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Mini update, bought a motor kit and went full rat:). Dry fit. Then this happened, chain rubbing up against the casing and the seat support Changed the rear end. Had to decide on how to mount the seat, was left over scrap from an old donor frame... i also wanted to...

Been a while since i last posted, see the forums might have changed but the people and builds are still as awesome as ever. My last build was an unintentional rat burrito that should never have seen the road, somehow it managed to survive countless outings even though it was bent out of...

More pics for clicks. 1.Changed the positioning of the chain wheel and crank a 2.Made a headlight cowl using the casing from a starter motor 3.Changed the trail using some odd parts to build up the front end semi functional springer??? Parts used for the front end, 2 adjustable shocks brake...

Repaired the bike some what, changed the rake a tad bit, but now the ride height is not to my satisfaction.... however, i do enjoy being able to ride where ever i want with out having to worry about the bike bottoming out and throwing me off. Im tending towards function over form, trying to...

im feeling the extra stretch, your mock up just made things much clearer, might do something similar to the rear bends for the front. on a side note, i checked your thread, epic build you got going.... love the wheel idea, was thinking of something similar but im a bit worried about the weight...

I see the concept but don't know how it will affect the steering and geometry...for example, is rake a constant and trail a variation? from what i understand the rake is the distance from the center line of the neck tube to the center of the fork brackets or wheel axle, this would mean some...

Thanks man, much appreciated. the bike feels like a normal cruiser, the only real problem i have while riding is gauging how much i can turn the handle bars without laying frame, that's obviously due to a design fault. The ride is a bit heavy on an incline because i used a 5speed cassette...

LOL!!! :mrgreen: Those welds are all lazy mans repairs on a part that should have been replaced, i just pooled over the old welds so it could be mobile....that tube isn't even connected to the frame anymore, has so much chicken poo that you can't see it's come apart. lasted long enough for me...

Some randoms Hout bay or houtbaai in afrikaans, hout means wood in english and baai means bay. Afrikaans is something similar to Dutch, we have 11 official languages and in Cape town most people speak English and Afrikaans... Table mountain from my room, snapped this at 9am this...

It's mainly people with no technical knowledge that question my concepts, i think they look for faults just so they can comment... i usually throw some technical terms around and refer them to some mech engineering theory to shut them up. Don't worry, most people born after the 80's in SA...

Thanks for the replies gents, much appreciated. If that's what you call em, Burritos FTW!!! the bicycle scene is relatively small my side so people hardly see or build these styles, i always get crap about my ride height and overall length being unconventional. im rolling on 27" wheels with...

Hi guys and girls, names Jody, been a long time lurker and finally decided to join. Im from Cape Town, South Africa, and have a love for all things mechanical....especially bicycles. Ive built, or attempted, two builds to date but neglected to follow some basic bicycle mechanics :oops: Il...

Hello from a sunny South Africa. Been a long time lurker, stumbled onto this awesome forum after browsing the net for some help on a build a wanted to do, been hooked ever since. Will start a little thread in the gallery section and hopefully get to know the rest of the folks.