My first boardtracker
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Beautiful looking bike!! I love the tank and the fuel line too.
You know, in the first pic with the cutout in the clutch cover and the third pic with the clutch arm cover off I though at first you might have bolted the clutch solid and were going for the real clutchless boardtrack effect. Not very practical I know but in keeping with the original concept of the boardtracker anyways. I might consider that myself when I get around to building my first boardtracker.
BTW, how did you conceal the rivets after soldering the tank?
You know, in the first pic with the cutout in the clutch cover and the third pic with the clutch arm cover off I though at first you might have bolted the clutch solid and were going for the real clutchless boardtrack effect. Not very practical I know but in keeping with the original concept of the boardtracker anyways. I might consider that myself when I get around to building my first boardtracker.
BTW, how did you conceal the rivets after soldering the tank?
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Thanks for the great comments!
The clutch is actually the stock clutch with the ACME LABS kit applied with their clutch cover.
The rivets are still there, it's just that I applied the black paint to the tank in such a way as to make them and the tank seam a lot less noticable.
Nice job, very sleek and the tank is an inspiration. How do you like the Acme Labs clutch kit?
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Very cool! I was wondering if you can explain a little on the best technique to bend the copper pipes and how you connected it to the carb?
Very nice build...and thats your first build? Wow
Hey what part of L.A. as I am in CC and ride all the time.
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Hey what part of L.A. as I am in CC and ride all the time.
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Beautiful. I really like the minimalist lines. The copper/black finish has a nice steampunk feel. Is that a Huntington frame? I think they're one of the best 'stock' frames for boardtrack bikes.
What bar-end levers did you use?
What bar-end levers did you use?
I'm pretty sure that isn't a Huntington frame. On a Huntington, the toptube and the downtube meet at a common joint right before joining the headtube. On this one, at the headtube there is a small space between toptube and downtube, they don't actually touch. And a Huntington has a longer wheelbase even than this one. It's one of Micargi's other cruisers, but I couldn't tell you which off hand.
My shop is in Fullerton. Once the new bike is done I'll be down for some riding!
The best way to do it is to use the external bending sleeves (they look like springs) to keep kinking to a minimum. Usually the first bend on a given length of line is really easy...it only gets complicated when you have to go back a rebend a section, which is tough because the line work-hardens. A propane torch kept handy to re-anneal the copper helps a lot. The lines are connected to the carb with a short length of reinforced poly tubing (it's what I had around).
The frame started out as a Micargi Touch. The mods I did to the springer fork allowed me to kick the front wheel out a lot, which makes the bike look a lot longer than it originally was.
I always like it when a fresh new look blows in, and you've done exactly that. Nice lookin ride!
Holy Shizzle..
Now that is my kinda bike.. Awesome copper work.. I have to learn how to do that.
I am def. saving these pics under my Inspirating bikes folder.. Awesome Build!!!
The seat is wicked.. ITs big, but with the badass look at the same time. coooooooollllllll
Now that is my kinda bike.. Awesome copper work.. I have to learn how to do that.
I am def. saving these pics under my Inspirating bikes folder.. Awesome Build!!!
The seat is wicked.. ITs big, but with the badass look at the same time. coooooooollllllll