Big Twin-FINISHED-Videos

[mmcdaniel69]

I'm building this for a buildoff at MBF. It's a 26" Texas Ranger, like alot of my bikes, this one was rescued from the trash. I'll be using it to pull my bike trailer (soon to be built) for parades and shows.

The headset tube broke away from the top bar and the bottom bar is bent.

Donor Frame

Initial Mockup

 

[ratina]

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Perfect frame to make a chopper out of!

 

[mmcdaniel69]

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Perfect frame to make a chopper out of!

I thought so. It reminds me of an old hardtail Harley.

 

[BikeBuilders]

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I like where this is going... I want to build something similar, but want to stretch the frame for more leg room. I will be watching this build. :shock:

 

[DonQui]

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That looks wild!
Can't wait to see how this turns out.

 

[scott brownsey]

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cool ol school build

 

[Mugen_Stumpo]

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i love it :shock:

can you post a pic of the springer fork chopper in the first pic?

 

[mmcdaniel69]

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i love it :shock:

can you post a pic of the springer fork chopper in the first pic?

You can see the build. It's the "Touch of Trash" bike I built. It's the first bike I built. Shouldn't be too far back in the builds forum.

 

[Mugen_Stumpo]

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looks great....

but i was talking about the chopper bike with the springer... the third bike starting from the left side of the pic

 

[mmcdaniel69]

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looks great....

but i was talking about the chopper bike with the springer... the third bike starting from the left side of the pic

That's funny! I realized that this morning. Here it is, It's a Murray Fire cat, soon to be a Ramrod. Photo taken by the P.O.

 

[mmcdaniel69]

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Here it is with some new wheels and tires. 26 x 2.125 rear and 26 x 1.50 front.

 

[Mugen_Stumpo]

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i love it :shock:

 

[mmcdaniel69]

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Well I've been really busy, and got side tracked by another purchase, so I haven't had much time to work on this one. I had about a half an hour this afternoon. Here's what I've done:

 

[Xcruiser]

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Mind if I ask where you got the forks?

 

[mmcdaniel69]

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Mind if I ask where you got the forks?

I bought those locally, but they're pretty common on Ebay. Just search for "bicycle triple forks".

 

[Mugen_Stumpo]

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i love it more every update...

the banana and sissy bar are perfect :shock:

 

[wimpy]

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I really like the style of your recent build. Indeed a '70's chopper-style. Great job! Any idea about the colourscheme? Can't wait to see it finished.





P.S. Awesome bike as well and too bad the steamtrain's behind bars.

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[mmcdaniel69]

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Thanks guy's, I plan to paint it black on flat black, gloss black frame with flat black accessories. I also thought about some dark green accents. I'm converting the front end to a springer, plus I have an idea for a custom card holder and another hand operated kick stand. I really didn't want a banana seat, but once I put it on I really liked the look and it's in the perfect position for a comfortable ride.

 

[jaysmo]

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nice build looking real nice.... and nowwwww i see wha that shifter looking bar is a hand operated kick stand.. NICE :mrgreen:

 

[mmcdaniel69]

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Finally got a little time, here's the beginning of my "upside down springer"