,dude! Any future plans for a wider rim in the back?