Hawthorne build (riding it around now)

[Jay Moore]

well this was a riding complete bicycle before i took it apart the rims had lose spokes and it was nice from 20 feet away, but up close you could tell it was 60 year old and bad paint so far i took it a part and put paint stripper on it and bent the forks back a bit soon it will be bright orange and white like chevy orange, or hemi orange. i'm going to put a cheap springer on it and i'm going to make it a woody by using wood instead of a tank. but here are the before pics.

 

[chimichanga]

Re: Hawthorne build

well this was a riding complete bicycle before i took it apart the rims had lose spokes and it was nice from 20 feet away, but up close you could tell it was 60 year old and bad paint so far i took it a part and put paint stripper on it and bent the forks back a bit soon it will be bright orange and white like chevy orange, or hemi orange. i'm going to put a cheap springer on it and i'm going to make it a woody by using wood instead of a tank. but here are the before pics.

ooo nice man! Im planning on doing a woodie also once i get a cool frame. any more pics?

 

[brentville]

Re: Hawthorne build

Yep on the woody idea. I think it's a build that is long over due. Should look sharp!

 

[Jay Moore]

Re: Hawthorne build

so here it is so far but i got some monark forks for it they should be here any day now and at this point i'm going to go black and white like an old cop bike. the name i'm going to go with this bike is the cool copper. because i'm going to do a full cop bike on this i'm looking for an old police badge to use as an head badge and more things to come.

 

[jesusfreak86]

Re: Hawthorne build

here you go anitque police badges i have bought one from them before there great qaulity they look just like the real thing check them out http://www.riverjunction.com/catalog/badges/custom.html

 

[Gold Street Customs]

Re: Hawthorne build

here you go anitque police badges i have bought one from them before there great qaulity they look just like the real thing check them out http://www.riverjunction.com/catalog/badges/custom.html

Thats a cool site, at first I was thinking....man thats alot of money for badges and then I looked at the tin badges and those aren't to bad and the locks are just plain cool....giving me ideas....be afraid be very afraid :roll:

 

[Jay Moore]

Re: Hawthorne build

cool thanks for the info I want to do a vintage style motor cycle job on this bike. once it's done i was thinking about donating it to a police museum. my wife's father was a motorcycle cop for most of his life and i wanted to do a good enough job to put it in a police museum. I know alot of you have had trouble with cops but you have also met some cool ones along the way in life. that is why i'm building this bike for that cause. i really like the old school cop cars and cop motorcycles of past time and i think it would be cool to show my respect for them and have others see my my work.

 

[Jay Moore]

Re: Hawthorne build

here it is so far very far from done but it looks cool for now

 

[stretch]

Re: Hawthorne build (new pics)

wow that looks great! i really like the design.

 

[Jay Moore]

here it is so far been riding it around more work is sure to come.

 

[Uncle Stretch]

Looks good ...cant hardly go wrong with black and white

 

[Giant]

I absolutely love your bike! Really like the White handlebars.

 

[rgallen]

We've got one thing in common. I think we both like whitewalls. Good looking bike. Nice job.