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acme motor bikes new bike
Discussion at Motorized Bicycle Engine Kit Forum in the Paint Booth & Chop Shop forum. heres the pics of our new bike....  | | 
07-05-2009, 06:46 PM
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heres the pics of our new bike. |
07-05-2009, 07:07 PM
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wow that is a good looking bike. Really like the brown grips and seat combo. Super nice. |
07-07-2009, 10:51 PM
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Very nice.  Is that a custom frame or a modification? Can you share how you built that tank? I'm planning a boardtrack "style" build with an old Schwinn frame and I'd like some more info. |
07-08-2009, 07:08 AM
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the frame is actually a cranebrook. the tank is beat out on a shot bag and formed on an english wheel, then the 2 halfs are welded to the frame. what i like about using that style tank is that you can change the style of the whole bike by just changing a few accessories. add down turned bars and you've got a board tracker, moon bars and it's a cruiser. black knobies and stright bars and i'ts a TT bike. the possibilitys are endless. |
07-08-2009, 08:43 AM
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That is one sweet looking ride. I like your springer look front forks. A lot of craftsmanship in that build..............
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07-08-2009, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by camlifter  the frame is actually a cranebrook. the tank is beat out on a shot bag and formed on an english wheel, then the 2 halfs are welded to the frame. what i like about using that style tank is that you can change the style of the whole bike by just changing a few accessories. add down turned bars and you've got a board tracker, moon bars and it's a cruiser. black knobies and stright bars and i'ts a TT bike. the possibilitys are endless. |
That sure sounds like a lot of work, but it definately looks worth it to me. Plus, now you have 4 bikes in one!
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07-08-2009, 02:32 PM
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yes, it's a lot of work. about 30 hours in that frame and tank. the welding is the ez part. oh well, we do it for fun right. nobodys getting rich off MB's |
07-08-2009, 07:37 PM
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Beautiful bike, may I ask what form of welding you used? |
07-09-2009, 12:41 AM
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that is one great looking ride. loooooooove the gas tank. nice flow to bike. |
07-09-2009, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Tabogon Beautiful bike, may I ask what form of welding you used? | we tack it up with a mig then tig weld everything, go over all the frame welds with the tig too. i'm working on some forms so the tank can be laid up in fiberglass. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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