Build link is here http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=7302
Its been finished for at least a month or more, but it's been the busy season at work, so i've been a slacker about posting.
Pics.
Went to a local park last night, spent about an hour scouting the perfect location, shooting pics and all, went to edit them this morning, and only the first one turned out.
The rest look like this;
Surprisingly, the little vid I shot turned out, trying to upload that now. More to come later.
vid link is here, hopefully; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHwa-_crzIM
Some of the custom touches include engine turning of the hand-fabricated aluminum frame insert, chainguard (stripped down to bare metal and clearcoated), and front and rear rim edges.
A late 60's schwinn stingray shifter was mated to the late model 3 speed hub, and a tensioner was added in for adjustments. The frame was cut at the neck to accept a norco eliminator fork (same as the orange bike pictured behind the boardtracker) Yes, both are 26 inch bikes.The rear rim is original to the frame, the front came from another donor bike. The front valve cap is a dice with the 6 facing up, the rear is an 8 ball. 1968 was the year I was hatched, so it ended up being the theme number. lol
The frame was repainted cayenne red and tremclad white, with hand cut and painted flames. Hand made decals were created for the frame insert and 3 speed shifter.The original norco fork decal was masked off to protect it during repainting. The rear fender was pinstriped with vinyl tape, and store bought "Mr. Horsepower" and "Moon" decals were applied, along with some modified pinstripe and address decals from my local performance shop.
The headbadge decal was also hand cut and lettered. The bars came from an old ladies sears bike, polished up, flipped, cleaned up the white grips and recycled them. The seat was liberated from an excercise bike. A red leather belt bought from a 2nd hand store was cut into pieces to hang the frame insert. New bolts were cut to length to secure it to the frame. I get stopped pratically everywhere I take the bike and asked about it, and I make sure I promote this site every time so that other people get to see the great work that you guys do to your rides.
Rick.
Its been finished for at least a month or more, but it's been the busy season at work, so i've been a slacker about posting.
Pics.
Went to a local park last night, spent about an hour scouting the perfect location, shooting pics and all, went to edit them this morning, and only the first one turned out.
The rest look like this;
Surprisingly, the little vid I shot turned out, trying to upload that now. More to come later.
vid link is here, hopefully; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHwa-_crzIM
Some of the custom touches include engine turning of the hand-fabricated aluminum frame insert, chainguard (stripped down to bare metal and clearcoated), and front and rear rim edges.
A late 60's schwinn stingray shifter was mated to the late model 3 speed hub, and a tensioner was added in for adjustments. The frame was cut at the neck to accept a norco eliminator fork (same as the orange bike pictured behind the boardtracker) Yes, both are 26 inch bikes.The rear rim is original to the frame, the front came from another donor bike. The front valve cap is a dice with the 6 facing up, the rear is an 8 ball. 1968 was the year I was hatched, so it ended up being the theme number. lol
The frame was repainted cayenne red and tremclad white, with hand cut and painted flames. Hand made decals were created for the frame insert and 3 speed shifter.The original norco fork decal was masked off to protect it during repainting. The rear fender was pinstriped with vinyl tape, and store bought "Mr. Horsepower" and "Moon" decals were applied, along with some modified pinstripe and address decals from my local performance shop.
The headbadge decal was also hand cut and lettered. The bars came from an old ladies sears bike, polished up, flipped, cleaned up the white grips and recycled them. The seat was liberated from an excercise bike. A red leather belt bought from a 2nd hand store was cut into pieces to hang the frame insert. New bolts were cut to length to secure it to the frame. I get stopped pratically everywhere I take the bike and asked about it, and I make sure I promote this site every time so that other people get to see the great work that you guys do to your rides.
Rick.
