Spare Parts - FINISHED

[Starnger]

WOW, man! Learning it the hard way. I had same with my first hand built bike, just after like 700+km
BB is one of the most loaded parts, you need to put your weld really deep on that one.

 

[SpikeFC]

WOW, man! Learning it the hard way. I had same with my first hand built bike, just after like 700+km
BB is one of the most loaded parts, you need to put your weld really deep on that one.

One of the best ways to learn is the hard way. The other best is "Dude, hold my beer"

 

[Brian macumber]

That sucks but at least you can fix it

 

[SpikeFC]

That sucks but at least you can fix it

Already on it!

Removed the cranks, chain & derailleur line. Now I only need to clear the old welds, putty & paint and haul it to the welding shop.

Meanwhile made the taillight and licence plate (thanks again to @sdframe for the plate ) mount from some leftovers from making the fork, and wired the LED light's inside it.

Sorry for the quality of photos, but It's so hot here that I don't want to ride everyday to work with a backpack with the camera in it, so I'm just using my phone camera that as you can see - had seen better days

Actually the broken BB is not a big setback in the project. It mobilized me to make everything else that I can, so that it would as complete as possible.

 

[sdframe]

The light and the plate look great back there.

 

[OddJob]

The light and the plate look great back there.

+1!

 

[RustyGold]

Maybe you should put a spare crankset in the extra BB...just in case

 

[SpikeFC]

So got the headlight working today. I didn't have any good idea on how to make a good source of power for the 12V LED so I just went the easier way.

The Prox model Pictor is a 350 lumen USB powered light, and with almost 1Ah it should work for at least 4hrs on full brightness (or at least that's what the manual said.

Also prepared the frame, and the broken off BB for proper TIG welding - will probably haul it to the welding shop on Monday.

 

[Brian macumber]

How much was that light I can see it says 110 pretty sure not U.S.

 

[SpikeFC]

How much was that light I can see it says 110 pretty sure not U.S.

110PLN so it's about 29.5 USD. It's a final sale price, I have them way cheaper (I order them from the wholesalers through the shop that work in )

 

[OddJob]

Really cool headlight and conversion!

 

[SpikeFC]

Really cool headlight and conversion!

Thanks. I know it's a well known conversion, and I wanted to do something more "custom" but since a friend of mine who supposed to help me with the 12V battery system was busy I just gave up, and went kinda "the easy way". Easy, but still practical.

So guess where I went yesterday...

Eyup! To a welding shop! Ofcourse all the guys there were seperated into two groups - One that was like "Dude what in the...", and second that made "Now that is one cool thing...", and for a few bucks they welded this baby good.

And yes, I had to take it for another test drive to se if I can brake it again.

Went home & back to work today and the only thing I can say - Spare Parts is not a bike that is easy to ride. The seat is very rough, the turning radius is just silly, when going uphill the better idea is just to get off of it, and go by foot. And don't even get me started on getting on and off of it . There's absolutely nothing that damps the road you're riding on, so you feel every bump & hole. When it comes to speed it kinda can go as fast as any normal bicycle, but getting it to go above 10mph takes forever.

But the faces of people... priceless.

Since there are a few things you need to have on a bike here in Poland to make it road legal (head & taillight - check, rear reflector - check, at least one brake - check, bell or other signaling contraption...) I decided that this one needs something that will not look goofy, and be as loud as humanly possible.

Also finally finished the handles. Both in brown leather.

And finally decided on a front badge, and since I have a thing for old Polish & Soviet bicycles...

This one says MMB3 witch is MMVZ in cyrlic, and stands for - Minsk Motorcycle & Bicycle Factory (Minskogo Mototsikletno Velosipednogo Zavoda), a factory located in now Belarusian city of Minsk, that till now produces motorcycles.

Also mounted the bracket for the chainguard.

And figured out that this mount for a plastic fender...

...with a little help of a coaster brake bracket, will be a great rear mount for the chainguard.

And, yes it is! Now the only thing left is to paint it to match the frame color.

As some of you can remember - that chainguard is also Soviet made and was used in basicaly almost every 28" wheel Soviet-made bicycle. Also figured out that that tensioner isn't working as great as I wanted it to work, will need to figure out what to do with the second, now not used BB. Also considering shortening the chain a little bit.

And as a small reminder - a picture of what I started with.

 

[toro1978]

Could we have a full shot or are you saving it for the "done" thread?
"the turning radius is just silly" - what do you mean by that? Too small or too big?

 

[Chad T]

Those grips are really nice. Cool badge. Light turned out nice. Sounds like this bike is the one we need a ride vid of......does it need a wheelie bar?

 

[kingfish254]

Fun chopper build.

 

[SpikeFC]

Fun chopper build.

Thanks!

Could we have a full shot or are you saving it for the "done" thread?

Nope! Here you go!

I still need to find a better mirror than that plastic one.

"the turning radius is just silly" - what do you mean by that? Too small or too big?

Actually to big. While i solved the problem of my feet hitting the front wheel while turning, I still have the problem of my knees hitting the steering bar.

Those grips are really nice. Cool badge. Light turned out nice. Sounds like this bike is the one we need a ride vid of......does it need a wheelie bar?

I was actually thinking of that, but it's a little bit too heavy to try and do a wheelie on it

And here you go - a short test ride on my block.

 

[Chad T]

Nice vids! Looks like it fits you well and the turning radius doesn't look bad at all for a chopper. Was disappointed to not see the rest of the tall sissy bar dismount though...

 

[SpikeFC]

Nice vids! Looks like it fits you well and the turning radius doesn't look bad at all for a chopper. Was disappointed to not see the rest of the tall sissy bar dismount though...

Will specialy film that for you

 

[Chad T]

Will specialy film that for you

No practicing! Just bring it to a stop and try to get off as fast as you can..

 

[OddJob]

Ride Video!~ You are officially RaT-ified in my book!