Tortuga Bikes Home Made Long Bike

[suvete]

Here is my newest project. Hand made forks/frame/intake/handlebars/exhuast. Gas tank being made to fit in the frame. Used kit tank to take for a 5 mile test ride on first start up. Ready for tear down for paint. Color? Any ideas.

 

[buba]

now you're talking

that's something to admire and appreciate toooooo cooooool!!!!!!

 

[glennbo]

looooooooooooong is cooooooooooool

 

[azbill]

nice !!!

 

[suvete]

Thank you for your comments. Lot of metal cutting and mig welding. Just lots of fun!

 

[Powertool]

Very cool looking ride, how long is it ? How dose it handle ?

 

[2door]

Betcha can't make a 'U' turn on a narrow street

Nice build. Let us know what color and show us the finished product. Great work.

Oh, and I vote for black. Paint or powder coat?

Tom

 

[suvete]

Well its about as long as my FAT BOY HARLEY and i can turn around on that. It is more stable than a stock beach bike but you cant stand up un the crank. I was thinking about having it powder coated black? THX!.

 

[Lowandslow]

I'm liking the long bike theme. I'm kicking around ideas for a new build and the boartracker thing is so overdone that I really want to push the boundries for something long and low. Did you bend the tubing yourself? I need to get a tubing roller so I can fabricate my own frame. My idea involves a motorcycle engine in a handmade stretch frame build with a suicide shifter. As far as your frame paint color, I myself would go for something non-typical. Your frame is too nice of work to just put a black paint job on. I would consider clear powdercoat over the bare steel or maybe a rust color patina finish.

 

[Venice Motor Bikes]

That thing looks killer!!! But is it as heavy as it looks?

 

[wheelbender6]

Awesome. Low and aero!

 

[Maxvision]

LOVE the look of your bike...looks like it's broken the warp barrier...and getting sucked into a black hole.