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Thanks Carl. That's a sweet springer. Is that the one from Brainfork? http://bikerodnkustom3.homestead.com/brainfork.html I posted my concept in the how to forum. http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/dual-independent-springer-concept-am-i-gonna-die.87419/ I'd appreciate any input. Thanks!

Hello! I'm a newbie here and have a bike in the MMBO. I got this fork in a trade and have an idea for springing it. I've never seen a set up like this. I strongly feel that there may be a reason behind that, and have a few questions and concerns. I mocked up my idea and am interested in feed...

Thanks Jamie. Yes, I have a new nanner that I'm going to re-cover in leather. I have thoughts on a copper sissy bar and some other copper accents. I wanted a springer fork, but man those things are pricey and hard to find. The cheap repops just look like crap to me. I'm playing with the idea of...

Mmmmmm kay, fork #4.... I did some horse trading for this one. I think the 24" tire keeps things a lil better in perspective and the radius matches that of the down tube. The rake on the fork almost perfectly matches the line of the seat tube. I will have to modify it quite a bit to make it...

Looking good, Wildcat! :113:

The best teacher is experience, Joe. The only skills I have were learned the hard way, mostly self taught, with a lot of trial and A LOT OF ERROR! The more ya do though, the better ya get. I recently got into knife making and youtube was a very valuable resource for me. It's amazing what some...

MAAAD SKILLS, MAN! Respect!

I can't wait to see this fork done. Thanks for posting the progress pic's!

WOW! This is going to be an awesome build! I LOVE that fork, and the floating nanner, and the sissy bar rocks! You've obviously spent a lot of time planning and gathering parts. And it's showing... Great job Kingfish!

Had a fun Sunday fabbing up the fork and got enough air in the little tire to take it for a kick spin. The 1 1/8" tube had a weird taper inside that limited the depth of insert of the 1". Mark of shoulder for race. 1 1/4 copper. Hmmm, I see copper in Norberts future. Distressing. I hand...

Can't wait to see the progress. That's a really cool frame!

No, again I Forest Gumped that. When I fabbed the plates I clamped them together and drilled my four pilot holes. Then I drilled them to size and as in the picture I bolted them together to grind to shape. I lucked out because the frame was true. The key to consistency here is clamping the...

I found my fork, after getting the mongoose fabbed up. My LUBS. My ADD nightmare!:crazy: This is where I found Norbert. Speaking of AD, blue car, squirrel, oh, look what just came in.. I wound up buying this one. I had a rear wheel with the rim tapered like the stock front one. I put a new...

I wasn't going the 20" route until I saw that lil mtn bike with the disc brake. I'm still not too sure about it but am willing to give it a go and see how it looks. Norberts numbers are 11561. If I'm not mistaken, I believe the last two digits are the year of manufacture. His Sturmey Archer hub...

Sure Carl, I already started customizing it though. It's weight is lightened.... Edit: Ya know, it wouldn't take too much work to turn the back half of that frame into a swing bike. I'm thinking I'll keep this one, buddy. :39:

Look Wildcat! A 16"rim... lol

I may have found my fork and wheel. This fork is off of a mongoose 26" mtn bike that someone gave to me for parts. The disc brake caliper wasn't there but with the one from the 20"er I now have a brake. The stance is cool. The center of crank is about 1/2" lower than my best guess for stock. I...

Carl, GREAT idea! I. Just. Can't. Disturb. That. Frame! lol I'm being very careful to not even scratch it. It has a Beautiful patina and I want to preserve that. Seeing your build has given me some ideas though! I think I caught the bug.... =]

My naner seat came in and dang was the box handy too. I had to get new banana seat and apes. There are a lot of low riders around here and finding these parts used is impossible. That seat is WAYYYY to pretty for this Mc Ratty Rat Rat though... This is the stance I'm thinking about. A...

Lookie what I just found, 10$. Hmmmmm.... I got this crank off of a donor Schwinn frame. I like the way it has the same sculptural curves as the frame. Off to get a new sealed bottom bracket... =] I think the chain guard is pretty cool too.