Bikeguy Joe builds a bike!

**Bikeguy Joe** · #1 07-29-2008, 02:41 PM

Huffy Cranbrook (older, good welds).
"80cc" engine of unknown origin, looks like a bGfast.
Bell 1.90's
Really crappy tensioner, got some ideas ther.
Front fender re-braced with aircraft grade rivets and mounted on the rear.
Suicide coaster brake.

After and before photos.

jasonh · #2 07-29-2008, 02:43 PM

good lookin bike

**Ilikeabikea** · #3 07-29-2008, 03:09 PM

Hey Joe, that looks good. Looks like my kind of bike........................

**Dave31** · #4 07-29-2008, 05:27 PM

Nice and sharp

Jemma Hawtrey · #5 07-29-2008, 05:37 PM

I wondered how long it would be before someone used the double cantilever bars to support the CDI

. Since my bike has a 'tank' I was thinking of a similar idea..

Im guessing the colour isnt standard though.

Do you get any problems with grip from the tyres?

Saddletramp1200 · #6 07-29-2008, 05:42 PM

Nice job Joe. And my favorite color. Black and Chrome, ok silver.

**Bikeguy Joe** · #7 07-29-2008, 06:03 PM

Thanks everybody.....

The tires are Bell 1.90's which have a very subtle tread, very much like street bike tires.

I mounted the CDI there as to shorten the plug lead as much as practical. I cut off the "ears" and zip tied it on.

I color matched the two curved tubes going to the rear wheel to match the tank, and shot the fender black as well, it was an awful cream color that didn't go with the silver. The "MoonDog type" fenders were going in the garbage, then I looked 'em over and decided to re configure them. I drilled the so called rivets that were in them and used Inconel rivets. No kmore shaking and rattling. Alsom I covered the clutch cover in foam and wedged little foams between the fins.....very quiet, sounds more like a little dirt bike instread of a super rattling bucket of bolts and loose sheet metal.

azbill · #8 07-29-2008, 07:48 PM

nice build Joe

how do the 1.9's feel ?
any different from 2.125 ?

deacon · #9 07-29-2008, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bikeguy Joe

Huffy Cranbrook (older, good welds).
"80cc" engine of unknown origin, looks like a bGfast.
Bell 1.90's
Really crappy tensioner, got some ideas ther.
Front fender re-braced with aircraft grade rivets and mounted on the rear.
Suicide coaster brake.

After and before photos.

Looks a lot like the design or my chainsaw bike. It is a huffy good vibrations or something like that.

eDJ · #10 07-29-2008, 08:36 PM

Nice piece of work Joe.

I don't know if anyone makes a front disc brake that could work with that or not
but I could just envision it with the disc front brake. (just for your safety)

But that's a fine looking bike.