Well, I'm pacing the floor waiting for UPS to deliver my SUPER FANTASTIC HAPPY TIME CHINA GIRL from PK. I can't take the suspense any more so I thought I would post some pics of what I've done so far.
It's a 60's typhoon grafted with a Jesse James chopper. The JJ fork was cut about 8" to give it a lower stance and quicker steering. I welded the seams on the JJ tank but still have to figure out a filler and petcock attachment. I think I'll cut out the happy time fuel lid and weld it on this tank unless it just looks too clunky. I lopped off the top of the seat tube on the frame so I could get the JJ saddle as low as possible. Then cut seat tube off of the JJ saddle mount thing so it could be welded to the frame with a couple gussets under it. My girlfriend is 5' tall and I know she wants to ride it too. Besides I love the look of it. I made the tensioner pulley from a rollerblade wheel and have a good idea for mounting it. I can't really make the parts 'till I know the size of the rear sprocket though. COME ON UPS. I also have a sturmey archer drum brake inbound as I type.
Thanks to everyone here for sharing all your great ideas and ingenuity so freely.
Ride safe.
Oh, you can call it a board tracker if you want. I like to think of it as a low rider\cafe racer.
It's a 60's typhoon grafted with a Jesse James chopper. The JJ fork was cut about 8" to give it a lower stance and quicker steering. I welded the seams on the JJ tank but still have to figure out a filler and petcock attachment. I think I'll cut out the happy time fuel lid and weld it on this tank unless it just looks too clunky. I lopped off the top of the seat tube on the frame so I could get the JJ saddle as low as possible. Then cut seat tube off of the JJ saddle mount thing so it could be welded to the frame with a couple gussets under it. My girlfriend is 5' tall and I know she wants to ride it too. Besides I love the look of it. I made the tensioner pulley from a rollerblade wheel and have a good idea for mounting it. I can't really make the parts 'till I know the size of the rear sprocket though. COME ON UPS. I also have a sturmey archer drum brake inbound as I type.
Thanks to everyone here for sharing all your great ideas and ingenuity so freely.
Ride safe.
Oh, you can call it a board tracker if you want. I like to think of it as a low rider\cafe racer.
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