DROPPING OUT - (MBBO Class 1) Afterburner X53/254

[c1run1]

Nice great eye , she has a look to her already !

 

[GuitarlCarl]

I wonder if a guy could fab some rocker plates to get that front wheel a little farther out... that front fork looks kinda vertical. Weird, never noticed one of these before...

Carl.

 

[kingfish254]

That floating nanner idea is genius and that saddle and chainguard are just too cool!

This seat from @Ichoptop deserves something cool done with it. Originally I was thinking of using mid tube rod extensions as seat supports to do the floating nanner, but then I reached out to @slowriderz so that I could use one of his posts. It will be much stronger than any thing I could have done, plus it opened up the floating sissy bar option.

 

[kingfish254]

Gonna be awesome! I'd say that with your red metalflake grips and banana seat, the frame would look great painted like the 1955 ad. Maybe a trick red metalflake with a satin black?

I really like your thinking on that!!!!

 

[kingfish254]

Nice great eye , she has a look to her already !

Thank you sir!

 

[kingfish254]

I wonder if a guy could fab some rocker plates to get that front wheel a little farther out... that front fork looks kinda vertical. Weird, never noticed one of these before...
Carl.

Interesting idea! I haven't gotten anywhere near that far along in my thinking on this build, but I'll definitely explore that.

 

[kingfish254]

Just found a couple of 1954 X53 ads

 

[jats]

love the mock up! true to an awesome kingfish build !!!!!!!!

Troy

 

[kingfish254]

love the mock up! true to an awesome kingfish build !!!!!!!!

Troy

Thanks Troy! Still no work done on this build, but I did just order some red glitter coke bottle grips.

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Hey kf do they have those in purple?

Carl.

 

[kingfish254]

Hey kf do they have those in purple?

Carl.

Don't see any, but they do have black flake and clear flake in this style.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/classicbrit...essories&vxp=mtr&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

 

[GuitarlCarl]

Yaa! Those green ones are hot but I don't think I can mix teal and green as secondary colors...



Carl.

 

[kingfish254]

Chad worked his magic and this big iron boomerang is headed my way.

 

[Endlesschain]

this is going to be a good build me thinks

 

[kingfish254]

this is going to be a good build me thinks

Thanks, I remembered that I had this cool Rollfast rack from @Jpromo and I may try to incorporate the inserts into the sissy bar. Of course if I do, I will probably have to add some support braces from the fender cross brace.

 

[kingfish254]

Actually, IF I do use this it would probably look better inverted with the sissy bar coming to a point. We'll see how it shakes out.

 

[Ichoptop]

Columbia Mach 5

 

[kingfish254]

Columbia Mach 5

??????

 

[Ichoptop]

Where the seat originally came from. I was never able to figure it out

 

[kingfish254]

Where the seat originally came from. I was never able to figure it out

Thanks Aaron. That Mach 5 seat is close, but it curves up more than the one I got from you. The mystery continues.