The Cherry Bomber Bobber Build

[dogdart]

OK , I think I've decided on a frame to use and a direction :roll: But , I reserve the right to completely change my mind . :shock: These are the losers in the frame battle . A sweet Evans , I've been wanting to build one since I saw what texasbigjohn did with my old one . I just got this last week and was convinced that it would be my RRBBO bike

 

[dogdart]

Re: Hawthorne Lows

This was also a top canidate for RRBBO material , I built it several times ( in my head )

 

[dogdart]

Re: Hawthorne Lows

• And the winner ended up being the Evans

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[SCHWINNRAY69]

Re: Hawthorne Lows

Glad to see ya entering :wink: Good luck

 

[dogdart]

Re: Hawthorne Lows

Thanx guys . The rear of the frame is pretty crusty , looks like it was in a wet basement for a while .

 

[dogdart]

Re: Hawthorne Lows

Obligatory parts teaser

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

Nice parts! I like the fork 8)

 

[yoothgeye]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

That fork is a vote winner! I've got my eyes on it and whatever it attaches to. :shock:

 

[texasbigjon]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

great looking stuff as usual,jeff! really wished you would have gone with that evans frame though. im pretty sure you could stuff a 4" wide tire into the rear of that frame,without any mods. looking forward to your build this year,buddy! 8)

 

[dogdart]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

Thanx for the positive comments . I've had the fork on a couple different frames , but it never found a home , it seems to flow well with the Snyder , it's an inch longer from the BB to the neck than the Evans . Also I want to use the 5 speed & have a twin tube stick shifter coming . The Evans will get built eventually , maybe with a Surley Black Floyd . But for this build . I'm going more traditional Hot Rod :!:

 

[Skipton]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

Great Stuff!

Frame looks cool! :mrgreen:

Love all the parts!

Glad your in the Build Off!

 

[Houndog]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

Very cool parts,looking forward to it..

 

[flatflip]

Re: Hawthorne Lows

Obligatory parts teaser

Nice! A fender displayed without a hand model. :lol:

 

[dogdart]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

An all day rain killed my plans to strip the frame . That'll have to wait till next weekend .

not much else got done , spent the rest of the weekend working on other projects , like this killer 3 speed coaster w/ skiptooth & heavy duty spokes for VoyagerAl

and this seat & post for my Silver King

the seat is made up from parts of 5 different seats , with some comfy padding added & covered with an old jacket , along with a reflector made from some old sign cateyes and a piece of aluminum

 

[dogdart]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

no good news , nothing is going as planned I had a whole different build in mind , till I traded for the 5 speed hub , then I decided to use the disc up front , to keep a modern setup @ both ends . But , the shifter I got does not fit the spacing of my twin tubes . Also , the rear stays are too narrow for the hub :roll: Looks like I may be using my frame change card

 

[MplsCoaster]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

Sorry to hear the plans had kinks. I'm sure you'll sort out new ones.
If it was easy, everybody would do it, right? :lol:
That's one crazy fork! Looking forward to see what's next...

 

[dogdart]

Re: Hawthorne Lows (name temporary )

Unofficial replacement frame :?: ( TBJ will be happy ) Pending the widening of the rear stays to fit the 5 speed S/A

 

[texasbigjon]

Re: EvansRod ????? (frame change coming)

yes!

 

[Stax]

Re: EvansRod ????? (frame change coming)

This is gonna be awesome.

 

[kingfish254]

Re: EvansRod ????? (frame change coming)

Love the direction of this build.
Great minds think alike! My 5 speed shifter is going in about the same location on my FlexLiner 7.