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Beautiful job on the bike. You're lucky, you have a wife that appreciates it. :)

It was bolted on at the bracket attachment points.

Thanks Bern, I knew you'd like it. The beer box was a success. It held together and the felt insulation with the ice packs kept everything cool. Now to fenders. I didn't want to kill the bike's look but I need them. So inspired by a sports car I saw on Top Gear, I made mine with tires. I've...

So I'm NOT crazy! :mrgreen:

Glad you guys like it. Often times I've had people asking my blessings to copy or imitate something I did. I just want to make it clear that anything I post is up for grabs. I'm not wealthy money wise but I'm more than happy to share my knowledge. I can't wait to see what you guys come up with...

I love your approach with the wide top of your rack. Nicely done. :)

Re: another Porucho...now a long term project... Those bikes are insanely cool. Who makes the Porucho frame and where can I get one?

Re: Sand Rover (complete and rideable, but not completED) Any bike in the sand is hard work but at least with this one you look cool doing it. :)

The speedometer face was burnt by the years so I decided to make a new one. I scanned the original and using Gimp with layers for reference I made a custom face. I decided on white since the whole bike is black and I wanted to have some contrast. I printed the new face on postercard paper I...

Hey Scruffy, those parts came from the junk bin. I thought of using ammo cans but they are too heavy for my taste even though they do look awesomely cool. Can't wait to see what you come up with your build. I might have to make a second one myself once my kid sees it in person. If you lived...

Got it in pieces today and applied the paint. I decided to keep the foot brake even though it's pretty stupid. I hope I get used to it because as of right now I'm not able to get to it %100 in an emergency. But it's cool and the front brake works very well. I added some sound proofing in the...

Re: HMS Bike Thanks for the great comments everybody. I took it out for a 20 mile shake down cruise today and no issues whatsoever. I attached a pair of lunch boxes to use is panniers. Tomorrow is break down and flat black paint. Can't have it look like a jigsaw puzzle since I'll be riding the...

Re: HMS Bike The foot brake idea was inspired by tartosuc who did it on his Ratfink some time ago. No flex in the frame so far. Keeping the Schwinn's seat tube may contribute to its rigidness.

Re: HMS Bike As I said yesterday, it is running. I added a temporary suicide shifter and made a foot brake for the rear, I ran out of brake cable housing. :) I put 26 X 1.95 in the back and 26X1.50 in the front. I have about 2 mm of play between the chainstays at the back. This bike rides like...

Re: Why did I do this? To answer your title question: Because you can. :)

Re: HMS Bike Well I got busy today and took a chance to cut up some tubing in order to have the two frame seat stays meet up. I had a hard time convincing both frames to get together so I needed a bit of help from my friend the vise. I then drilled some holes and joined every thing with...

You and me both Brother. :)

I want a Bassman cruiser, that's what I want. Make it possible to only buy the frame too, that would make me happy. :)

I just caught this build now. Awesome work by an awesome pair. I'm hooked! :)

Re: Fat Flyte Another CCM Flyte! I had heard these bikes are hard to come by. I'm definitely subscribing to your thread. Continue :)