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17” Moped wheels? Yay!

A nod to the 1937 Orange Blossom Special pull truck of 80’s yore. Formerly the ”Krate-a-Bout” I’m going to restomod my recently thrown together Opaque red ‘74 stingray into a wheel standing hot rod. Plans start with a full kandy apple respray, matching painted rear fender, a painted wheelie bar...

My latest regret...needs front suspension redone, whitewalls, windows rarely work, doesn’t lock, rear windscreen Is separating & leaks, hood hinges busted, some random oil leak but somehow still gets 30mpg on renewable diesel fuel. Would still choose it any day of the week over the newer...

Epic all around! The tires look awesome. Great work on upsizing, I had to do a double take.

Too funny! Just before I posted I saw that guy do the demo of the glitter blast and worried it was too much texture. It reminded me of my very first guitar which I refinished back in ‘93...using the same manual technique he demoed here! On that one I did a navy blue base with signal green...

I usually shoot with Dupli-color rattle cans and this time I want some larger kandy flake than usual. I saw Krylon Glitter Blast which looks like it adds too much texture and will require waaay more clear to compensate. Any one try it out in the real world? A compressor & spray equipment ain’t...

I’ma hold off on this sucker now that I see the MBBO is just around the corner. :rockout:

Looks like something I‘d ride...I dig those bars.

I agree, bikes this fun are best displayed on the road!

I had to take my car into the shop and had no choice but to try out the portability factor of this bike...even with the massive 19” bars. I popped off the seat, loosened the bars and loaded it up in the back seat. Dropped the car off, reset the bars & seat and off I went. I had to take a 13mm...

Far from it...still tons of trial & error and the occasional face plant! I started out pre-useful internet with basic wiring from diagrams, then circuit bending, then finally learned to read schematics when I dove into pedals & battery powered stuff from runoffgroove. Tons of DIY wiring...

That’s some great engineering! I think a coaster-disk is a great idea, no extra annoying ugly cables which can theoretically slip. It is more like a motorcycle foot break and would be a great safety improvement for e-bikes. Legs have better leverage than fingers.

Way cool! Definitely need to do Burgers ‘n Bikes...of course Lemmy would “Eat the rich!”:rockout:

Awesome! Me too, I saw that clever Hodads plate & figured you were local. Also, all hail Lemmy...I’m a huge Rickenbacker guy.

I am no purist so you all may appreciate this one... This is my long term project...after some direction changes I started work on it again with my dad. A 1991 Rickenbacker 350 now with that Ratrod looking 1936 horseshoe Overwound by Lindy Fralin. I finally have all the parts to make it so. I...

That looks like the Robert Q Riley cruiser plans I have for...Also one I considered. Glad to hear another is in the works!

Dang Karl, that’s so hot it melted the car next to it! Pretty much what I’m looking for.

110 Fahrenheit today and ash is falling from the Valley Fire 40 miles East of here...5,300 acres so far. It was up to 1,500 just 2 hours after it started yesterday. Had full intentions of knocking out this Cranbrook with satin black yesterday, today and tomorrow then adding a silver banana seat...

Looking for a geared coaster trike conversion hub that will work with this guy. It was pulled from a stingray lowrider. I know, upside down...

My back wants a recumbent...my vanity says run for the hills. Looking for a compromise like the Sun Sunray Sx but figure it would require replacing everything but the frame & seatpost. I setup a Krate with a high back & one evening my son & I ran across a couple on matching bent trikes going...