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I'll have to take another pic. I got the BB and crank arms in. Nothing hitting currently but I'm sure they're close. HAHA I do have some tiny little 115mm arms from my boys bike that I could put on there to cheat it.....

I'm also not sure yet if I want to slam the front end, there's probably 2-3 inches I can take out of the fork tubes and get the wheel close to the frame.

That's kind of what I was thinking, if I could mount the front to the seat tube and almost let the spring perches sit on the frame. I was thinking of cutting off the top of the seat tube and putting a star nut inside of it? Remove the upholstery on the seat and bolt the seat support down and put...

I moved the thread as I wasn't sure where to put it.... There's more progress on this thread. :rockout: http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/rummys-cafe-racer.86588/#post-853192

Oh and also found this cool old headlight asembly!

Starting to put it back together. Had to open up the rear triangle a bit to fit. Some used 24" wheels with disc hubs. I think they were from a Specialized P1? Added some 203mm rotors and will be using some Elixir 3 brakes. Cheap dual crown fork I found on ebay and scuffed the chrome up. Looked...

Threw on some red primer, some orange, some tan and finished up with black. My hope was to sand threw a few layers and make it look worn, rusty. Turning out pretty cool.

Hitting the cliff notes here.... Just looking for some opinions and solutions to a few road bumps I've encountered. Ultimately this is going to be a motored bike but after looking over bikes on this forum for a while I think I want to just ride it around for a while as a bike first. The day...

Some progress. Frame stripped down, removed BB and headset cups. Cut off the chain guard tabs, cut off the water bottle inserts. Filled the holes and smoothed it all out. Scuffed everything with steel wool. Hoping to start laying some paint tomorrow!

I have read a lot of success stories with them but there are certainly some issues... They are cheap chinese bikes afterall. Lots of stories about crappy fender brackets breaking and fenders going into wheels at speed. Not good. I'm stripping mine down to change some things around and try to...

Wheels, fork, brakes, seat and post on the way. I have a vision! haha The coppers love it. :rockout:

Yeh, I wanted to buy an SS too but couldn't drop the coin on it at the time. They're sweet.

Nice! I dropped by Trailblazer too. Love the thing..... Haven't put the summer wheels on it yet this year because I need tires and they're expensive. :( DJM Upper control arms, Belltech struts, all moog end links, belltech springs out back, adjustable panhard, helper bags for towing.

Was caught off guard while at my Uncle's a few days ago. He said he put together a motorized bike and didn't have any luck getting it going and it's been sitting for a while. I was more than welcome to take it... So of course I threw the bike rack on and headed there after work to pick it up...

Good catch, I see what you mean. Is it usually the plates at the bottom of the head tube that bend or is it actually the fork legs that bend? I'm not sure I'd actually use the fork in the build but it'd be nice to save some money or even help someone out who could use the fork.

Thanks! Anything I should keep an eye out for when I check it out? Obviously welds and cracks but anything else? It's not a sin to chop this frame is it? Haha

Found this on craigslist. The owner doesn't know much about it besides being a Murray built Western Flyer "middleweight". He says late 50s, early 60s. I'm still pretty fresh to all this but think it's a cool looking bike. He's asking $100 with the "vintage tack crate". Can anyone elaborate...

Hey everyone, Just wanted to chime in with a quick intro. Found the site while researching. I've always wanted to build something lowered and stretched for cruising. I used to meet up with buddies late at night and just cruise the streets of downtown when I was younger. Really miss that...

I'd be interested... New to these custom cruisers and signed up today on the forum to do some reading. I've wanted to put something together like this for a long time and finally got around to actually doing something. Late night stuff is best for me with the crazy daily life and kids. HAHA I...