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And finally, my monstruosity of a springer fork is complete....it's aliveee! Custom wheel with moped hub came in, brackets for the shock are made and bolted on and everything is ready for futher mock-ups. Completed the wheelset, tried the whitewalls but not sure if they're gonna stay...they...

You can't have a proper bike without a tank; so I rolled up my sleeves and got to work. First, make the template out of 0.8 sheet metal. As I wasn't quite satisfied with the metal "tank" and I didn't have the time/skill to make real metal tank, I went to the next best thing-wood. Used sheet...

Chopper on the last pic has an euro version of stingray frame, and I did it this spring; combination of banana seat, long chrome forks and unrestored, molested frame. You can check it on my fb page Retrolution cycles, where you can see my other bikes. :)

Speaking of fork...I had to do a quick mock-up to see can I keep the front fender on the bike or it would be a hard thing to do. Fortunately, it fits. At this point of build I still haven't got the moped hub front wheel, so I'm using a regular one as a model, which later turned out as a...

Now when I write this, I'm kinda sorry for not sharing the frustration and excitement that goes with every build (doing one right now as we speak) on the forum, but I'll try to share crucial moments of the build and I believe you'll get the feeling. And of course, if I was on the forum while...

I wanted to have front and rear drum brake hubs that look impressive, oversized and massive; as I couldn't find a big enough bicycle front drum brake hub, I decided to go with the moped hub-that required to have custom spokes but fortunately, I found a guy that makes Greyborg bikes and has the...

Big spring on the fork was looking too bouncy to me, so I decided to go with something less nervous; rear shock from a junk bike. Ok, now what? I know-let's make a wooden rocker plate and cram a motorcycle hub in there!

Oops...sorry guys, wrong links, now I uploaded pics on the forum so I hope they are showing. Yes, it's me, the creator of the M*A*S*H 4077 bike from BOTEN; you can see it lurking from the bike stand while I make him another brother.

First thing first; let's chop the seat down and back, to get the stance I was going for. And then, put on something more vintage to sit on; old Brooks is perfect for the job. Then, let's figure out how to fabricate a springer fork, because this is rat rod, and it's the way to do it...

The genuine light-bulb moment was when I was on my regular flea market hunt and I got original, pretty beat-up front light from a old german motorcycle: Then it hit me; I'll make a old BMW motorcycle tribute, some kind of a board tracker (euro version). The idea soaked in my head for a...

Ok...definitely "last minute" entry on the forum, but better late than never, right? I started this project somewhere in June and I rushed it to be finished for the annual expo in near tow on July 9th; unfortunately, I completely forgot about the build off and the forum, so I hope this complies...

My first forum build, M*A*S*H 4077th tribute bike; night shot with few PS filters. If that's too much (but considering I never saw a full night shot I would say it's original :D ), I will like to nominate a daylight photo with no PS at all. Nightshot is my first nominee for the contest and...

Why would I? Even if I did I would end up with one vote (mine) and that would be even bigger "fail" than no votes at all. For that purpose I didn't want to say that I have no votes when I posted in the voting thread because if I get a vote, I would like if it's not a pity vote. This way I'm...

Are you people building a bike for yourself or for the sole purpose of build off?

Fresh perspective here (from a newbie); what about a "lucky loser" category? Lots of people said that they had 10 or so bikes in the closing round and then picked 3 out of them. How do you feel about a second round of voting (when this one finishes) for a "lucky loser - 4th place"? Eliminate...

Yesterday we had a army parade here in Croatia, as we are comemorating 20 years from the war. I missed to show you this detail in the build off-it's a magnet sticker of a Harley Davidson WLA model, that served as a partial inspiration to this build.

Today I got THE* offer for the bike, but I think I'll pass-I just can't part with it. If I had to, I think I would rather give it away to someone who deserves it than to sell it to anybody-no matter the price. *triple the bike cost made while building

thanks; I really appreciate your support. just today I remembered that I could have made a MASH signpost. Dough! I was searching for the spot that looks closest to the MASH camp, and this place has every potential to became next camp; it has a stream, a uplifted area for helipad, enough place...

thanks guys, I'm glad you like it. Hot Lips is here, she's reading this with a smile on her face - it must be that she's happy when I'm happy! ;)