junkyard contest..

deacon · #1 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 06:39 PM

I think the forum should hold a contest. Have as many people as want build an entire bike from junk yard (thrift shot) bikes. With a maximum price allowed for parts something like $25... have to paint your own with spray cans if you want it painted.

Then the best bike wins a free kit to motorize it. We can even pay a small entrance fee and use the money to buy the kit. I'm sure cruiser can get us a kit wholesale from one of the advertisers. If not we will just buy one off ebay and make sure everybody knows we couldn't get it from the advertisers here lol.

Entries to be in the form of photographs of the bike. The better the photos the better chance you have to win. I think a step by step of the build would be cool as well. Kind of our own biker build off. our own reality show sort of thing...

have to have time limits of course.

**CRUISER** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 09:31 PM

great idea deacon but in fairness to us people up north where it is to cold to do much lets have a springtime contest doing just that. awesome idea. i will work on the particulars on how the contest will work and by spring we will have a lot more members to really have a good contest. plus i need to pay a hundy to the winner of the curent contest when it is decided next week

deacon · #3 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 09:37 PM

do me one favor and I'm in, lets set a spending level now so I can start looking for junkers. I need to use more than one for my builds. Not tonight but sometimes soon so I can keep an eye out.

**CRUISER** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 09:41 PM

i will when it is fair for all. garage sales going on in the southern states up here they are having snow blower sales. give me some time to figure out the particulars and when we have the contest it will be items bought between this date and this date (so stocking up now will not give an advantage) and not things we have lying around. i have no problem buying a kit for the contest but i want to make the contest something original and fun. as i said deacon i love the idea.

**CRUISER** · #5 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 10:20 PM

i want everyone to give some thought to this on how it should be done. how we pick the winner ect and post here your ideas. here is some of my thoughts on how i think winners should be selected:
1. originality
2. post on their progress with pictures and what they have done and how they did it so others can learn
3. and of course looks which i don't think should be the only factor which is why i posted the other 2 first.

how the winner is decided is i am thinking best way is pick the top 5 bikes or any number for that matter and i can set up a voting thing where each member can only vote once

again i am asking for you all's input on this

deacon · #6 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 10:25 PM

Well knowing what i know now one consideration is how an engine will work in the frame.

and yes definitely progress pics and what is used where.

pictures along the way of each step so others can follow along and know what they can do.

**CRUISER** · #7 (**permalink**) 03-06-2008, 10:29 PM

good point deacon it will be added!

**Bikeguy Joe** · #8 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 06:31 AM

Too bad I have not "before" photos of the Military bike.....guess I'll have to "start from scratch".

This will be interesting fo' sho'.

**Bikeguy Joe** · #9 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRUISER

again i am asking for you all's input on this

Before and after photos.
Total cost of the build.
Some brief details along the way.

deacon · #10 (**permalink**) 03-07-2008, 06:43 AM

I for one plan to do a fairly detailed photo shoot of the build as it goes along. It should be a learning experience for me as well. I have taken a lot of wheels apart and packed bearings but I have never completely done a bike like I should.

Like joe too bad I just switched out a crank and could have made photos of repacking the bearings of a crank set. Oh well.

I would say build anything you want but you will be judged on these criteria: Then list them.

but definitely list what the rules are....

How about the judges be people who do not build ...lol... I'm sure there are more than a few who live in apartments and just cant do it. Or who don't feel up to it for one reason or another.

Maybe we need classes then a best in show for the prize. Cruiser frame... mtb frame... frame alterations divisions.