Van Halen Frankenbike - The VH Cruiser

[Bike from the Dead]

This bike's looking great! I can't wait to see it all fully assembled!

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

this is a bold undertaking. Way to go. (wearing a VH shirt as I type)

 

[LAGreg]

All pieces in place except...
The crank didn’t clear the tremolo bar!

So I hacked off the threaded part and just glued the thing to the chain guard, cause come on! Gorilla glue, so it should hold. A few last tweaks and we’ll be done. I hope?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Glad you worked that out. The first thing I thought of with the first whammy application was Clapton's bleeding hand.

 

[ratttrike]

Love the details. Awesome project. Can’t believe Guitar Carl didn’t beat you to the punch on this one.


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[LAGreg]

Done. This was quite an endeavor. And I must add, only my third ever build. I started with an old Aero frame and forks because the tank was perfect for the pattern. After that, all (bike) parts were scavenged except the tires seat and grips. I learned a lot, mostly about paint!

And let's not forget why we're here in the first place - Eddie Van Halen. To those of us who came of age in the late 70's and 80's Eddie was hero. He inspired untold thousands of us to pick up a guitar and just start playing, even though we all knew we'd never be as good as he was no matter how hard we tried. To even more of us he provided the soundtrack to our youth spent getting a little too loud. He was in my thoughts many times during this project. Thank you Eddie, for everything. Now excuse me while I go practice guitar.

 

[us56456712]

Testing handle bars. I’m leaning towards the cruiser style...
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Real neat, swell as the cool folks said in the Jazz Age.