got the fender cut considering this was my first time ever cutting a fender i think it came out OK once i get the wheel back and the sissy bar and banana seat on it should look good
due to snow and freezing weather this project has been at a standstill but i am going to get on it tomorrow and see what i can do i am waiting for a few parts so i doubt much will get done
for fenders i am thinking of taking a pair of Schwinn Hollywood fenders and bobbing the rear fender or i...
i just recently heard of jose,s passing and let me offer my condolences he was one of the people that first drew me to this site and had some really creative design ideas with his builds RIP amigo
little update on musclebrook i sent the wheel to have the 3 speed hub laced to the rim with fat tire i dropped them both off at my lbs i stink at wheel building so i had to outsource the work more updates soon
thanks luke i have beenw anting to do soemthing like this for awhile
that is exactly what i am doing i was just about to update my post that is what i am doing i am lacing the hub to the front wheel hoop
i sill got it if you want it i think it has the frame chainguard rear fender and chain the rest has been cannibalized but the bars are still around somewhere
thanks brotha i have had another one come thru before this is my second one and i agree it is cool i love the look it gives the bike only seen them on huffy 3 speeds but i was told their actually huffy mag sprockets
well some progress on musclebrook i used a sears 3 speed asa donor and a few other parts i had laying around in order to give musclebrook the musclebike look i am running a skinny front tire and fatter back tire the back tire resembles a gripper slick so it works good i want to make it a 3 speed...
well not sure if i will succeed but i think i am going to enter this one in the musclebike buildoff
I have had this crappy rotting corpse of a huffy cranbrook so long it is becoming a part of my house.
so what perfect time to bring him back to life
it was going to be an 18 speed conversion but...
another masterpiece built by a truly talented genius!!!!! love this build that chrissy saddle is really cool might have to save my pennies and get me one for one of my bikes
btw here is the link to the build thread if anyone wants to see the progress and how many things changed in this build
http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/coke-hauler-80s-huffy-coke-promo-bike.106611/
thanks bro yeah i wanted some old school flavor to it the bike itself is 1988 some of the parts are 1979-1980 era so not quite era correct but i like the results i ride this thing every day and everyone likes it i had the front wheel break a hub bearing case s i got a different front wheel but...
thanks i was just out enjoying it as we speak the generator kicked in finally so i guess everything work too i was having trouble getting the generator to work but tonight on my way home i kicked in
i know the feeling i was already toyig with the cranbrook befor i even finished my buildoff bike now i got ideas still thinking them thru though
that raptor frame is sick!!!!!!! that already looks awesome!! cannot wait to see it built up nice work on both bikes their both killer
you know it i actually used some of your ideas when i put the white parts on it i left them dented and rusty on purpose to give it a used look thanks for the ideas they fit well into the build