Murray Drag star bike

[tanksalot]

I’ve been remodeling my work shop the last two weeks so I haven’t been working on my build off bikes as much. It may not look like I I’ve been remodeling though and I’m still not finished . You never know what you have when you differ putting things in order . I found things I didn’t know I had still. LoL . i did find these Star wheel inserts I knew I had them just didn’t know where they where.

And I found a appropriate speedometer.

 

[tanksalot]

I finally have a rear brake that will reach the rim . I will still have to modify it though. Or look for a better candidate. At least I have something to work with.

 

[tanksalot]

Decided to work on the wheelie bar today . Say good bye to zip ties .

 

[tanksalot]

Decided to also get the brakes done. I had to modify the rear brake arm.

 

[tanksalot]

Finally put the wheel inserts in ! Front wheel was easy. The rear wheel not so easy but the inserts are in .

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Those inserts are perfect there! I'm not usually about the Star Spangled look, but that really brings the bike to another level

 

[tanksalot]

I’m finally making progress. Speedometer .

 

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Cable cover .

 

[tanksalot]

Witch reflector am I going to use? Hmm

 

[tanksalot]

Mirrors on .

 

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Headlight on .

 

[tanksalot]

Enough for today.

 

[Sting Ray Lover]

Enough for today. View attachment 219760SWEET!

 

[Pondo]

So much KOOL in there!!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

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Witch reflector am I going to use? Hmm

C'mon, it's obvious! With the red, white, and blue, I vote for NIXON!*

*Mildly biased, my wife's maiden name, and my son's middle may, is Nixon

 

[Ulu]

That’s quite a toy collection you got there Sir Tanksalot.

I really don’t remember seeing too many of those drag star style bicycles when I was young. I don’t think they got popular until I was already on my third car. After two motorcycles and three cars I had just lost interest in bicycles completely.

But then I never lived in a neighborhood where parents had the money to buy their kids fancy bicycles. I knew a few kids that had five speed Schwinns, but most of us rode old clunkers.

In the tiny town I lived in in 1970, there was one chopper bike, and I owned it.

 

[tanksalot]

Tail light.

 

[tanksalot]

Let there be light .

 

[tanksalot]

Time to take some cool photos.

 

[tanksalot]

More closer up photos .