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isaac
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I rike! Can't wait to see what it looks like with a painted front fender and maybe painted fork/wheels.
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KGB
Forum Sage
Nice job , nice flow to it.
IMHO I'd go with either the grey/silver stripe or just red.
Black might leave an "unfinished" look, know what I mean?
Not as an after thought, but to keep the flow from the seat-tank mating area.
I like the old school look of the tail section.
Are you leaving the instruement cluster where it is or altering that ?
IMHO I'd go with either the grey/silver stripe or just red.
Black might leave an "unfinished" look, know what I mean?
Not as an after thought, but to keep the flow from the seat-tank mating area.
I like the old school look of the tail section.
Are you leaving the instruement cluster where it is or altering that ?
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beergood
Guest
God willing, I will have the front forks off today. I am thinking that I will paint the calipers red. I have about 10 ideas for the wheels/fork legs. Can't decide which way to go with them. Part of me wants to leave them stock, part of me wants to strip and polish sections of them, part of me wants to throw some red in there.
As for the instruments, a friend has a bikini fairing he isn't using. I am going to pick it up sometime soon. If I like the look of it, the stock gauges stay. If I don't, the stock gauges go.
As for the instruments, a friend has a bikini fairing he isn't using. I am going to pick it up sometime soon. If I like the look of it, the stock gauges stay. If I don't, the stock gauges go.
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beergood
Guest
file under: I can't keep my bike together for longer than three days
file under: I can't keep my bike together for longer than three days
My frame has tons of little surface rust, and the engine/bolts are in dire need of polishing.
So, I took it apart again.I think this will take a lot longer to finish. Luckily, the weather is freakin cold.
Tasks in this project:
Paint front forks (black)
Paint Calipers (red)
Polish Engine (as much as is possible/reasonable)
Paint Frame (doing it in black, in chunks)
Figure out a scheme for the front wheel
Rebuild carbs
Beginning condition of the frame
After some grinding/preparing/painting
Front half of frame done, engine is beginning to get scrubbed
I know that there might be some people taking issue with this method. My reasoning is this: Next year I think I am going to do a full restoration. This will include stripping and coating the frame and rebuilding the engine. I just bought this bike in the fall and I want to spend a summer riding her and getting a feel for her before I go hog wild with her. But I still would like her to look as good as possible this summer (she deserves it). There is no way that I am going to go through the trouble of removing a perfectly good engine just to paint a frame, and it just seems easier to me to do the front half, reassemble it, then do the back half.
I do like the photo with the ravaged back end and the nicely painted front end. Kind of reminds me of the evolution of man chart.
Once again, thanks for reading, and all opinions/comments are appreciated.
file under: I can't keep my bike together for longer than three days
My frame has tons of little surface rust, and the engine/bolts are in dire need of polishing.
So, I took it apart again.I think this will take a lot longer to finish. Luckily, the weather is freakin cold.
Tasks in this project:
Paint front forks (black)
Paint Calipers (red)
Polish Engine (as much as is possible/reasonable)
Paint Frame (doing it in black, in chunks)
Figure out a scheme for the front wheel
Rebuild carbs
Beginning condition of the frame
After some grinding/preparing/painting
Front half of frame done, engine is beginning to get scrubbed
I know that there might be some people taking issue with this method. My reasoning is this: Next year I think I am going to do a full restoration. This will include stripping and coating the frame and rebuilding the engine. I just bought this bike in the fall and I want to spend a summer riding her and getting a feel for her before I go hog wild with her. But I still would like her to look as good as possible this summer (she deserves it). There is no way that I am going to go through the trouble of removing a perfectly good engine just to paint a frame, and it just seems easier to me to do the front half, reassemble it, then do the back half.
I do like the photo with the ravaged back end and the nicely painted front end. Kind of reminds me of the evolution of man chart.
Once again, thanks for reading, and all opinions/comments are appreciated.
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beergood
Guest
Oh yeah, there was no progress the last few days...because I built a potato cannon.
Cost me $25 in parts from Lowes/Home Depot, and took a few hours to build.
It charges up to 100psi in a few minutes from a car pump.
Can shoot anything that will fit in a 1.5 inch barrel (barrels are interchangable, so can make larger/smaller ones)
Stands about 6 feet tall.
Should launch a potato around 200 yards.
From about 20 feet it shot a potato through the bottom of a bucket and shattered a sheet of ice about 2 inches thick.
Why am I telling you this? Because I am telling everyone. This thing is more fun than should be allowed.
