"DRIVESHAFT"
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Re: "DRIVESHAFT" becomes "RE-EVOLVER"
Make some old school mags with spoke wheels and aluminum foil.
Make some old school mags with spoke wheels and aluminum foil.
Re: "DRIVESHAFT" becomes "RE-EVOLVER"
Maybe you could find some MAGnesium foil then.
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VonFink said:Admittedly, this is more of a "Hot Rod" than "Rat" that I am going for. So aluminum foil mags...no so much
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Maybe you could find some MAGnesium foil then.
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Re: "DRIVESHAFT" becomes "RE-EVOLVER"
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/bi ... 52913.html
VonFink said:On the hunt for a gently-used one of these:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/bi ... 52913.html
The bike arrived yesterday. I put it together this afternoon and did a test-drive.
The gearing seems fine. The hub/freewheel "ticking" is loud, but I guess I'll get used to it. The bike has a very solid feel to it, and the shifting is smooth. Hopefully, I'll get time tomorrow to do a mock-up with the Girvin forks.
Cheers,
Tim
The gearing seems fine. The hub/freewheel "ticking" is loud, but I guess I'll get used to it. The bike has a very solid feel to it, and the shifting is smooth. Hopefully, I'll get time tomorrow to do a mock-up with the Girvin forks.
Cheers,
Tim
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That bike does have some nice lines to it.
The Girvin will be off the charts, but there is a cool smoothness to the lines on that factory fork. Not your typical fat beach cruiser fork.
That bike does have some nice lines to it.
The Girvin will be off the charts, but there is a cool smoothness to the lines on that factory fork. Not your typical fat beach cruiser fork.
I don't care for the factory paint job at all. It's not groovy enough for a beach cruiser---it's all slick and corporate. Again, the plan is to strip it off to bare aluminum (or maybe powdercoat silver).
Get this, the bike is NOT RECOMMENDED for use at the beach because you have to keep salt water & sand away from the drive. Yet the product is called a BEACH CRUISER! LOL~ no beaches here in Pittsburgh, so no worries for me.
Get this, the bike is NOT RECOMMENDED for use at the beach because you have to keep salt water & sand away from the drive. Yet the product is called a BEACH CRUISER! LOL~ no beaches here in Pittsburgh, so no worries for me.
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Yes, sending a build off bike off for powder coat or professional painting by someone other than the builder is a "NO NO".
Even though you don't have any beaches in Steeler country, you still need to watch out for that road salt! It rusts our cars faster than any salt air ever did.
Give the girvin a try and post some mock ups. I have to do mock ups galore before I decide on anything.
Yes, sending a build off bike off for powder coat or professional painting by someone other than the builder is a "NO NO".
Even though you don't have any beaches in Steeler country, you still need to watch out for that road salt! It rusts our cars faster than any salt air ever did.
Give the girvin a try and post some mock ups. I have to do mock ups galore before I decide on anything.
Re: "DRIVESHAFT" becomes "RE-EVOLVER"
Thats my EDC, but it has a set of laser grips on it. Nice....
VonFink said:More inspiration: silver metal & black rubber
Thats my EDC, but it has a set of laser grips on it. Nice....
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"yinz" - That is a first. Growing up in Savannah and spending my summers in Carlisle, PA, I have heard "y'all", "youse", "youse guys", and "you uns" but I like "yinz" as an abbreviation of "you uns".
Gotta love the American English language!
GO USA!!! Yinz are awesome!!!
VonFink said:
"yinz" - That is a first. Growing up in Savannah and spending my summers in Carlisle, PA, I have heard "y'all", "youse", "youse guys", and "you uns" but I like "yinz" as an abbreviation of "you uns".
Gotta love the American English language!
GO USA!!! Yinz are awesome!!!
