RRBBO13 ○〇◯ Holeshot ◯〇○ What... Me Worry? FINISHED Trek CNC Rail Checkered Chopper

[kingfish254]

Obviously this isn't the final material for the Bake Off

 

[Fv2]

Looks good

 

[kingfish254]

As you can see, my BO13 shirt came in today.

 

[kingfish254]

Someone suggested doing something like this up front.
I think front skirts would take away from the springer fork and be overboard.
But I may have to try something flipped and skinnier/smaller as possible cover plate for the extended rockers.
We'll see.

 

[kingfish254]

ShakeNBake @tvc15

 

[Brian macumber]

I wouldn't put any on the front. Your using those as templates and using polished aluminum?

 

[sdframe]

I'm with GuitarCarl on the bare metal seat pan. Ruff Cycles sells some super cool seats along those lines. Though I don't know about the comfort level.

 

[OddJob]

That thar is one o' dem Al U mini-um type doodads. An, if'n ya gets hungry, just add chikin.

 

[kingfish254]

I wouldn't put any on the front. Your using those as templates and using polished aluminum?

These are my Swanson TV dinner placeholders to test the concept. I am going to stay in the kitchen and order a 26" pizza pan to match the diameter of the tires.

 

[kingfish254]

That thar is one o' dem Al U mini-um type doodads. An, if'n ya gets hungry, just add chikin.

Or pepperoni (see above pic)

 

[furyus]

Looks like a great rider. I second (or third, or eighth) the metal seat pan idea. Slammed, of course.

Cool bike.

 

[kingfish254]

Looks like a great rider. I second (or third, or eighth) the metal seat pan idea. Slammed, of course.

Cool bike.

I'm with GuitarCarl on the bare metal seat pan. Ruff Cycles sells some super cool seats along those lines. Though I don't know about the comfort level.

I've done metal seatpans in BO7, BO8, and BO9 so I am not against that. I'll end up trying some options there.

This week I picked up a 31.6 to 27.2 seatpost shim and found a nice aluminum 27.2 in my stash. This opens up my seat mounting options a great deal. I do like the machined aluminum seatpost much better on the frame. I went ahead and semi mocked two of my PHAT Lepper uber springer saddles.

Sorry, but no seat will be "slammed" on this frame. This has such a short seat tube, it would almost be unridable slammed.

Here are a the two saddles semi mocked on Holeshot.

 

[Brian macumber]

The black one goes better with the rest of the black parts.

 

[macncheese]

Just wrap that seat in aluminum foil like a chipotle burrito and you’re good to go.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

rub that frame down with chicken fat,
to save the patina...

Merle.

 

[handyandy1100]

The black one goes better with the rest of the black parts.

Yes, I think so too. The brown just introduces too many colors. Silver, black and red are all you need.

 

[Chad T]

Got anything with shiny springs? Curious what one like the black one would look like with some shiny springs.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

So are the towels there to protect the bike from scratches or to protect the koi pond and you from Queenfish?

 

[kingfish254]

So are the towels there to protect the bike from scratches or to protect the koi pond and you from Queenfish?

All of the above in hindsight!

 

[kingfish254]

Maybe I should try this seat?
It doesn't have holes, but it does have spots.