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Got a few of the last things finished up on this one. Clearanced the fender and guard to fit each other and the tire. Attached them both to the frame. That took much longer than I had hoped but I’m pleased with the results, they are solid and look good. I wasn’t sure how I was going to attach the rear of the guard. I wound up bending the tail of it around to use as a tab to bolt to an existing hole in the dropout.
I made some cable straps out of metal zip ties to clean up the cable run somewhat. I’m happy that all of these parts that are from different vintages and bikes are able to fit and have room for the chain to shift gears and not rub on anything. I threw on this cool headlight I got from AliExpress. I kind of like it on here. What do you guys think?
I’m very nearly done with this one now. In the morning I’ll age the front whitewall, rub the frame and tank down with WD40 and try to get some finished pics. I really like the way this bike turned out. It looks so cool now. It rides great too. In the future I want to add a front drum brake as the small rear brake needs help here in the mountains. If I keep the headlight on it I’d like to wire it to a battery in the tank. And try to get the horn working while I’m in there. For now it’s shower and dinner. Then to find a movie to pass out to this evening. Really fun day.
I made some cable straps out of metal zip ties to clean up the cable run somewhat. I’m happy that all of these parts that are from different vintages and bikes are able to fit and have room for the chain to shift gears and not rub on anything. I threw on this cool headlight I got from AliExpress. I kind of like it on here. What do you guys think?
I’m very nearly done with this one now. In the morning I’ll age the front whitewall, rub the frame and tank down with WD40 and try to get some finished pics. I really like the way this bike turned out. It looks so cool now. It rides great too. In the future I want to add a front drum brake as the small rear brake needs help here in the mountains. If I keep the headlight on it I’d like to wire it to a battery in the tank. And try to get the horn working while I’m in there. For now it’s shower and dinner. Then to find a movie to pass out to this evening. Really fun day.
I like the cool chopper triangle light, but have you thought about pulling it back tighter to the bike. In my mind, it juts out a bit too far and would look better almost nestled between the truss rods.
It does jut out a bit. I'll take a look at it in the morning, see if I can pull it back a bit.
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
That's a killer rat. Can't wait to see it shine in the final pics. Bring it home, Pondo
Thanks Matti! I'm going to use a little steel wool with the WD on the tank chrome and head badge to bring up the shine just a tickle, since there are a few shinier bits on the bike now. In the future I want to experiment with using the dead-flat clear paint on shiny chrome to see if it ages it a bit and tones it down.
Thanks man! I've got some ideas for moving the headlight back, hopefully it won't need too much time. It's amazing how a quick detail can turn into a couple of hours. I have to try to get some pics in the good light this evening.
@Pondo , here's one thought. It looks like the bolt from the light just runs straight down through the mounting tab? What if you chop the tab ( where my red line is) and then splay out the tab using a couple pliers / vice grips (where my green circle is) and then redrill a new mounting hole there?
Thanks OJ. It's a good idea but the bracket is too narrow farther back to drill a new hole. I may have to make a new bracket or maybe I can modify the existing one to fit the headlight without using the current bolt. Something should pan out.
I’m glad you brought this up, OJ. I double checked there is indeed enough room to drill a hole to mount the light farther back. This will be the first thing I try. Thanks again!
I drilled a new hole in the mounting bracket and trimmed it down. The rough edges will rust over time, so much the better. The light is now pulled back and down and definitely looks better. I’ll trim the stud to the bottom of the nut so it looks cleaner and won’t try to rub the tire. Now on to tire aging and WD40 polish.
Broke out my fancy new $15 internet paint set to age the front whitewall. I’m not an artist so this stuff is new to me.
I mixed up some dark taupe looking muck using the white, raw umber and yellow ochre. Icky enough for me.
I rubbed it on with a damp rag and used more water to spread and thin it out. It’s not perfect but I don’t think it’s supposed to be.
I mixed up some dark taupe looking muck using the white, raw umber and yellow ochre. Icky enough for me.
I rubbed it on with a damp rag and used more water to spread and thin it out. It’s not perfect but I don’t think it’s supposed to be.
I took the steel wool and WD to the tank chrome. Not dramatic but it is a bi shinier.
Same with the head badge.
I hit it with some metal polish too. I shouldn’t have as it took away some of the contrast but that will come back in time.
WD and a dirty old rag for the rest of the paint and bare metal. Looks cool cleaned up a bit.
I really like everything going on here.
I may have time for one more detail I haven’t gotten to yet. We’ll see how the afternoon transpires.
Same with the head badge.
I hit it with some metal polish too. I shouldn’t have as it took away some of the contrast but that will come back in time.
WD and a dirty old rag for the rest of the paint and bare metal. Looks cool cleaned up a bit.
I really like everything going on here.
I may have time for one more detail I haven’t gotten to yet. We’ll see how the afternoon transpires.
