New member from ATL....any others here?

[blink]

Hi from ATL. any others here?
i have been into building and putting together bikes for a while now, but until now most of my projects have been fixies.
i look at craigslist about 20 times a day trying to find deals on old bikes and parts, etc....
a couple weeks ago i found an ad for a flightliner and i checked it out and loved it.
got it for cheap too. i am in the process of cleaning it up right now. the rust is not bad except for in the the fender wells
i plan on getting the electronics in the tank working again (light, horn)
also, it needs a new lens cover for the light. should be able to make one from an old car lens cover maybe?
i also plan on re-painting all the red with a metallic auto paint to match the original. definitely gonna throw some whitewalls on her too!
some "before" pictures below.....the bike is taken apart now....will post progress.
thanks!
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[aka_locojoe]

Welcome. Nice bike.
ATL Atlanta?

 

[Triggerfish]

Nice ride Blink! Welcome aboard...

 

[Mr. Farrell]

yeah Randy... that's Atlanta. also commonly referred to as A-town!!


hollar!!

 

[Rustinkerer]

The Flightliner, especially the chrome one, is such a cool bike in stock form, it hardly needs modifying! That said, I did acquire a bare frame on ebay, and went the custom route. ~Adam

 

[Mr. Farrell]

cool. has a very Deloreon feel to it. if only you could get it up to 88mph.

 

[blink]

thanks for the warm welcome ya'alll.
and yes, ATL is Atlanta, aka the dirty south.
i am not gonna modify this one too much....
i actually bought some schwalbe "fat frank" tires today and after spending 4 hours with a barkeepers friend solution and a brass bristle brush, i mounted them to my extremely shiny chrome wheels.
this is gonna take some work.....
hopefully i can get some photos this week of the progress......
the bike is in pieces right now, but i am so excited to ride!!!!!

blink!!

 

[Timbo]

Welcome! nice bikes.

 

[blink]

and here is what she looks like after a bunch of cleaning and some new tires, which i will have to change out because they dont clear the fenders in the rear and hit them in the front when the spring is compressed. i ordered some whitewalls and some pedals and actually found a lens for the tank that might work......just thought i would share the progress.

 

[dumpster_diver]

Welcome aboard! I'm from Valdosta and go to school around Columbus, GA.
The white tires look awesome!!