Re: Hot Rod 'Liner
Thanks for the compliment Slow Rider. Hopefully I can make it go as fast as it looks.
From one fellow Chromie to another, I think this bike was pay back on myself for saying for years:
"I like the chrome valve covers on that engine, that will make it go faster" :lol:
Well, I got the fork cut and dry fit with new races and bearings. It worked out easier than expected.
I took a bunch of pics because I thought I might have an issue with putting a Japanese fork in an old American bike but no problems.
I have to do some more work on the axle clearance but that's just gonna take some time.
So I mocked it up and conceptually, I built the bike (pretty close) to the bike I sketched.
Everything needs to be taken back apart and greased and/or loctited yet.
The seat post clamp can be dropped further on the tube so the rack could be more horizontal.
The seat is not right yet, it's just a stand in for now. Its supposed to be silver metal flake but looks too white.
I stole my new VO West Bank bars off the Typhoon because they were what I drew initially.
The head badge/grill idea still needs more work. Clay would work much easier than foil so that's next.
The seat post is still under construction. I used a suggestion from one of the guys here on an aluminum round stock (7/8")
and worked with my machinist friend to get a modern clamp attached. I found that some mtb seatposts had a cast top inserted into a tube. You can pick them up used for under $10. I cut the tube off and the cast piece was 7/8".
So my colleague turned down the cast piece and drilled out the end of the tube.
It still has to be welded and I might try to drill out the solid aluminum stock yet.
Too bad duct tape doesn't work for much more than poser pics. :lol:
So Including the the chain, the whole thing came in at 29 lbs. Not too bad.
I'm still considering multispeeds but not sure if I want to add a bunch more weight for gears. I guess I'll have to ride it first.
Of course, I may need a little more air in the tires too.
I like the way it looks but the set up looks like a lot of my other bikes.
End of Rev1, Hot Rod edition...
But like a little kid, I don't want it to be over...
So I thought about how I got some good feedback on the "Hipster Bars" I cut.
Again, I liked them but I needed to actually ride the bike so I started working on Hipster bars 2.
A guy at work graciously gave me some bars form his Redline 925. He hated them so gave them to me for free
It's easier to cut up some thing free. The black paint comes off but I don't have a big wire wheel at home so please use your imagination.
So here is how they looked before the cut and after:
I like the cut angle and will probably leave the inside color or change it for a highlight.
I put them on to see how they would feel with the fork cut down and not too bad.
I can stick the stem out a little more if I want them higher.
My wife got in the act and helped with this pic. There is enough room to "get a grip" now.
So we'll see how the next revision of this bike goes. I'm still waiting impatiently for the mail man.
I'm planning on something that has a little more "wow factor".
So many other people have bikes here that make my eyes pop. I hoping the next Rev to do that.
I also realized that I don't have to choose setups: Hot Rod or Transformed Road bike because I have another 'Liner frame downstairs.
One will be for the competition and the other will be for my own fun.
What do you think so far?
