A try with a motor

[whitefiretiger]

Looking good.

I'm lazy I tend to use rattle can paint stripper then take the rest off by hand.
Angle grinder with wire wheel tends to be way more work IMHO.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Something in Schwinn paint doesn't seem to like
paint stripper. Where normal paint will peal right
off this stuff is like a plastic paint. When you weld
close to it you can see it will come loose and then
turn back to a plastic like state. I hate it. Almost
got it all off though.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Well my buddy Chuck's generosity with the final parts. We cut
another seatpost tube out of a junk bike, and hopefully I'm going
to do an added seatpost to give the frame a farther back seat
position. A worksman wheel with a drum brake and a really cool
rack. Will try installing all of them tomorrow and shoot a couple
pics.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Well I kinda have mixed emotions on my added seat
post idea. I figured I would cut the top off of the front
seatpost and weld it up. So Now I guess i will look at it
a while and make a decision.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Well got it welded in. Still need to sand the front set post
more, but it looks pretty good. Different for sure.

 

[whitefiretiger]

I like it.

Thought about doing this a few times myself but no welder so never happens.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Yeah I should have just thrown the motor on the stock
bike and been done with it, but that doesn't seem to be
my style. I have to change something or its not fun. I did
get the worksmen front drum wheel on. Still need to weld
a block on the fork to keep it from spinning. My shop is
totaled with all the grinding grit/dust . Feels like old times.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

I have to change something or its not fun.

The creative mind at work...

Luke.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Just bored Luke. Hope your doing ok.

I am trying to decide on a fake tank or just a gusset with speed holes.
My wife is liking the gusset idea.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Gusset with holes would match the front gusset nicely...

Luke.

 

[whitefiretiger]

Gusset with holes would match the front gusset nicely...

Luke.

X2

And I have to agree you have to change stuff or its no fun.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Yeah that is what my wife said. I thought a fake oil box would
look better. So I guess a gusset and let the tubes show it is.

 

[whitefiretiger]

The tank would be cool too but the gusset will pull the look together better.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Yeah I guess having the extra seatpost show will look
a little more custom. If I did the box it would cover it
up and look just like a regular bike. Its easier to put the
gusset in too. lol

 

[whitefiretiger]

Either way will look killer

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Thanks I appreciate it. Hopefully I can find some metal
tomorrow and finish up the frame work.

 

[whitefiretiger]

Can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Its funny, I'm betting my Brother in law is wondering why I
didn't just stick the motor on the free bike, from Chuck and
let it go at that. lol. He probably didn't understand the mind
set of a frame builder. Its not easy to build a stock bike.
It has to be changed to look better than it was, or else its
not worth messing with. A two hour build has turned into
a project not a put together.

 

[deorman]

Very much in the spirit of the origins of dedicated motor cycles. A gusset instead of a tank that isn't real or needed suits it.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Thanks Deorman. This thing is defiantly going to be stronger than
a stock frame with all the extra gussets. I added the others to
make up for removing that one middle bar. Won't be any worry
about the motor vibrating anything apart.