Sex Change (Update 6/14)

[ratrodman39]

Here it is post op








sorry for the poor cell phone pic.....I have to top bar already cut out and the new bar bent and ready to go in i will post pics when its welded in

 

[Graylock]

Re: Sex Change

Another Shim :shock:

GL

 

[ratrodman39]

Re: Sex Change

go the new top bar welded in im not sure what direction im going with this build....any ideas????

 

[Uncle Stretch]

I would bend another just like the first and drop down about 4 inches and weld it just like that one ...but then I'm partial to a colson design. Nice job welding. :wink:

 

[Boardtrack fan]

Straight bar or parallel get my vote. Nice job with the top tube. The arch blends with the shape of the seat stays nicely.

 

[ratrodman39]

thx guys i actually bent that top tube with my brother over a semi truck tire at my dads auto shop

 

[Graylock]

thx guys i actually bent that top tube with my brother over a semi truck tire at my dads auto shop

I first pictured your brother bent over a truck tire and then you bent the tube. I get it now, sorry to bother you! :mrgreen:

It's looking good, nice work.

GL

 

[ratrodman39]

lol yea maybe i should have worded that differently...i think im gonna go vintage motorcross with this bike!!!! 8)

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

nice job on the change. looks great.

 

[TheFlyingDingo]

lol yea maybe i should have worded that differently...i think im gonna go vintage motorcross with this bike!!!! 8)

great idea

You talking the old school dirtbikes with the big old number plates and whatnot?

 

[ratrodman39]

yea like the oval number plates huge bars and no suspension....lol

like this one...now it wont look like this one but similar

 

[TheFlyingDingo]

Awesome...

I have a number plate, and ive been trying to find the right frame to do the similar style with

 

[deorman]

yea like the oval number plates huge bars and no suspension....lol

like this one...now it wont look like this one but similar

That's about twice the suspension of my old Matador.(long gone) :lol:

 

[Krastins]

ratrodman39, is that bike yours? looks like Czech motorcycle Cezetta.

 

[ratrodman39]

the dirtbike....no i just found the pic on google...i would love to have it though..this is my dirtbike... 8)

 

[Krastins]

the dirtbike....no i just found the pic on google...i would love to have it though..this is my dirtbike... 8)

Oh, they are real pain in the a** They are heavy, engine is breaking very often and the parts are expensive, because it's vintage. My brother had one. It was fun to ride with it in the winter, but those old two stroke engines are not very reliable

 

[ratrodman39]

Re: Sex Change (Update 6/16)

some bondo work and an early mock up

 

[mbuna]

I dig the lines, and the joints