My brother had the Sears version of this Chopper bike. It was hard for him to keep up wth us. Great work on the frame, fender, and tank. Love the progress pics and looking forward to see her finished
Murray Wildcat!
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Between my wife and here girlsfriends........I have had not much time for bikes but today I found some time.
The original forks for this bike were ruff to say the least
not up to the standard for this bike and the sandblaster did not make them much better :|
No problem I have a set of chopper forks that would work GREAT! for this bike...problem is it's for an 11/8" tube :| :| :?
No problem again....... I have a spare steer tube for just this problem, and a welder :mrgreen: .
But get this...keep in mind this frame is from the mid to late 70s. When I pulled the original head set off the tube! the tube was 11/8!!!! :shock: :shock: so with a little work
and with some quality time with my son :mrgreen:
we now have a real set of chopper forks for this ride!
still having some problem with the tank
the paint keeps on lifting in one area?????
The original forks for this bike were ruff to say the least
not up to the standard for this bike and the sandblaster did not make them much better :|
No problem I have a set of chopper forks that would work GREAT! for this bike...problem is it's for an 11/8" tube :| :| :?
No problem again....... I have a spare steer tube for just this problem, and a welder :mrgreen: .
But get this...keep in mind this frame is from the mid to late 70s. When I pulled the original head set off the tube! the tube was 11/8!!!! :shock: :shock: so with a little work
and with some quality time with my son :mrgreen:
we now have a real set of chopper forks for this ride!
still having some problem with the tank
the paint keeps on lifting in one area?????
this weekend we were able to paint the rims with a little green and place the tires on...
It's coming along quite well...I keep telling the boy to leave some for class time :mrgreen:
Yes that is a 24"Schwinn Speedster in the background...sorry I have not posted it up as of yet! it is in great shape. I spent an hour cleaning it up the other day.....it will be up for sale soon
Still no sun around here yet for a good outside shot .... and I'm still having problems with the paint on the tank (bottle nose dolphin) lolol the paint keeps on wrinkling in two small spots.. :x :x and I have sanded it down each time plus used laquer thinner.
FW
It's coming along quite well...I keep telling the boy to leave some for class time :mrgreen:
Yes that is a 24"Schwinn Speedster in the background...sorry I have not posted it up as of yet! it is in great shape. I spent an hour cleaning it up the other day.....it will be up for sale soon
Still no sun around here yet for a good outside shot
.... and I'm still having problems with the paint on the tank (bottle nose dolphin) lolol the paint keeps on wrinkling in two small spots.. :x :x and I have sanded it down each time plus used laquer thinner. FW
with all the house renos going on, it has been hard to work on the bikes.
but my son and I were able to solve the problem with the paint on the tank.
We ended up stripping the tank, and doing a few coats of high build ...sand and then paint again :mrgreen:
we also picked out a set of handle bars from the collection ....
we are still six and six on them ...love to hear some feed back
the next question is banana seat or cruiser?
FW
but my son and I were able to solve the problem with the paint on the tank.
We ended up stripping the tank, and doing a few coats of high build ...sand and then paint again :mrgreen:
we also picked out a set of handle bars from the collection ....
we are still six and six on them ...love to hear some feed back
the next question is banana seat or cruiser?
FW
Markm asked
Kev has not been down just yet.
I do plan on making another set of saddle bags but they will be for the slick daddy! :mrgreen: I have also come up with a better way to mount them this time.
FW
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Kev has not been down just yet.
I do plan on making another set of saddle bags but they will be for the slick daddy! :mrgreen: I have also come up with a better way to mount them this time.
FW
WOW! :shock: That is one cool bike. I've always likes the look of the Wildcat but this is the cat's meow. I'm not a big fan of bananna seats but I think that a nice one would go with the clasic look of this bike, oh and a spring loaded sissy bar...Kelly
My son is plugging away at it! and now I must say he is done!
the bike club at school has been very good for the kids.
nice going son! proud of ya :wink:
FW
the bike club at school has been very good for the kids.
nice going son! proud of ya :wink:
FW
Very Nice......I would have been so proud to have been able to cruise around on that when I was his age......Heck...I'd be proud now!!!! That turned out great....Good Job!!!
