* Bad Fish * Completed

[slowriderz]

Re: * Bad Fish *

Well... when I first bought the fork, rim and tire set up the tire cleared by a frogs hair but now that I have put them on this set up they rub (for now) just enough to put resistance in the sidewall. I am not sure if it was a tire pressure thing or a Coors light haze when I last set them up together. Pretty easy fix if I choose to keep the Monark re-pops. If anything changes it surely wont be the tires... man i love the feel riding those things!!

 

[whoinphx]

Re: * Bad Fish *

Like everyone one else pretty much said... Digging your bike, but if it ain't what You want, it ain't right...
And a solution to your tire rub problem ... Quit drinking Coors Light when Building ...
Drink Pabst Blue Ribbon ....

 

[raggedjim]

Re: * Bad Fish *

Since you asked... I like the bars on there. The proportions are right. Also, whatever was going on with the seat in this picture you need to recapture. The later pics with the stripped seat don't have the mojo that this picure does. I can't tell you why or how, but this is the look I would want to capture. It is just somehow right...

Good luck, Rg

 

[kingfish254]

Re: * Bad Fish *

I agree. I think it's the STANCE that the above photo has. It just screams 'Don't mess with me!!!"

 

[Joker-n-Jack]

Re: * Bad Fish *

I agree. I think it's the STANCE that the above photo has. It just screams 'Don't mess with me!!!"

I agree as well...but if you ain't happy...Well in this case that's all that matters.

 

[slowriderz]

Re: * Bad Fish *

kicked around some bar ideas and covered the ole' Nanna seat with some leather from a coat my wife picked me up at a garage sale. Not real sure why she bought me a coat sized at 3x tall but i gots plenty of scrap leather now.

I think I am going to lay this bar madness to rest and come back to it later. I will let it pick its own personality as it grows.

 

[Circa Cycles]

Re: * Bad Fish *

Those last few shots with different bars shows that the bike looks good with just about any bar you use You will try something and know when you've found a keeper :shock: The bike will help you decide.Keep up the great work :!:

 

[bebopblu]

Re: * Bad Fish *

Like the first set but the apehangers just seem to be at home on this bike. cool bike either way

 

[MplsCoaster]

Re: * Bad Fish *

Those last few shots with different bars shows that the bike looks good with just about any bar you use You will try something and know when you've found a keeper :shock: The bike will help you decide.Keep up the great work :!:

I totally agree! but in the mean time I like the last one best
The fork, long tank, and the big meats really look sharp together. Plus leather upholstery, wow

 

[slowriderz]

Re: * Bad Fish *

Left the bar issue ride out and moved on, stripped frame and moving forward. I have only a few days left to get it rollin for my road trip. I will test ride then and see what needs to happen. Pics of the frame strip to come in the am

 

[slowriderz]

Re: * Bad Fish *

All of this time I have used good ole' elbow grease and sweat to sand frames down. What was I thinking??? this stripper was amazing and had virtually no fumes.

 

[Jake Sensi]

Re: * Bad Fish *

What the?!? Hey I liked that red! That last photo without the light is my fave. Add the light and those bars to me is the best. My 2 cent but who cares ya done stripped it so...GTB why don't ya!!! Peace

 

[slowriderz]

Re: * Bad Fish *

I toiled and stirred and pondered and got all emotional before i did it BUT.... once you put one drop of stripper on it its DONE. Truth be told, there was some very poor weld repair done on the BB way back in the day. It had charred the paint up and I just couldnt take it anymore. I am re-welding it today and then going to find a good color to use. maybe HOT pink or something really sexy like that :lol:

 

[kingfish254]

Re: * Bad Fish *

.... then going to find a good color to use. maybe HOT pink or something really sexy like that :lol:

I think you still have that Easy Stripper on your mind!!!!

 

[slowriderz]

Re: * Bad Fish *

I am sure the people in the offices next to me think im NUTS!! I about fell off my chair with laughter!! great one!!

 

[kingfish254]

Re: * Bad Fish *

I think that scene is titled "Hangin' with my Peeps"

 

[Ape Stanger]

Re: * Bad Fish *

I love the way frames look after they've been stripped. I've had Schwinn campus green on my mind for a while, maybe it would look cool on your bike. I like the tall apes and the bars in the last pic. Cool bike!

 

[slowriderz]

Re: * Bad Fish *

Got the frame painted. BOY it sure changed the look of the bike!

 

[slowriderz]

Re: * Bad Fish *

changed the paint again... the hot pink was just not for me I also added a little bit of theft protection to the wheels.

 

[kingfish254]

Re: * Bad Fish *

What a Blessed bike!