(MBBO-CLASS-2) GOOD VIBRATIONS - Happy New Year ratters

[Funkme]

Man you must have some mighty long arms....

looking good

What do you mean....

 

[Scribble]

love the build so far

 

[Funkme]

Well bent the forks,like the stance,but????

They look good from afar,but far from good.Besides the bad bending,they are not straight.The wheel sits to the right.

Tried to straighten the forks,but no luck,so the next best thing was....
I cut the bent ends off and used the original forks that came off the Blue Arrow frame.

Almost the same,would like to get more of a curve in but,safer to keep it at this angle.

1 cm shorter than the other forks.but at least they are straight.I will extend the rear dropouts by 5 cm.Then its all welding and stripping/spraying.Caught a cold,so feeling cr*p at the moment...
Have this rear rack from off a donar,will use it I think?

The color I am going with,will add some pearl and flake to it... Have been experimenting with normal kids glitter,and it works the same as expensive auto flake

The rear fender and anything I do in wood will hopefully look similar to this.

The graphics that I have been working on.

And I am hoping to turn this sheet of old ply into a skimboard.Something like this.

And a skateboard(longboard) to match...

 

[jats]

wow love the wood, graphics, and color! nice work

Troy

 

[Funkme]

Today I managed to some work,between sneezing,blowing my nose and a lot of Argghhh!
I found a perfect bit of ply wood for the skateboard.

Cut out the shape I wanted.

Sanded and smoothed it over.Drilled the holes for the trucks.

Found this old board at the tip...

Mounted the trucks on,just need longer screws.

With some tint,varnish and graphics,will be ready to roll.
Board is 1 meter in length and the widest part is 22cm. it feels nice to walk the plank...

Found the wood that I will use for the seat.

Also manage to cut part of a pole to make the grips.One is bored out and ready to shape.Didn't have time for the second one.Will hit that in the morning,if no rain.

And if I make a mistake I have 3 meters to play with...

 

[Endlesschain]

lovin this build,I like a man that's not afraid of big apes,really nice stance too

 

[jats]

love the skate board and wood work!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

lovin this build,I like a man that's not afraid of big apes,really nice stance too

Ah dude, he's a she...

Carl.

 

[Endlesschain]

Ah dude, he's a she...

Carl.

well Funkme! my deepest apologies,usually I read all the pages and see where people are from and gender..... I like a woman that's not afraid of big apes

 

[Endlesschain]

my official thousand apologies to you Funkme.......

 

[Jamie825]

It's cool that you reuse a lot of materials in your builds like pulling stuff out of thin air

 

[Funkme]

my official thousand apologies to you Funkme.......

No need,not to many girls on here that build.I remember I was shy and sat back for a year watching this page,then thought why not I can build,and it's all about fun...And then entered B0#7. Now I'm glad I did...The guys on here are great,and I feel part of a family.And now more girls have entered.

 

[Funkme]

It's cool that you reuse a lot of materials in your builds like pulling stuff out of thin air

The truth is I don't have a choice. My island is expensive,and we dont have cruisers etc here...But the young kids here do pimp thr monkey bikes and townmates...

 

[Funkme]

I'm on a roll.
Have enjoyed the last 2 days,with the wood side of this build...
Managed to get the grips done.
At first if you don't succeed ,try again,and again,and again...

Carved out the saddle,was going to do a half banana,then said .Not the look I wanted.

Upside down view.

Pedal time...Had a choice of 2 sets
Considering I have many of the small kids sets,decided to go with them.

Grinded them flat on both sides where the reflectors are...

From that to this.

So saddle,pedals,and grips are ready for coloring...Will continue with all the wood stuff.
I also dismantled a rear rim,needed the shorter spokes...Thinking to mount a 3 speed coaster hub.Never done it before,so here goes nothing

 

[kingfish254]

You've been a busy little beaver chewing on some wood!
I love the seat and grips and pedals and skateboard.

 

[Endlesschain]

I have always wanted to do a seat out of 1of my old skate board decks,you have given me renewed ambition for a future build,cheers

 

[jats]

I'm on a roll.
Have enjoyed the last 2 days,with the wood side of this build...
Managed to get the grips done.
At first if you don't succeed ,try again,and again,and again...View attachment 6898
Carved out the saddle,was going to do a half banana,then said .Not the look I wanted.
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Upside down view.View attachment 6900 View attachment 6901 View attachment 6902
Pedal time...Had a choice of 2 sets
Considering I have many of the small kids sets,decided to go with them.
View attachment 6903
Grinded them flat on both sides where the reflectors are...View attachment 6904
From that to this.View attachment 6905
So saddle,pedals,and grips are ready for coloring...Will continue with all the wood stuff.
I also dismantled a rear rim,needed the shorter spokes...Thinking to mount a 3 speed coaster hub.Never done it before,so here goes nothing
View attachment 6906

WOW!!!!!!!! Funk incredable!!!!!!

 

[BIGDCYCLES]

I dig it! Love the reused wood. Lots craftsmanship.

 

[Funkme]

You've been a busy little beaver chewing on some wood!
I love the seat and grips and pedals and skateboard.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool progress since I last checked in!

Luke.