Not much to do on the Stealthmaster while the frame and fork are getting blasted, so I pulled my Electra Rat rod off the wall to do some work to it.
It is an early pre flat foot technology model with a nasty springer fork I can’t stand. I bought it last year and rode it a few times and then parked it.
Today, I grabbed a fork from a lady’s Electra parts bike, ground off the v brake mounts, shortened and rethreaded the steerer tube and finally gave it a shot of satin black. It fitted up easily and I decided to leave off the front fender. I also fitted a forged bmx stem and Electra attitude bars that I had laying around.
Wow, what a difference. The bike is so much easier to ride and now tracks in a straight line, even on it’s original cracked Hotster tires. It is no wonder Electra dumped the springer for a fixed fork the following year. These older Electra’s are such good bikes and I’ll be putting more miles on it as soon as the weather improves.
With springer as I rode it last year.