Power Wagon

[Hooch]

this is a military inspired bike
here is my inspiration

I have had this frame around awhile its unique in that its a tall bike (22" frame and most old cruisers are 17" or 18") and an aluminum frame with a classic cantilever design.
today somebody came into my store with a vintage army Power Wagon and i really never gave the bike a thought til i got home and was moving some stuff around in my shed and saw the MadWagon.com stickers and it hit me..... I gotta camo it up and add some vintage parts
this will be a work in progress as I want to add some true army/marine corps stuff to it
here is the frame in as found fizz bombed glory

here is the wheelset an alloy coaster wheelset

no I apologize for these pics as it got dark on me
it has camo green and khaki and black so far
the seat is a rusty schwinn excersizer seat pan covered with rust converter
the handlebars are ww2 era blacked out handlebars
it will be getting a 42T BMX sprocket and good old rat trap pedals!

I hope to find a couple cool racks in my supply pile to add to front and back with the front being reminiscent of the cattle guard on the inspiration model

 

[Hooch]

here are a few better inside pics

and here is the blackout taillight I will use

 

[tikiharl]

Pretty cool,I like military themed bikes. Are you gonna add any stencil type letters /numbers ?
Whoa, thats a real blackout light you have there !!! cool 8) :lol:

 

[Hooch]

ofcourse I will add some numbers and such
my son has a miltary bke I built about 5 years ago he still rides

 

[Hooch]

added some old maxxis gumwalls and here is the sprocket

 

[buzzy]

looks kool hooch cant wait to see it done

these are my madwagons

 

[Hooch]

some daylight pics
hmmm it doesnt stand out much.... wait its supposed to be camo! lol

 

[user 135]

Looks good. Military bikes are always fun build. I like your take on it with the inspiration of a good old Power Wagon. Hopefully you will find some racks to match.

 

[Gold Street Customs]

That blackout tailight is sweet, all you need now is military grade bike tires and vertical mounted square water bottles to simulate fuel tanks.

 

[Rat Rod]

I like the gumwalls on the bike...they look cool with the camo.

That is one big honkin' seat! :shock:

 

[Hooch]

I like the gumwalls on the bike...they look cool with the camo.

That is one big honkin' seat! :shock:

well my hiney is as big as a helicopter landing pad hehehe

 

[Hooch]

That blackout tailight is sweet, all you need now is military grade bike tires and vertical mounted square water bottles to simulate fuel tanks.

it does have the water bottle mounts and i have some stuff in mind

 

[ExtraBlaze]

I think I like this bike but it blends in with it's surroundings so well I can't tell.

 

[Rustinkerer]

I'd like to see it parked in the woods... Like a 'Where's Waldo' only bikes! :lol: ~Adam