BO15 Apache Drag Bike Lights are on !

[kingfish254]

Is it a doohickey or deelybob?

Depends on what part of the country.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Depends on what part of the country.

In Whatchamacallit County, they say thingamajig.

 

[SpikeFC]

In Whatchamacallit County, they say thingamajig.

I call it tototamto (wich basically translates to this-this-that)

 

[tanksalot]

The rear of the bike is in mock up mode please excuse the pull ties. What the heck did I do ? Speed vents . I had to pull off the rear wheel for one fender screw .

 

[tanksalot]

Side view with the rear fender.

 

[OddJob]

...8..7...6...5...4... countdown for lift off~! That thing is moving while it's standing still.

 

[tanksalot]

For my style of bike, no rack. For this bike however, the thing works! And I'm surprised by how much I like the saddle.
Again, a minor nitpick, purely looks, I think the bars would look better if they were oriented with the grips parallel to the ground. If you've got it that way for comfort, I get it, but it'd look more rocketey* with them flat.

*Design school word

The bar angle is for comfort but it was auctially fine to ride with lower bars . I agree your right about the bars needing to Parallel and I intend on moving them down a bit but it puts the center of the bars is pretty close to the top bar of the frame when I had them lower . I’m hoping I can change the stem for more options of adjustment. As for the seat I’m either going to clean it or change it I think ? I had a white glitter seat I really liked a while back but I’m not certain if I still have it ?

 

[tanksalot]

Interesting...I have a Sachs 7spd, with a coaster brake. What kind of brake does yours have?

I keep meaning to check every time I’m near the bike I forget to look. Lol

 

[SoulGarageOH]

Thank you for the opinion I’ve been having a hard time deciding on the rack and pipes . The build looks a little cleaner / more sleek I believe with no rack but the practical use is great . And I have plans for the pipes that will up grade their usefulness.

The pipes will be "useful" too? Tell MORE!!

 

[tanksalot]

My attempt of removing the 4 blue stripes off of a white spoke cover was clearly more effort than it worth . I need it to be all white to replace the orange one on the tank I’m using this for a paint protector .

 

[tanksalot]

Now what to use this for ?

 

[Captain Awesome]

Now what to use this for ? View attachment 121829View attachment 121830View attachment 121831

Great minds and all that

Just got done ordering

 

[kingfish254]

Awesome, those lights should allow you to get past Ludicrous speed and go to Plaid!!!

 

[tanksalot]

Ok some boring stuff like turning L brackets into flat brackets and cutting down hardware to fit. Still need to trim the tops of the brackets as they are off set screws . But leaving them for now in case I find a use for mounting something on them.

 

[tanksalot]

It’s hard to see how great this works in the photo. I Figured out a great set up for mounting the refrigerator rack to the rear rack .

 

[tanksalot]

Playing with some ideas. Worlds Fair side plates . Nah ?
Jet pack in the rack kind of like a Flux Capacitor? Maybe it kind of looks interesting caged. It’s not mounted in the photo it’s just tossed in the rack.

 

[tanksalot]

A quick road test . Good thing about a rideable bike you can come up with ideas as you ride.

 

[kingfish254]

Jet pack in the rack kind of like a Flux Capacitor? Maybe it kind of looks interesting caged. It’s not mounted in the photo it’s just tossed in the rack. View attachment 121962

You should run with this idea a little further. If you could support it in a way that it was kinda floating halfway in the basket, then have wires and piping going in and out of it and also the the exhaust pipes. Channel your inner Doc Brown / Marvin Martian / Elroy Jetson / Scotty and see what you can come up with.

 

[SpikeFC]

You should run with this idea a little further. If you could support it in a way that it was kinda floating halfway in the basket, then have wires and piping going in and out of it and also the the exhaust pipes. Channel your inner Doc Brown / Marvin Martian / Elroy Jetson / Scotty and see what you can come up with.

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GREAT SCOTT!...
No... That's heavy...

And one great idea!

 

[tanksalot]

I got a bunch of free old NOS hardware from my grandfathers machine shop (He passed away last fall at 98) . This will be helpful for bike builds and has sentimental value to me.