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[dule]

hello, it's time to start writting and posting pics of my build because today I've ordered my kit from boy go fast...hope it'll turn on my door soon

here's the story - I have a base for my project - it's a 2004 Felt RedBaron frame and rims+tires (24x3 Thick Brick) my concirn is the clearance for the chain, but i have the time to fix it before the engine arrives

I managed to get hold of an old NSU (German company that buildt both cars and bikes long time ago) front fork from their model Quick. I love this fork because you can't see many of these any more, currently I'm waiting for the new spring for the front end that I've ordered from this funny old guy that still makes those by hand (he's not a blacksmith, only thin that he does are the springs of all kinds)...

my plan is to start on the tank design (sth like Young's "Lakewood Special"), and to fix the seatpost to have it like those from Gent Cruisers..

the paint we'll be sth to match my light/baby ble custom Citroen 2cv - to look kewl on the roofrack one day hehe

whole project will be named "Der Fliegender Manfred" - to, sortof, keep the name of the bike - Red Baron was a WW1 ace pilot and his real name was Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, and the translation from German of the future name will be "the flying Manfred" ...hope U like it

if any of you has any ideas regarding the logo/custom sign for the tank feel free to suggest it to me

here are the pics the bike like it was (sorry for posting this again - thea are also in the part of the forum for introducing)

the bike and me last summer


the bike now


few days ago my new old grips arrived with a "reversed" controls - hopefully I'll manage to fix them with the clutch and throttle


and this is my slightly customized and dropped down a bit Citroen 2CV - the bike will have probably the same colour on the frame, fork, rear fender and hadlebar, black rims, seat, grips... what do ya think 'bout that?

[the paper boy]

Hope when the kit comes i hope it comes with everthing to help you put it on the bike your going to put it on including nuts, bults, parts, and peaces, etc...
I hope your next pictures include the motor on the bike

[dule]

hehe those are my hopes also

[Whizzerd]

9 hp car & 2 hp motorbike. In your case less is definately more. Good Luck w/ your Felt build. On the other forum, motoredbikes.com, 'Give me Vtec' has some nice pics of his RedBaron in the album section.

[simonjohnwilmer]

Thats a sexy front fork , I have seen them on mopeds before , only photos tho , best lookin 2CV Ive ever seen .

[dule]

@ Wizzered tnx man, in my case the car is astonishing 32hp maybe even a bit more because of lightened - machined flywheel from 9kg to about 5 and a bit tuned carburettor

@simonjohnwilmer - I also havent seen any of these forks in daily traffic - just on a oldtimer swap meets - mine was allegedly used on a moped that was curriers bike in a WW2 and since than it was rotting in a garage before taken a part and sold to pieces, nice to know that I'm breathing the life back into a pice of history.. glad that you like my car

here's a pic of a how the donor of the fork looked like - it's a NSU Quick from 1936 (it was the real MB bike frame with springer fork, small gas tank and a 98cc engine)

[silverbear]

Can't wait to see the bike sitting up there on the little 2CV. It'll be an eye catcher for sure. Great front fork on the bike.
SB

[dule]

tnx SB today I've picked up my new front spring for the fork, it looks nice, this week I'll probably start with the tank mould (should be a f/g thing)

in the meantime got some work done for my girl - repainted her's fuji shakalaka, was candyapple orange now it's dirty white with black flat details and wood inserts (hand made by yours truly)

[dule]

still waitin for the postman with my angine but in the meantime started to shape foam in the desired shape for the tank it'll be connected in the middle in the lower end and also there'll be the exit for gas line, still not sure of what kind of gascap to use, but maybe I'll just "import" the standar from the tank provided in the kit...

here are the pics (sorry for poor quality these were taken by mobile) - the shape cut and already smoothen a bit

from the side

from above

[dule]

and after a while held on the bike by some tape





and the whole bike


hopefulyl there'll be enough space under the tank to hide magneto...because it's the ugliest thing in the kit hehe and there shoul de the driest place