Well, it's not technically "finished," but The Prowler has already racked up more than a few miles on its new tires since I got it rolling; and taking a basket case of a bike, and getting it rideable, regardless of its current condition, is an accomplishment on its own. In fact, the weather was so nice out today that I took The Prowler out for a cruise around one of my old college campuses. I ended up taking these photos there after I was done riding around the bike trail. While I still plan to paint/powder coat this bike and make it all nice and shiny, I really do like how rough and gritty it looks right now. I love the stance it has, thanks to the Monark springer fork lifting up the nose by a few inches, and I especially love the tank and how it's mounted to the frame. I'll continue to work on it, but I might just ride it for a while in this raw, unfinished state before I really polish it up. There's still a lot of work left to do on it, but right now, I'm just happy that I've got my own rideable Murray Eliminator muscle bike.
Here's what I started with:
And here's what I hope it'll turn out like:
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_2.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_2.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187430-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-2.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_4.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_4.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187432-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-4.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_1.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_1.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187429-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-1.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_3.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_3.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187431-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-3.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_5.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_5.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187433-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-5.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_8.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_8.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187436-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-8.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_6.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_6.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187434-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-6.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_7.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_7.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187435-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-7.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_10.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_10.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187438-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-10.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_11.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_11.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187439-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-11.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_12.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_12.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187440-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-12.jpg)
![BftD_prowler_almost_finished_9.jpg BftD_prowler_almost_finished_9.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187437-BftD-prowler-almost-finished-9.jpg)
Here's what I started with:
![BftD_murray_muscle_bike_1.jpg BftD_murray_muscle_bike_1.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187441-BftD-murray-muscle-bike-1.jpg)
And here's what I hope it'll turn out like:
![Screen Shot 2021-10-31 at 10.08.56 PM.png Screen Shot 2021-10-31 at 10.08.56 PM.png](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/187/187456-Screen-Shot-2021-10-31-at-10.08.56-PM.png)