MattRod

[tvc15]

My 13 year old has been peddling around Hex53 from the 2012 Build Off and it weighs a ton, I decided its time for something mo rat... I have this 53 Hawthorne that needs to be revived. I'm thinking some super large metal flake paint and ape hangers for sure


Here is the bike after sand blasting and primer... also shown are some of the parts that are mixed in with some other projects...


Stay tuned for more!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Cool!

 

[kingfish254]

Shake and Bake

 

[tvc15]

Shake and Bake

Shaken and baken... I got three buns in the oven!

 

[kingfish254]

You Da Magic Man!
looks like fun with all three.

 

[Rockit!]

tvc15+apes+metal flake = watching!

 

[todhunter]

I'm an avid Bowie fan, so I love the user-name!

 

[tvc15]

Snowed in, then an ice storm, car is stuck down the road... perfect time to get on these bikes. I'm after a totally smooth and flawless frame and parts, and it can be a complete pain in the rear to get their. First round of sanding and filler... looking good, more primer filler tomorrow.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Looking good.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

You have far more patience than I do for bodywork!

Luke.

 

[tvc15]

You have far more patience than I do for bodywork!

Luke.

It is my least favorite thing to do in the world (mostly)

 

[tvc15]

Body is officially done... finally happy with the way to frame, tanks and whatnot turned out... as usual a lot of sand, prime, fill...

 

[tvc15]

Horsed around with fenders I had laying around... Spacing was super tight with the Sidewinders and the fencer to tire ratio looked stupid to me. I decided that a whole fender was not what I had in mind so I cut it down and modified the fender to fit as close to the frame as I could to get some clearance.

 

[tvc15]

random details... including the trip-tree and paint

 

[tvc15]

now prep for paint on the tanks and paint on the frame-forks...

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Cool fork, what is going on with those bars?

Luke.

 

[tvc15]

So... Basically I have been a little lacking in the communication department, I got pulled into making a drone with my son and that basically ate all my time and money. Anyhow here is the final bits of progress on Mattrod and where it is today. Cheers!

Headlight fabrication





Build



Paint- hard to tell but it is full tilt metal flake




NEXT- Decals and finish

 

[patman73]

awsome bike !

 

[sixfootdan]

I loved the bike before but you sure knocked it out of the park.

 

[kingfish254]

Sweet paint!! I first saw this on my cell phone, but it looks great on my pc monitor.
SHAKE AND BAKE!!!