I have enough leftover parts from my class two entry for another bike.
So far;
This will need extensions on the dropouts for the fat tire, but only a couple inches.
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I have enough leftover parts from my class two entry for another bike.
So far;
This will need extensions on the dropouts for the fat tire, but only a couple inches.
It's one of the old workhorse frames they use over here to pick up trash (recyclables) and junk, usually a 2 wheeled 4 x 4 cart instead of a fork.
Rims and hubs on order. Spokes already here.
I'd lace up some wheels even if they weren't needed.
I'd lace up some wheels even if they weren't needed.
Instead of a big rear tire that needs the dropouts extended, I'm going with both red tires 1.75 width, No frame addons should make it a more solid bike. It will probably be given to a family member to free up some shop space later so it needs to hold up well.
Banana seat and sissy bar are on order.
Banana seat and sissy bar are on order.
Parts are all showing up. Lacing the wheels now, 3 cross front, 4 cross rear. The spokes were 2mm too short for 4 cross in the front.
This is the rear measurements, spokes are 195mm.
This is the rear measurements, spokes are 195mm.
More stuff showed up while I was lacing up the wheels. All that's left is the sissy bar.
The wheels get trued next.
The wheels get trued next.
If you don't want to keep that Transformer stuff on the seat, quickly wiping with acetone will take it off. I've done that to get the prints off cheap girl seats, then I paint stripes on to give it a muscle look.
I have no other options for a banana seat here, they are all like that. cheap.
Acetone is the same as nail polish remover?
Acetone is the same as nail polish remover?
Depends on the nail polish remover. It could work. I have acetone in my shop. Your results may vary.
The sissy bar and new handlebars are here now, I think it's all here now.
Goo gone will work to or if its a viynl print iron and tweezers
Meanwhile I love the Transformers seat and was excited thinking the bike was taking on that theme of an autobot or decepticon color scheme!
It'll have a red tiger paint job. But it will get painted first, then put together. Time constraints. I may leave the seat like it is for now.
The Red Tiger gets a frame swap with Blue Tiger. The green frame will get painted red.
Painting to begin tomorrow.
Painting to begin tomorrow.
I’m looking forward to seeing how you paint these.
They'll be painted by hand using acrylic paints and finished with clear coat. This is the tiger bike I made for the wife awhile back. I just did a quick paint job, these next two will be sharper.
The only spraying I can do here is clear coat, no overspray that can be seen. This is the first coat.
With the heat here and the fan blowing it's dry already and will get assembled later on today. I may use a tensioner and have two speeds like I had planned, but I always seem to get a skip in the chain when I do that. If that happens again, it'll be a one speed freewheel.
