Silver King Unchained: BELT DRIVE

[BartRidesEternal]

She's a beauty Oddjob! Love that old and modern mix.
For me personally, the frame and the front wheel/rear wheel difference stands out the most. Absolutely epic proportions!

Thanks for the build, I really enjoyed the build thread here.

 

[Ulu]

Very nice, and I’m not just saying this because I like silver bikes. This is one I’d like to have the time to look over in person.

I am really digging the belt drive system and if I wasn’t personally into lots of unnecessary bling I would put one on my bike.

I’ve never seen one of these Silver Kings in real life so I don’t have a total appreciation for what you’ve done here, except that it looks like it was a very difficult build with lots of rusty parts and loose junk.

 

[OddJob]

She's a beauty Oddjob! Love that old and modern mix.
For me personally, the frame and the front wheel/rear wheel difference stands out the most. Absolutely epic proportions!

Thanks for the build, I really enjoyed the build thread here.

Thanks BRE! That means a lot coming from you.

 

[OddJob]

Very nice, and I’m not just saying this because I like silver bikes. This is one I’d like to have the time to look over in person.

I am really digging the belt drive system and if I wasn’t personally into lots of unnecessary bling I would put one on my bike.

I’ve never seen one of these Silver Kings in real life so I don’t have a total appreciation for what you’ve done here, except that it looks like it was a very difficult build with lots of rusty parts and loose junk.

Thanks Ulu! Yeah, the original parts were pretty much locked up into the frame with rust. And because of the cast nature of the duralumin, it can't take hard blows or a ton of leverage pressure like steel can. And the bonding of the steel parts to the aluminum frame was like they were welded together.

This was my first Silver King, and I was lucky to find it close by, and cheap.

 

[SoulGarageOH]

As usual, very nice build, O.J. Love the ride video and custom soundtrack.

 

[OddJob]

 

[OddJob]

As usual, very nice build, O.J. Love the ride video and custom soundtrack.

Thanks Soul-G ! This was pretty much a dream build for me. 'preciate the kudos!

 

[OddJob]

 

[SkyknightJohn]

Just awesome.
As all have said, great modernization to the classic; I gotta do a belt drive one day; etc.
Fantastic work.

 

[Pondo]

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That's a great shot!

 

[Tallbikeman]

Your bike is really good. I love your belt conversion. A natural for a frame like yours. The Modern Monark front fork is always a winner and I like that you gave it a front brake. I especially like your big front headlight and old style tail light. Your handlebar details are excellent. Very good job.

 

[OddJob]

Thanks for all the ❤ @SkyknightJohn and @Tallbikeman ! This was a dream build for me, and I had a great ride along the build journey!

 

[Jake Sensi]

LOVING THE STANCE...THE WHOLE DANG THANG!! PEACE

 

[OddJob]

Thanks Jake! It's been a fun build.

 

[Captain Awesome]

 

[OddJob]

Time to head out the back door of the BACK40 for another season. It was a great ride again with all you fellow builders! See you in the funny papers....

...and...RaT oN~!

 

[Bike from the Dead]

I think you nailed the bare metal hot rod look! I don't know if I had ever heard of a belt-drive bike before, but wow is that cool! Those Thick & Quick Bricks look absolutely trick on that Silver King! Great job OddJob!

 

[marshall hudson]

I've always wanted one of those SKs. I just haven't found one good enough to justify the price yet. You knocked this one out of the park.

 

[OddJob]

Thanks @Bike from the Dead and @marshall hudson ! It was a build planned in my mind for many years,and this past year everything just fell into place.

 

[bleedingfingers]

Been waiting awhile for someone to do this .
Cruise the wheels off that thing .
Been wanting a belt drive for my Van Dessel since I built it .
One of my top picks for sure .