My garbage pile rebuild

HARDKNOCK · #1 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 06:21 PM

This is my bike I built, it came out of a garbage pile. Wish I would have started with a new bike.

deacon · #2 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 06:31 PM

All my bikes are one step from the trash heap and I just really love mixing and matching them.

**Ilikeabikea** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 07:55 PM

That's a nice bike. You do great work......................

**CRUISER** · #4 (**permalink**) 02-01-2008, 11:27 PM

now that is an awesome looking motorized bicycle. is the seat comfortable?
i like all the springs on it

**RedB66** · #5 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008, 06:30 AM

Nice Bike!! How do you like the coaster brake setup? is it difficult to modify the brake itself or is it just a matter of taking it off to mount the sprocket?

Easy Rider · #6 (**permalink**) 02-02-2008, 12:08 PM

Nice work! I'm diggin your rear view mirrors. Are those motorcycle mirrors.

HARDKNOCK · #7 (**permalink**) 02-06-2008, 12:20 PM

The springer seat completely eleminates the vibrations, its great.

HARDKNOCK · #8 (**permalink**) 02-06-2008, 12:22 PM

It works great, the arm needed rebent to clear the bolt heads, I seen one where the bolts were countersunk and solved that problem, and the whole needed enlarged to clear the dust boot, I just ground it out with a burr and a die grinder.

HARDKNOCK · #9 (**permalink**) 02-06-2008, 12:24 PM

they are for bicycles, they vibrate too much, I found them on ebay

deacon · #10 (**permalink**) 02-14-2008, 01:09 PM

I enlarged my sprocket hole with a metal rasp that fits into an electric drill. took a while but it worked quite well. Hardest thing for me was bending the brake rod without a vise. It can be done but take a while and some patience.