Bubbles. Hack n' slash 80's Raleigh

[snfargle]

After a fairly long brake, I started on a new project.
Had a skip find, well 2 really, an early 70's Raleigh ladies bike and an early 80's one.
The 70's one was snapped up by me mum. And I was gonna sell the 80's one, but the more I looked at it the less I could be bothered to do it up so I could get some decent money.

Well first I stripped it back.

Then chucked some apes on.

Captain hack and slash took hold

Bended

I improved on the bend and made part of the old tube into a brace

A small gusset was made (from an 1 1/8 steerer tube, butted gusset ftw!) and a 'top tube' extension made up (just so happens that the end of a seat post fits inside the 'top tube', handy eh?)

How Bubbles sits now.

The plan may involve moving the bb and having a fairly funky chain-line, and a banana seat or layback post is in the mix. Its gonna be geared right down so I can use it brakeless.

Weldy time in the next couple of weeks

 

[g-ratter]

Starting to get some character. Keep going!

 

[spectratone]

I think the local constable will be giving you a hard stare
whenever you ride this bike, and I mean that as a compliment

 

[Xcruiser]

thats a tuff bike,a whole new concept if you ask me.I love it!!

 

[snfargle]

As luck would have (or not) it there is not a particularly large police presence in my area and the local plod is a very infrequent visitor.

Tbh their usually busy driving round looking for someone with a partially obscured numberplate or a brake light out whilst doing there best to ignore the real crimes going on :?

The first custom (ish) bike I built was a hack up job a bit along the lines of this, I'm not sure weather to lower the back end or leave it as is,

 

[Tommy Atoms]

This is looking very promising. I think it would look killer with a banana seat out over the rear wheel. Keep going.

 

[snfargle]

It will be getting a bannana seat, not a lot of choice in the collection, either gunna be a rusty one or a pink fluffy one, might get a leopard print one, too many choices.

 

[Carbon]

you can probably steer that thing with your nipples. :lol:

 

[snfargle]

you can probably steer that thing with your nipples. :lol:

Better than the burrito then thats a dislocation to steer, get bruises on ya chest when you pedal too

 

[snfargle]

Finally got some more done on it today, frame is welded, looks like the local pigeon has been in residence in some places but its nothing the grinder wont sort :wink:

Have made a tail dragger fender for it and done a rack, the weather is too bad to get it outside and the garage too cramped to take any decent photos might get some tomorrow if it aint' raining as per usual.

 

[snfargle]

Right we had a break in the weather, so got some better photos, except the layback post.

I had to remove the reflector unfortunately as the fender hits the ground fairly regularly 8) the bolt that holds it on catches the tire and is a worryingly effective break :shock:

It has a pretty unique kickstand set up too

The best view in my opinion

Aint had a chance to ride it proper yet, weather changed back to rain, again