The Renaissance Man
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Turned out great!
Good info on the rusty chrome. Thanks for the tips!
Good info on the rusty chrome. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks man!Turned out great!
Good info on the rusty chrome. Thanks for the tips!
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.
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Thanks OJ! The headlight is way too shiny for the bike. I’d love to give it some patina but for now I’m flat out of time. I work the next 4 days so I’ve just got a few evenings to try to get some ok pics. One of my next projects is going to be watching some photography videos.
Just noodling around trying to luck into some decent shots. I’ll ride down to the beach in a while to see what happens there.
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Thanks KF! I've appreciated the feedback and suggestions from you and everyone. It has really brought this build to a better level and I've learned a lot. I thought about the crank position as I was rolling the bike back to the garage. I'll try to think of that before I take the pics the next time. I've got a couple of other locations to try out over the next few evenings.Oh yeah, the light position is perfect now!
I don't know how I missed it before, but I love the SEBikes tread on the tires. Super cool!
I think the shiny contrast with the rattiness looks great. Keep it as is. it goes with the shiny bits on your bike.
Great shots and angles. One suggestion though. Move you cranks around so that they aren't blocking the cool chainguard before you take your photos.
The bike is looking AWESOME!!!
Thanks KF! I've appreciated the feedback and suggestions from you and everyone. It has really brought this build to a better level and I've learned a lot. I thought about the crank position as I was rolling the bike back to the garage. I'll try to think of that before I take the pics the next time. I've got a couple of other locations to try out over the next few evenings.
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.
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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?
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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.
Thanks! I don’t think I’ve seen Flight of the Navigator, I’ll have to check it out.Love that headlight! Giving me 'Flight of the Navigator' vibes. Overall, just a sweet rat. Great job!
Thanks! I don’t think I’ve seen Flight of the Navigator, I’ll have to check it out.
I really like the angle of the bike stance on this photo. If you have time, try setting it up more in the middle of the road / driveway, so there is blacktop behind the whole bike. Leave some room around the edges (don't crop too closely) because where you have the bike staged, I think you will get some 'perspective' of the road disappearing in the back ground. And the 'No Outlet' sign would be off to the right of the bike then. Which has kind of a cool ring to it.
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If the sun is right now in the morning, shoot from down the hill up, that way the road will naturally be in the background rising above the bike. And you can move it down the road till you get the right perspective.Thanks for the suggestion, I'll try to do that. I originally wanted the bike in the middle of the road but it's steeper than it looks and the bike wouldn't stay upright or still. I'll get some blocks to fix that and do some more pics.
It's a great idea, OJ. Unfortunately I'll have been at work half an hour before sunrise. I need to try to get my builds done quicker so I have a weekend or 2 for riding and pics. I rode this one down to the little beach last night hoping most of the weekenders had gone home but it was packed and no where to set up. I'll try again tonight or I'll try the smaller beach on the other side of the lake.If the sun is right now in the morning, shoot from down the hill up, that way the road will naturally be in the background rising above the bike. And you can move it down the road till you get the right perspective.
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