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Using half round brass stock rolled into rings was simply the best way I could think of to represent bamboo's segmented look. Once blended in the whole frame will be repainted - so the brass rings will be over-painted then airbrushed to create the shadowed/mottled look of real blue bamboo.

Well, Corona virus may be in all the headlines right now, but I've eventually succumbed to another kind of bug, eBikes, God forbid! Scored a great deal on a one-off, show winning, stretch cruiser on eBay here in the UK that I just knew I'd regret if I didn't snap it up. After my 'best offer' was...

Keep searching hard enough in the UK and you should be able to get your hands on a stretch cruiser when they (very) occasionally show up. This is one of the beauties I mention I saw on UK eBay yesterday. Seller accepted my 200 quid best offer today.

Thanks for the input Doc. Custom build vibe is what others have said too. Tend to agree. Whatever it is, I liked it enough to put in a 'Best Offer' which the seller accepted today. This'll do for a winter beater round town while my motorized builds are laid up. Plan is to dip my toe in the...

I hear you. I purchased the vintage Wards Hawthorne step-thru frame used on my DECOLINER build from a US seller who shipped it to me in the UK for $70. The frame/tank/forks used for my Indian Tribute build came via airmail from China and they charged a nominal $30 for shipping. Ridiculously...

Please help clarify exactly what I'm looking at here. Sellers lists this as a Schwinn Stingray - but that's not what I see. Nirve, possibly?

Yeah right. When I looked at stretched cruiser frames today here on UK eBay I saw a few Micargi-style frames listed in different colours by a US seller who was asking under US$200 each - but soured the deal by quoting a totally outrageous $400 for shipping to the UK. Let's not forget to factor...

MOTO GUZZI MOTOLEGGERA 'GUZZINO' progress update... Recommenced work on my Guzzino. Bike was purchased minus a few parts, ie, throttle, grips, air/fuel filters, fuel line, horn etc. all of which have now been taken care of. Decided to go with a twist grip throttle instead of the original thumb...

Chain guard dispensed with and rear fender bobbed. I'm calling this done for the time being. At least till I install the Lifan 125cc motor sometime over winter in time for its spring debut.

Solo converted from foot to hand shift. Hand shifter on a clutch-less semi-auto makes for a fun ride. Finished painting the tank and topped it off with a polished trim strip.

HONDA SOLO 50cc - Bicyclette to Bobber make-over update... Hope everyone enjoyed a Merry Christmas. Here's wishing folks all the best for 2020. Completed most of my planned changes to my Honda Solo. So far these include fatter Mitas knobbly tyres, small front fender, stainless exhaust, cafe bars...

Hi Toro, These bikes are super rare outside Japan. You might want to check out the Solo currently for sale at Fourstrokebarn in the Netherlands. Good price compared to another being sold privately in the Netherlands for almost twice as much. There are another couple of Solos being sold by...

HONDA SOLO's MAKE-OVER BEGINS... Despite having the Solo's replacement 125cc Lifan semi-auto engine (with hand shifter) to hand, I'm still riding the bike with the original 50cc motor for the time being. The Solo's make-over has kicked-off with the addition of new cafe handlebars and risers...

Still tuning in to the forum now and again to keep up to speed with things. My first three builds are still in storage but I'm occasionally finding time to work on re-commissioning my vintage Guzzino and a newer addition to the fleet - a 2003 50cc Honda Solo which was only ever sold to the...

Blends right in. Outstandingly good!

UPDATE.... Apologies for the lack of postings in my build thread. Wife Jen and I were scheduled to relocate from the UK to our place in Spain on January 21st but Jen fell and broke her pelvis on Jan 18th. She ended up in hospital in Alnwick for 6 weeks, during which time our UK house sale...

My new bike hauler... a Citroen DS5. One of very few show cars to make it into production with minimal changes from the designer's original concept.

I scored the exact same coloured Firebolt frame on eBay here in the UK. Super-rare find. Love it. Plan is to re-sex it using another of Jim's TRM convertible tanks when the build kicks off after we've relocated to Spain soon.

First build or not.... that's a winner in anyone's book. Hats off to you. Thanks for sharing.

EXTENDED B/B AXLE & TWO MORE CHAIN TENSIONERS INSTALLED... The freshly welded-up Bottom Bracket Axle is now installed, providing the clearance needed for the left side pedal. After welding-on the axle's 30mm extension, the axle was re-blackened by heating then quenching in oil. First pic below...