Start of the 28" Board Tracker project
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thanks guys,
here is some progress with added rocker arms and springs and other fake features to make it look like a piece of vintage mechanical artwork. The engine is slim, that is why I went with the flat Sachs and kicked others out of the choice.
I photoshopped it in the bike- looks good- the bike is ripped apart now and prepared for painting.
Fair enough for the moment, I will surely find some nicer springs and rockers in the future, but more important is to get that thing running now and paint it. I will try the matte silver with black cylinders
here is some progress with added rocker arms and springs and other fake features to make it look like a piece of vintage mechanical artwork. The engine is slim, that is why I went with the flat Sachs and kicked others out of the choice.
I photoshopped it in the bike- looks good- the bike is ripped apart now and prepared for painting.
Fair enough for the moment, I will surely find some nicer springs and rockers in the future, but more important is to get that thing running now and paint it. I will try the matte silver with black cylinders
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That last shot looks absolutely awesome, youd swear it was a v-twin. Very nice job, cant wait to see this one
What welding method are you going to use to close up the relief cuts in your top and bottom tube curves ?
MHF
MHF
no excessive efforts, just some welding spots in the center of the cuts cause I used thick and heavy tubes, they turned out to be extremely stabil after welding- did some tests with spare tubes- and the rest of the cuts are filled with fiberglass....kind of botch, I know, but works ok for me
Very nice idea. It would be neat if you could make a method of having the rockers move when the engine was running to put frosting on the cake. I think it would make everyone who sees it as believing it is a V.
Wow that fake twin look really realistic! I'm sure it will fool quite a few people, heck if I didn't know better you would have gotten me. Well, at least until you fired it up that will be a dead giveaway.
id love to have a 1914 cyclone and i hope to soon get a 1912 villers bike but o well i hope the owners have the motor
painted, but have to do the tank again, not happy how it turned out.
Other pic is the black cylinders with the heads kept in original metal with its patina, looks really good
Other pic is the black cylinders with the heads kept in original metal with its patina, looks really good
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I must commend you on your "bending" technique you developed for this bike. I was unsure of how the finished product would look, but from the looks of those photos you did a phenomenal job. I will defiantly be using this technique if I do another build.
Now on a more serious note I need to know what is under the car cover! I am also a sports car enthusiast, and if I had to guess I would say a Lotus Esprit. Am I correct?
Now on a more serious note I need to know what is under the car cover! I am also a sports car enthusiast, and if I had to guess I would say a Lotus Esprit. Am I correct?
I'm lovin' the frame. I'm lovin' that shade of red.
And under the cover is a Countach or I'm Rube Goldburg. Only question is: kit car replica - or not?