It is painted the same colors as the bike because that was what I had around. Now I find myself daydreaming about mounting it on her (just kidding, that would be totally unsafe)
Cost me $25 in parts from Lowes/Home Depot, and took a few hours to build.
It charges up to 100psi in a few minutes from a car pump.
Can shoot anything that will fit in a 1.5 inch barrel (barrels are interchangable, so can make larger/smaller ones)
Stands about 6 feet tall.
Should launch a potato around 200 yards.
From about 20 feet it shot a potato through the bottom of a bucket and shattered a sheet of ice about 2 inches thick.
Why am I telling you this? Because I am telling everyone. This thing is more fun than should be allowed.
It is painted the same colors as the bike because that was what I had around. Now I find myself daydreaming about mounting it on her (just kidding, that would be totally unsafe)
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jonesti
Guest
"Oh yeah, there was no progress the last few days...because I built a potato cannon."
Fo shizzy!!!!!!
Bike's looking good. Did I read you're into roadbikes?
Fo shizzy!!!!!!
Bike's looking good. Did I read you're into roadbikes?
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beergood
Guest
Indeed I am. I have a 1980's Cannondale Crit, a 2005 'Dale R5000 and a mid 80's Bianchi that I have converted into a fixed.
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jonesti
Guest
Any pics of the fixie? I'm currently building a Flyte frame with Ultegra cranks, derailers and cassette. And a mish-mash of other componets. I'm a newbie to roadbikes. My wife gets ****ed everytime she sees how much I've spent on a bicycle!
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80GS1000
Guest
Wow, really nice work on the restoration of that frame. Looks worlds better!
And, uh, can I borrow that potato cannon?
:lol:
And, uh, can I borrow that potato cannon?
:lol:
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byrdman76
Guest
Sweet!
Sweet!
Reminds me that i need to get another BBQ grill ignotor for mine - I went the hairspray and grill ignitor route - its amaizing how far these things will shoot a potato.
Tried to step it up a notch with some either when i first got started... I knew that most people used hairspray but hairspays for girls! Very bad idea nearly burt down the inlaws house dwon along with the inlaws! Everytime we tried to pick it up off the ground it would shoot a 4 ft flame out of both sides. Both sides you ask??? It blew the rear cap (sewer cleanout) threads and all off the gun when it finally went off. I had been trying to get it to fire for about five minutes squirt, squirt, squirt, click, click, click, damnit! squirt, squirt, squirt, click, click, click. - I was using too much propellant.:shock: Bad thing is we never did get to see how far the potato went.
Live and learn...
Sweet!
Oh yeah, there was no progress the last few days...because I built a potato cannon.
Cost me $25 in parts from Lowes/Home Depot, and took a few hours to build.
It charges up to 100psi in a few minutes from a car pump.
Can shoot anything that will fit in a 1.5 inch barrel (barrels are interchangable, so can make larger/smaller ones)
Stands about 6 feet tall.
Should launch a potato around 200 yards.
From about 20 feet it shot a potato through the bottom of a bucket and shattered a sheet of ice about 2 inches thick.
Why am I telling you this? Because I am telling everyone. This thing is more fun than should be allowed.
It is painted the same colors as the bike because that was what I had around. Now I find myself daydreaming about mounting it on her (just kidding, that would be totally unsafe)
Reminds me that i need to get another BBQ grill ignotor for mine - I went the hairspray and grill ignitor route - its amaizing how far these things will shoot a potato.
Tried to step it up a notch with some either when i first got started... I knew that most people used hairspray but hairspays for girls! Very bad idea nearly burt down the inlaws house dwon along with the inlaws! Everytime we tried to pick it up off the ground it would shoot a 4 ft flame out of both sides. Both sides you ask??? It blew the rear cap (sewer cleanout) threads and all off the gun when it finally went off. I had been trying to get it to fire for about five minutes squirt, squirt, squirt, click, click, click, damnit! squirt, squirt, squirt, click, click, click. - I was using too much propellant.:shock: Bad thing is we never did get to see how far the potato went.
Live and learn...
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beergood
Guest
Believe me, I know how fast bike stuff adds up. My two wheel pedal collection is a lot more expensive than my gas collection. Both my 'zukes together aren't worth as much as my R5000, at least monetarily.
A good bike forum: http://forums.roadbikereview.com
I am also registered as beergood there.
