Black Sabbath

Spunout · #31 (**permalink**) 10-07-2008, 07:54 PM

vincent: sweet bike! i've seen that style and it begs to be motored.

i didnt get the 36" tall apehangers. went with the 25" because i was concerned about safety/handling.

is your rear tire 3" wide? i had some problems with a bike that had one. had to use three rubber spacers for sprocket. getting and keeping the sprocket true laterally was a nightmare!

you can bet i'll post pics when its done.

sisdavid · #32 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 12:34 AM

Did you ever build your stretched motorized bicycle?

Spunout · #33 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sisdavid

Did you ever build your stretched motorized bicycle?

its in the mail. should be here tomorrow.

my motorkit supplier is out until next week

sisdavid · #34 (**permalink**) 10-09-2008, 01:21 PM

Make sure you get pics and stuff. want to be updated.

VincenT · #35 (**permalink**) 10-10-2008, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Spunout

vincent: sweet bike! i've seen that style and it begs to be motored.

i didnt get the 36" tall apehangers. went with the 25" because i was concerned about safety/handling.

is your rear tire 3" wide? i had some problems with a bike that had one. had to use three rubber spacers for sprocket. getting and keeping the sprocket true laterally was a nightmare!

you can bet i'll post pics when its done.

yeah the rear tire is 3x24. On all my builds... including my sisters bike and my girlfriends bike... I've used the livefast clamshell sprocket holder, no worries of sprocket alignment. I try to use them every chance i get. I'm really tempted to get a metal lathe and start making the sprocket holder myself...but that whole 3k dollar purchase is putting a damper on things

Spunout · #36 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sisdavid

Make sure you get pics and stuff. want to be updated.

howdy. well, the bike i wanted, was not the bike that got shipped.
i bought it from Skates on Haight, and i ordered the black w/red wheels and chrome springer front end. what i got was ALL BLACK. black wheels, springer, handlebars...everything.
carol, the manager, said greenline may be discontinuing that line, so she's going to try and get me the right wheels/springer.
if they're unavailable, she'll have to refund part of the purchase price.

ANYWAY...its still going to kick butt-cheeks when finished.

I shall dub this bike: BLACK SABBATH

**RedB66** · #37 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008, 06:12 PM

Will you be able to use the 68 spoke wheels?

sisdavid · #38 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008, 06:23 PM

How much did you spend for that bike, and how much do you think she will give you back?

Spunout · #39 (**permalink**) 10-13-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RedB66

Will you be able to use the 68 spoke wheels?

Yes, i redrilled the sprocket holes (that spoke pattern doesnt allow for 100% even spacing for 9-bolt pattern. look... i drilled 10 holes, haha), and cut the rubber mounting spacers out of conveyor belt. to allow for higher postioning of the bolts, you can see how much larger the diameter of the spacers i cut is, compared to stock. i'll drill those to match the sprocket holes. instead of metal plates on the backside of spacer in-hub, i normally use large fender washers for more-than-36-spoke wheels.

SISDAVID: $267 w/shipping, and if i cant get red wheels, then they need to fork over a hundred bucks. thats what i'll ask for, but who knows what i'll actually get.
i told her, "like a baker, sometimes we have to 'eat' our mistakes."

VincenT · #40 (**permalink**) 10-15-2008, 02:44 PM

Cant wait to see how you mount the engine... the more I look at your bike... the more I'm wondering, how would it look as a trike???