Fire arrow, 2nd try...

[kingfish254]

I kinda get what you are saying about the stem and I think disguising it with the frame color will help.
Cool opener
GREAT TANK!!!!!

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Lookin Good, Don"t kno how i missed this one . I Like it !

~Rafael~

 

[G-Matt]

Thank you for the compliments, glad you like it! didn't get much done tonight, had to clean the shed after work looking for some landscaping tools I did get the pedals done, I really like these BMX pedals from Porkchop, they're 18 bucks and come in a bunch of different colors, I chose black for this bike to match the seat and grips

I normally leave the goofy reflectors on because we ride at might sometimes, but they didn't look right for this bike. They pop right off

bit leave the silver part showing

and there's a big nasty casting seam in the middle. A couple seconds with the belt sander takes care of that

a shot of black paint and they're done

tomorrow after work I should be able to take this thing for a test ride!!

I bought a set of those too from pork chop & I like the idea of the removable removable reflectors when you want to ride at night just pop them on !


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[idiotboy]

Didn't get much done this weekend, Saturday was chore day and Sunday was riding day but I got some paint on the stem and I like it much better

now all I've really got left to do is put some miles on this thing and see what needs to be adjusted, should be done soon

 

[Fv2]

Is it just the light reflection or did you find a black paint with a red/copper ghost hue?

 

[idiotboy]

Is it just the light reflection or did you find a black paint with a red/copper ghost hue?

It's a combination of my phone being a lousy camera and the poor lighting in my cellar, it's actually kinda brown, if you go back a page and look at the pics where I'm installing the bearing cups you can see the color better

 

[Fv2]

Oh yea,now I see it.
Makes me wonder what the rustoleum aged metal looks like.

 

[Scribble]

Love the bike man, the paint and tank are awesome

 

[idiotboy]

Love the bike man, the paint and tank are awesome

Thank you! I took it for a short test ride after work today, adjusted the seat and bars, drive side rear hub bearing was a bit loose, fixed that. It rides really nice! Gotta put some miles on it and find some good spots for pictures, here's a couple quick ones in the driveway...

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[LukeTheJoker]

Came together really nice.

Luke.

 

[G-Matt]

Looks good man , got some cool custom touches . The tank on that bike is sweet !


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[kingfish254]

That is one good looking rat !!!

 

[idiotboy]

I finally got to take this thing for a ride this evening! Even did a bit if off roading with it, nothing came loose, nothing needed adjustment, it rolls really nice and smooth so I'm calling it done! Just need to take some good pictures and I'll post it in finished. bikes.

thanks to everyone for the kind words, encouragement and inspiration

 

[Moisstink]

Nice work for sure. A lot of details that really look cool on this!

 

[Fv2]

Looks good,still gotta find a tank like that. Look forward to final pics.

 

[G-Matt]

Great looking bike love the color & the details but the tank really brings it all together!


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[OddJob]

Nice combo of painted and unpainted...! With a little chrome thrown in for good measure! See you in the Finished thread soon!

 

[kingfish254]

That pic looks like two bikes about to go down the 1/4 mile. Where are Big Chief and Farm Truck at?

 

[idiotboy]

Where are Big Chief and Farm Truck at?

Well, at the time I was taking that picture they were "liberating" a paddle boat, but that's another story for another day...