◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ first post-BO mod

[The Renaissance Man]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ ALLLLL DONE

Nice job! We both have similar tastes in bikes! I love those CWC frames. 8)

If you decide that you can't live with the fork, let me know! :wink:

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ IT'S A RIDER

That did it. You may have earned my vote.

You had my vote from the beginng! Bike came out great :mrgreen:

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ ALLLLL DONE

Thanks Nick. Thanks RM; we may have similar tastes, but not similar skills. Your bike is amazing - much more artistic.

I weighed it tonight. 47.5 lbs. ouch.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

and here's my ride video:

(Oops wrong video)

Haha! Thanks Nick.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

Ride Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olnpHl6kV-c&feature=c4-overview&list=UU8h2CUFHhSznfq9vl_mmdbA

That looks a lot easier to ride than my Hot Rod Deluxe

Nice skid... 8)

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

I make all my bikes easy to pedal. I like the chainrings from Huffy girls bikes and kids bikes. They look good and have a low tooth count.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

Cool video, I love how the tank almost disappears but you can still see the number!

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

I make all my bikes easy to pedal. I like the chainrings from Huffy girls bikes and kids bikes. They look good and have a low tooth count.

I bought a BMX sprocket (44 tooth I think) at Monson for the HRD, but have not put it on yet. The bike has been sitting because it hurts to pedal :lol:

I can't wait to ride the Western Flyer Super, this is a really cool build 8) Good luck in the voting :wink:

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

Your bike will be perfect with that 44

 

[socal_jack]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

Great looking bike! Definitely like that mesh tank, looks solid from high angles then all but disappears from the side except the number.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

thanks for the comments guys. I hadn't realized how see through it is until I watched that video.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

400 photos today with MIL. Oy, now to figure out which ones to post.

 

[tvc15]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

This is a great build, a real piece of rolling art and an excellent mix of ingenuity, old school, new school and oxidation. Cheers!

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

Thank you tvc

 

[kingfish254]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

Your MIL took some super photos, but they are only a reflection of the work you put into to this well balanced build. Glad to see this contender getting some good love in the polls too! Nice work buddy!

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

Thanks Brian, but holy cow, I think you're in second place. Go go go!

 

[acharles331]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ IT'S A RIDER

How did you go about making new bushings? I have a X53 fork with really old springs I would like to replace. If I find a close set of springs how are the bushings held in place inside the spring? Thanks.

Made the new springs fit (bought from Century Spring) by making new bushings. The new springs are a little taller, so I needed bushings with no shoulder.

It still pogos a bit, but it's better.

All that's left to do is convert sealed beam '67 Mustang fog light to LED.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

Kind of hard to describe. These new springs I used would not accept the original bushings, they are a tad longer. I could not come up with a way of compressing them to get them in. So I made some shoulderless bushings that fit in the inside diameter of spring, ground flats on the bushings, and tightened them with a bearing cone wrench. Kind of hack.

If I come up a spring compressor and I get to use the original shoulder bushings, I'm hoping that will fix the pogo-ing. But I may also just make a hard rubber piece for inside the springs to limit their travel.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

My first post build off mod:

A perfect matched patina rack I bought from Vintagebikelover. In these photos it's just sitting there unfastened, but that's pretty much how it will look. No struts needed

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[thatismytruck]

Re: ◘◘◘◘◘ \/\/estern ƒlyer Šuper ◘◘◘◘◘ DONE, vid & weigh-in

Perfect!