BO15 StRATo Flyer

[Rat Pilot]

Should have mounted the silver seat as well for the picture, would compliment these silver fenders perfectly.

You are correct!

Of course I may have thrown a crank and chain on it and left it that way!

 

[Rat Pilot]

Big shout out to KJV! - He sent me missing the rack light so I don’t have that big hole in the rack anymore!

 

[KJV]

 

[Rat Pilot]

I put the graphics over the dent on the chainguard and tried to hide it, but no matter what, it’s all I see when I look at it. I ordered a nice one and I’ll stripe and paint it the same way. Except without the dent!

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Nice clean job on this one!

The colors really work well, love the black seat tube.

 

[OddJob]

The black seat tube is a nice touch. Sets off the other colors well.

 

[Rat Pilot]

Nice clean job on this one!

The colors really work well, love the black seat tube.

The black seat tube is a nice touch. Sets off the other colors well.

Thanks!

I’m happy with the way it turned out. The black seat tube was really a way to hide the worse rust on the frame, but it actually turned looking really good IMO.

I like how when it is against a dark background It almost looks there is no tube there.

I won’t lie, I bounced the idea around about actually removing the seat tube at one point cutting off the headtube and raking it and putting a chrome OCC Schwinn Stingray chopper forks making this as a class 2 build.

 

[Rat Pilot]

I got the sparkle-y silver grips on. They don’t exactly match the seat, but look pretty good. Definitely better than the peanut butter colored that were on these bars.

I’ve got to tidy up a few things and this one is going to be done. It’s been a fun project and I ended with a pretty cool little bike, I think.

 

[kingfish254]

Well done!

 

[OddJob]

Silver grips look good with the paint combo. Solid , slick looking bike!

 

[Rat Pilot]

Well done!

Silver grips look good with the paint combo. Solid , slick looking bike!

Thanks! I am trying to come up a headlight of some sort, and I’m going to try come up with a way to make the rear light work (it’s just a housing shell and lens now).

 

[Rat Pilot]

With a little metal fab, this would work. Just not sure how I feel about it. It would cover the weld repair on the head tube.

 

[KJV]

If ya paint the area under grips; white; they will appear lighter .

I vote: save tank for another project.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

With a little work, the tank could fit nicely

 

[kingfish254]

Just my opinion, but I think the shape of that tank is way wrong for that frame.

 

[Rat Pilot]

With a little work, the tank could fit nicely

Just my opinion, but I think the shape of that tank is way wrong for that frame.

Oh for sure. If I did use it, I’d be wanting to cut to a slimline tank kinda like the original. Just make it thick enough to retain the bug eye lights.
Sorta like this:

 

[kingfish254]

Good plan. I like it.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

That was the sort of work I was talking about; to eliminate the gap under the lights where the steerer and downtube meet in the first mock up.

 

[handyandy1100]

It might be easier to start from scratch to get a tank that fits your plan. But then I am more of a woodwright than a tinsmith.

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[Rat Pilot]

I picked up some cool Western Flyer fork decals for it.