Here are a handfull of my most trustworthy posessions:
Fixed Gear in front, older Cannondale in back, My truck, Ghetto (the big dog), Friday (the little dog), and in the back you can see one of my grills (the always reliable Webber)
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jonesti
Guest
I've lurked on Roadbikereview for about a year now. It's an excellent resource.
I think I've seen your pics on there. The F-1fiddy seems to standout.
Killer bike's! I really dig those fixies.
I think I've seen your pics on there. The F-1fiddy seems to standout.
Killer bike's! I really dig those fixies.
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Tarbash 27
Guest
I too have more money into cycling than my 3 motorcycles. I race bmx and ride street and skateparks too. I paid more for a set of cranks than my GS750.
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Billyboy
Guest
Oh yeah! I trackstand my fixie at the lights and wigout the soccermoms with my shaved legs and lycra! Eccentric cranks ROCK!
I'm kidding.
But I do ride and I'm a lurker at icebike.org.
I'm kidding.
But I do ride and I'm a lurker at icebike.org.
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Mike_H
Guest
This used to be a cool thread, right up until the girls started talking about roadbikes...get yourself a man's bike, and go offroad (GT Zaskar...I too have more money in my ONE mnt bike, than in my motorcycle, though its quickly starting to even out). Oh yeah, maybe this will help man up the conversation...I used to have a "potato" gun...Made from 3" ID aluminum tubing, 1/4" wall. I used oxy/acytelene as a propellant. I could shoot a half empty "pop" (no really officer, I'm not shooting half empty cans of beer across the river) about 250, 300 yards. Quit playing with that when the aluminum started to buckle... 
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beergood
Guest
I would submit that doing 50 mph downhill on a rig that weighs less than 18 pounds ain't exactly girly. I also do have a mtn bike, I loaned it to my brother-in-law last year, and don't miss it. I had to take it an hour away to get near anything that was worth riding, and then I found it bulky, awkward, slow and tedious. Just my opinion, I know this is a touchy subject (my business partner is a mtn biker).
Mike, if you are around Detroit this summer I can take you on a couple road rides (pedal or motor) that I guarantee are a good time, and not at all lady-like.
In motorcycle news: I painted my front forks black, and started on the calipers (red), but I screwed one up in a few places.
Mike, if you are around Detroit this summer I can take you on a couple road rides (pedal or motor) that I guarantee are a good time, and not at all lady-like.
In motorcycle news: I painted my front forks black, and started on the calipers (red), but I screwed one up in a few places.
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Mike_H
Guest
J/K about the girlie think (but you probably guessed that). I hear ya about the lack of trails in the lower pen. I rode all the time, whilst living in da UP. I wound up putting narrow, "road" tires on my GT, because the trails suck so bad. Stupid motorcycle habit renders me unable to purchase true roadbike...
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beergood
Guest
Where did you live in the UP? One of my college roommates now lives in Negaunee and for the last 16 years me and some friends camp on the Two Hearted. I've traveled from one end to the other.
Beautiful country up there.
A few years ago a friend was getting married on Mackinac Island, and I was driving up with another buddy's girlfriend. She was a nice gal, but a little ditzy (rich guy's daughter). When I pulled into the ferryboat parking area she asked what we where doing. I said that this is where you park for the ferry. She asked why where taking a boat, instead of just going across the bridge.
She had spent almost 30 years growing up in Michigan, and thought that the Mackinac Bridge went to Mackinac Island. It took me five minutes before I believed that she wasn't kidding. Needless to say, she had never been to the UP either.
Beautiful country up there.
A few years ago a friend was getting married on Mackinac Island, and I was driving up with another buddy's girlfriend. She was a nice gal, but a little ditzy (rich guy's daughter). When I pulled into the ferryboat parking area she asked what we where doing. I said that this is where you park for the ferry. She asked why where taking a boat, instead of just going across the bridge.
She had spent almost 30 years growing up in Michigan, and thought that the Mackinac Bridge went to Mackinac Island. It took me five minutes before I believed that she wasn't kidding. Needless to say, she had never been to the UP either.
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Mike_H
Guest
Nice story, I have a similar one. Guy I roomed with for a while, he was from central Illinois. When I told him were I lived (Houghton, MI, at that time), and how I got there from the lower Pennisula, he asked if I had to drive around, through Il and Wi. Guy had never even heard of the Mackinac Bridge.
Any way I used to live in Houghton, went to MTU, got married to a local gal. Actually heading back up there this weekend...Don't know why, gonna freeze my Nads off. I've been to 9 winter Carnivals, in a row. I can't let the streak end.
