Greetings,
I stumbled upon this website and love the flair and the cool bikes! I'm actually in the process of building a recumbent tadpole bike, but I've acquired a bunch of frames and the look of a chopper/cruiser type bike intrigues me. I'd also like to build a cool cruiser for my Boss, she is an older lady that just wants a fat tired, easy riding bike, but cannot find any around the Billings Montana area. She has been the best Boss I have ever had and is a neat older lady that can talk the talk about old cars and muscle cars. I think she'd get a kick out of ratrod type of cruiser. Who knows, I just might finish my tadpole, bend up up a chopper and then try my luck at making a cruiser for her. I might just skip the Chopper and tackle a cruiser build right away.
I am a Retired USAF Master Sergeant who got lucky enough to land a job as a Veteran Service Officer up here on the windswept plains of Montana. I escaped the "Peoples Republic of Minnneeesootah" when I enlisted the first time while in High School (Delayed Enlistment Program) and left back in 1989. I fell in love with Eastern Montana before I met my wife, so when I finally got to talk to the "Rich Ranch Girl" (ya right!
) I was chasing it was all over! I finally realized my dream of moving back to the Prairie back in 2011 after my second stint down at McConnell AFB KS and life has been grand ever since!
I finally had to register, because I've been going through the old "How To" threads and I'm back to page 40 after last night. There has been a couple of times I wanted to ask a question but I could not, so here I am.
Oh, and the handle? My nickname is Oly and about a dozen years ago I purchased a 1911A1 .45ACP Norinco Clone of the famous John Moses Browning G.I. 1911 for a paltry sum and it's been my handle ever since!
Cheers,
Oly
I stumbled upon this website and love the flair and the cool bikes! I'm actually in the process of building a recumbent tadpole bike, but I've acquired a bunch of frames and the look of a chopper/cruiser type bike intrigues me. I'd also like to build a cool cruiser for my Boss, she is an older lady that just wants a fat tired, easy riding bike, but cannot find any around the Billings Montana area. She has been the best Boss I have ever had and is a neat older lady that can talk the talk about old cars and muscle cars. I think she'd get a kick out of ratrod type of cruiser. Who knows, I just might finish my tadpole, bend up up a chopper and then try my luck at making a cruiser for her. I might just skip the Chopper and tackle a cruiser build right away.
I am a Retired USAF Master Sergeant who got lucky enough to land a job as a Veteran Service Officer up here on the windswept plains of Montana. I escaped the "Peoples Republic of Minnneeesootah" when I enlisted the first time while in High School (Delayed Enlistment Program) and left back in 1989. I fell in love with Eastern Montana before I met my wife, so when I finally got to talk to the "Rich Ranch Girl" (ya right!
) I was chasing it was all over! I finally realized my dream of moving back to the Prairie back in 2011 after my second stint down at McConnell AFB KS and life has been grand ever since!I finally had to register, because I've been going through the old "How To" threads and I'm back to page 40 after last night. There has been a couple of times I wanted to ask a question but I could not, so here I am.
Oh, and the handle? My nickname is Oly and about a dozen years ago I purchased a 1911A1 .45ACP Norinco Clone of the famous John Moses Browning G.I. 1911 for a paltry sum and it's been my handle ever since!
Cheers,
Oly
but at least you are in the Northern Part of the State. I grew up south of Mankato and I became waaayy to familiar with the origins of soybeans and how hay is baled and stacked, if you know what I mean. I get to experience the western edge of the Bakken madness at least once a month when I visit Sidney as part of my job, so I don't blame you for moving one bit!
I may have gotten older, somewhat wiser and a whole lot slower than the average 40 year old, but my wife would probably agree that I unless I have to be, I never really grew up. 
