Did you fab up a catch for the dropstand? Bike is looking great. I like the brick red myself.
Hot Rod Hawthorne
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Me when I get this bike done...
Been building bikes and other stuff for over 40 years, I still get that look when I finish a bike, or a ‘whatever’. The feeling of artistic and mechanical satisfaction is like nothing else.
Sort of. It's a piece of 1/8" steel rod clamped in the coaster brake bracket and run back over the axle to hold up the stand. Small enough to be hard to see as I ride by, but stout enough to do the job. I will revisit this after painting to see if something better comes up.
Gratuitous grandbaby pictures to keep me on page 1 until I can work on the bike some more! LOL
Emmett on the scooter I made.
Heidi just being cute!
Emmett on the scooter I made.
Heidi just being cute!
Had a break in the heat today, so after finishing the mowing I got a couple little wooden pieces I have been thinking about made up for the Hawthorne. A triangular piece to locate the top of the woodwork and a trim piece to add to the streamline modern look.
This build looks great!
Dig the insert! Gonna RaT-ify it?
The current plan is to paint it with Rustoleum texture spray paint (including the fins) and top coated with the brick red. Then with fine sandpaper polish the edges only of the fins.
Thanks!
Brick red, black, and shiney polished areas...
Been going back and forth if I should I paint the Hawthorne's wheels black?
Been going back and forth if I should I paint the Hawthorne's wheels black?
I think I might need more doodads and gizmos on my bike.
You are probably right. I will not paint the wheels.
Don't forget gee gaws, knick knacks, and thingamajigs
MattiThundrrr
Rattus All Terrainus
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How's this build coming along? One month to go baby! Bring it on home!
That bike is looking amazing!
Real life has butted into my build-off plans. We decided it was time to get me my own shop building. While looking at pre-built sheds we found that the ramp a volunteer group had built for my mother-in-law a couple of years ago needed a permit. She passed away a year ago, so to make things "legal" I have been tearing it down. It was about 40 feet long in an "L" shape and rose to about 5 feet at our front porch.
New 12x12 building arrives Monday (hopefully). Gonna try to reuse as much of the ramp as possible for work benches.
Gonna try and tear down the bike this weekend and paint it. Hopefully final assembly will be in the new shop!
New 12x12 building arrives Monday (hopefully). Gonna try to reuse as much of the ramp as possible for work benches.
Gonna try and tear down the bike this weekend and paint it. Hopefully final assembly will be in the new shop!
Sorry for the loss of your mother, but glad to hear that she sent you a gift to build your workbenches out of.
