'The' Purple Nurple!

[LukeTheJoker]

Cut and bent my tubes, not quite pretty yet but mock up looks kinda cool, I'll bring the seat back to level once I have the fork tubes where I want them. Bike will sit more level once things are adjusted appropriately
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Looking good!
Have you thought about throwing up a shop tour thread to show off all the cool machinery you have access to?

 

[Ty Henderson]

Looking good!
Have you thought about throwing up a shop tour thread to show off all the cool machinery you have access to?

No!? I did not know that was a thing? I suppose I could. Building bicycles / cars / motorcycles is a hobby.

I love helping my fellow bike builders, but unfortunately its not a profitable industry. As far as machining bike parts, its usually a pro-bono situation more or less. It's also a bit of risk divulging what I have to competitors.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

I did not know that was a thing?.

A whole thread on workshops/sheds/basement work areas here:
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/show-me-your-workspace-shop.69839/

 

[Ty Henderson]

A whole thread on workshop

I'll consider posting to that thread, I'll just say... it's a full machine shop.

 

[Ty Henderson]

Some progress today... polished up my tubes and put everything together. I really love this bike. It's second only to my high end daily. Front end is welded up, ready for final polish. I seemed to have lost one of my bearing race, so that sucks but I'm sure I have extras.

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[LukeTheJoker]

Looks good!

 

[Ty Henderson]

Looks good!

Thanks Luke! It’s gettin there!

 

[wheelbender6]

No need to stretch the frame when you have a fork like that.

 

[Ty Henderson]

No need to stretch the frame when you have a fork like that.

Well that's good, 'cuz I don't much like stretched frames! If anything I might bump up to a 20'' front wheel to push it higher and lose that 'stretch' look. I like to sit high and tight, in the 'pocket' '60s chopper style, not stretched and low orange county chopper stuff.