I've never gotten into muscle bikes in my previous lives. I didn't really understand them until I started doing some research for this build off, just wondering if I wanted to try to build one. Lots of reading and inspiring pics later and I am hooked! My first pneumatic tired bike that I got for Christmas when I was 4 or 5 (73 or 74) was a spankin' new Huffy Buckaroo with butterfly bars, banana seat, tassles and all. We were not a wealthy family so I don't know how my folks afforded it. My bike was pretty much just like this one but with street tread tires:
Over time I rebuilt it into my first BMX-ish bike. Later on my dad converted it to a drop tube frame and put the original parts back on it for my sister. I think my parents might actually still have the bike. If that's the case I may do yet another rebuild on it at some point.
When I decided to do a muscle bike build I looked around for a likely candidate but nothing popped up locally. One evening I was looking through some posts of crazy cool bikes by @CRASH and contacted him to see if he might have any good projects he would sell. Turns out he did:
It's a 70s vintage Huffy Cheater Slick which originally would have been fairly similar to my Buckaroo
CRASH was originally planning to spread the frame to run a 3" wide tire and do some of his cool custom paint. He's still very kindly going to spread the frame and do the wheel building for me (thanks man!!). I'll have it in the next month or so and I'm planning to clean up the chrome and try my hand at a cool metal flake fade. Other details yet to be determined. I'll likely change the name when I think of something that feels right for the build.
Over time I rebuilt it into my first BMX-ish bike. Later on my dad converted it to a drop tube frame and put the original parts back on it for my sister. I think my parents might actually still have the bike. If that's the case I may do yet another rebuild on it at some point.
When I decided to do a muscle bike build I looked around for a likely candidate but nothing popped up locally. One evening I was looking through some posts of crazy cool bikes by @CRASH and contacted him to see if he might have any good projects he would sell. Turns out he did:
It's a 70s vintage Huffy Cheater Slick which originally would have been fairly similar to my Buckaroo
CRASH was originally planning to spread the frame to run a 3" wide tire and do some of his cool custom paint. He's still very kindly going to spread the frame and do the wheel building for me (thanks man!!). I'll have it in the next month or so and I'm planning to clean up the chrome and try my hand at a cool metal flake fade. Other details yet to be determined. I'll likely change the name when I think of something that feels right for the build.
