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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

Mr. Kool said:
Wow!!! Lots of details to look at and at the same time a very sleek bike. Combo chrome/red is just so cool!!!!!!

Congratulations, now finished section, NOW!!!!!!!! :D

Thanks man. Red just pops with these Spaceliners

I am getting there, slowly but surely.

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

FatBoy said:
Looks really Good!!!!And ya finished with a whole day left 8) :mrgreen:

Thank you sir!! It has been a fun ride (literally)!

Cheers to all my BO7 buddies!!! I am starting with a Founders "Old Curmudgeon Ale"

Here is another photo

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

bike2112 said:
Your bike looks delicious!

You gotta watch out though. This meal might bite back!

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

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rat say why you not post on finished yet b why? incredible build man incredible
 
Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

jats said:
rat say why you not post on finished yet b why? incredible build man incredible

I'm getting there. I just to make all of my photos ready first rather than do it piecemeal.

Here is a photo in front of the new Great Savannah Races Museum that covers the Gand Prix races that were held here back in 1908-1911.

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

Dude, you must really hate little rats with cameras!!!! :D

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

Peatbog said:
jats said:
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rat say why you not post on finished yet b why? incredible build man incredible

Hey, be careful of that rat. He is small and can get in small places and take pictures of things you don't want pictures taken of. Then comes the blackmail. Then you lose your home. Then they take your bikes. It gets ugly after that. And all the while, the rat is living in luxury. And you can't catch the little critter because he hides in one of those little mazes that he knows how to get through but you don't. And you're too big and would get stuck anyway. And even if you did get through, all you get is a piece of freakin' cheese--small consolation for losing your home. And the rat will just sit there, laughing at you and your little piece of cheese. Rats are like that. Beware.
wait he will take my bikes? no no way NOT THE BIKES!!!!!
 
Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

WHEN you get enough time to do the sweet helmet! wow this thin is way nice epic if you will
 
Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

Peatbog said:
kingfish254 said:
Dude, you must really hate little rats with cameras!!!! :D

I speak from experience...

Sounded like it was a scary time in your life.

But was it as scary as sitting on this beasty!!!??????

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

jats said:
WHEN you get enough time to do the sweet helmet! wow this thin is way nice epic if you will

Thanks man. I did that a couple of nights ago as part of my griefing therapy.

I think our city founder General James Oglethorpe would have looked much cooler if he was wearing my helmet!!!

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

Peatbog said:
Hey, be careful of that rat. He is small and can get in small places and take pictures of things you don't want pictures taken of. Then comes the blackmail. Then you lose your home. Then they take your bikes. It gets ugly after that. And all the while, the rat is living in luxury. And you can't catch the little critter because he hides in one of those little mazes that he knows how to get through but you don't. And you're too big and would get stuck anyway. And even if you did get through, all you get is a piece of freakin' cheese--small consolation for losing your home. And the rat will just sit there, laughing at you and your little piece of cheese. Rats are like that. Beware.

Peat, that's one of the funniest things I've read in a while.

King - just awesome, man... :mrgreen:
 
Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

Peatbog said:
kingfish254 said:
Sounded like it was a scary time in your life.

But was it as scary as sitting on this beasty!!!??????

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Aaaarrrrghhh! I'll take my chances with the rat...

You gotta watch those teeth. My helmet already ate my spotlight!

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

expjawa said:
King - just awesome, man... :mrgreen:

Thanks Rick, it was a MONUMENTAL task :p

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

Now that Flexy is finished, I need to find time to clean up my shop!!!

Dr. Tankenstein saw it about a month ago and it was about the same. This proves you don't need a lot of room to build a bike!!!

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Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/4 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED???

kingfish254 said:
Here is another photo to hold y'all over and give you a few chuckles.

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wow that bike looks great on you
 
Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

one vote down 2 more to go
 
Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

kingfish254 said:
Now that Flexy is finished, I need to find time to clean up my shop!!!

Dr. Tankenstein saw it about a month ago and it was about the same. This proves you don't need a lot of room to build a bike!!!

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wow I thought I was cramped in a 12x15 area cant believe that you pulled that beautiful build off in that area am even more impressed
 
Re: █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ TwinFlex 8/5 "MA" R.I.P. - FINISHED? Photos

Thanks jats! It is a cool bike to ride on. Gotta clean my shop up for sure though.

Finished thread will be coming soon.

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Re: PLEASE VOTE FOR █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ THE TWINFLEX SPACELINER

PLEASE VOTE FOR █ Flex★Liner⑦ █ THE TWINFLEX SPACELINER!!!!!!!

Anyone that followed my build knows that it is PIC HEAVY, well this thread is gonna be the same. I tried to take photos that not only show off the bike, but also show off my beautiful hometown, Savannah, GA.

Here is my BO7 Flex-Liner 7 build thread by the way – (viewtopic.php?f=67&t=56671&st=0&sk=t&sd=a)

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This build is dedicated to my loving Grandmother “MA” who passed away Friday August 3rd just a couple of months shy of the grand age of 94.
She popped a wheelie and rode that sucker all the way to heaven!!

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Some of you guys may remember my wacky BO6 bike BEER RUN and my silly monster bike FUGSLEY. This year I started to go that route, but decided instead to build a cool city rider for me.

The rare 1939 Huffman TwinFlex has such a cool rear suspension design, I decided to build a TwinFlex inspired full suspension Spaceliner.
I started with this 1960s Sears Spaceliner frame which now has the following features
- TwinFlex Rear Suspension
- Beehive Springer Fork
- Flying Freaky Bunny Tiger teeth hand painted on Chainguard, Seat, and Helmet
- Star Chainring with Dogleg Crank
- Nexus 7 hub with modified Muscle Bike Stick Shift
- Police Spotlight and 54 Chevy / 53 Ford Hood Ornament

This build and build off has been a blast to participate in. I have followed practically every step of EVERY build and you guys ROCK. I hope your bikes are as fun to ride as mine is!!!

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Here we go with the finished photos. There will be a lot of them. There are a lot of details to this bike, so take your time and enjoy the ride.

I finally made it to the finish line!!

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Tickets are available now
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Here is the biggest feature of Flexy. The TwinFlex Rear Suspension. There are two pivot points on the extended rear dropouts and the Flex is transferred to the TwinFlex Springer Assembly just behind the seat.

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The Spaceliner guard just screamed to be painted with the Flying Freaky Bunny Tiger teeth. I also backlit the louvers and Evil Eye. The chainguard also sports header pipes.

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It seems fitting to have a bike with so much Flying Tiger teeth to be in between our WWII monument.
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I also have a Nexus 7 hub being shifted by a modified twin tube muscle bike shifter. Both the shifter and the speedo have custom speeds of MACH, WARP, LUDICROUS, and 11.

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The old seat pan also got the Flying Freaky Bunny Tiger Teeth treatment
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The front suspension is handle with an old beehive springer that I added fins to match the pointy Spaceliner drops. I also added the 54 Chevy/53 Ford hoodie along with custom trusses and spotlight support. I also have the custom limited edition “007” Rat Rod Bikes head badge.
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The lights are wild hare bunny powered by the Whisky-A-Go-Go Flask with has the switch hidden under the cap. This powers both the guard and the TwinFlex Springer light.

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The even erected a Flex-Liner 7 monument
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