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  1. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Doom Slug

    I have a think for Cranbrooks... I'm down for a build challenge
  2. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    Thanks. We're all mad down here
  3. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    I was going for the vane effect of this wheel. Prolly shoulda put the "holes" tighter together
  4. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    Idk, maybe it'll look better after the paint dries and I add the brushed metal effect to the center. It looked better when I was planning this out earlier today in my head
  5. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    Finally started painting the wheels. I promise there's a method to the madness of using color coding stickers. I also made a jig to ensure they're all perfectly aligned
  6. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Doom Slug

    I really like the look with the baskets. If you do stretch it out, maybe you could find some saddle bags for it instead. Or make it look like the badass newspaper delivery boy's bike
  7. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    You weren't lying! Less than a minute after application, the anodizing was falling off
  8. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    What to do instead of working on my build off bike? What to do? Hmmm... I know, I'll buy two new bikes! One bike, two bike, rusty bike, blue bike! I had to dodge literal tornados, golf ball sized hail, downed power lines and flooded streets to pick these up today. But it was worth it Honda...
  9. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    Man, if you stand still for more than a few minutes this year you'll likely get kicked down to page two slacker status! But that makes things fun
  10. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    It worked great on my bike at least. It works even better on rattle can spray paint and latex based paints
  11. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    One thing I would suggest is to coat the bare steel in oil until you're ready to clear coat the whole frame
  12. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    Just Nope, it just needs water to cleanup
  13. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    I dug through my parts pile and finally found the hub I want to use. It's a 7 speed Nexus with a drum brake I've had for years. Gonna make the brake and shift cables look like braided EV controller cables and hang a faux controller off the tank I've never dealt with Nexus hubs, so if anyone...
  14. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    🎶I like bike racks and I cannot lie🎶 And big tanks, fat tires, lowered stance, springer forks and leather
  15. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    For right now, dual Springer. I can lock it off later if it doesn't work out the way I want
  16. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    I truly hate that this works as well as it does. Believe me, I hate myself for considering this option more than all of the bike purists out there. The perfect solution was to cut the rear triangle off my 30's Elgin, invert it, then slap it onto the back of the Olympic. The profile is 100% on...
  17. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    I didn't like that the nanner seat would cover most of the rack, so I'm gonna do the only logical thing: move the rack back 8" and lower the frame 3"
  18. LeMad Hatter

    TRADITIONAL Is that a HAWThorne?

    Put everything back together and threw on a rusty nanner seat to see if it would work together and I've got to say DANG!
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