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Step 4Detailing
Emboldened by the first test drive, I decided to smooth the ride a bit with a suspension seat. A classic banana seat, handle bar bracket, and shock absorber were combined to achieve this. I really wanted fenders for a sort of vintage look. After a good deal of head scratching and searching I found a very large industrial cooking pot. By cutting the bottom off, and center out, and quartering the remaining ring, I had material enough to weld back together into pretty convincing fenders.
The output end of a meat grinder and an old glass brake light cover formed a nice head light. I used LED's for better efficiency.
The output end of a meat grinder and an old glass brake light cover formed a nice head light. I used LED's for better efficiency.
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Jul 30, 2011. 12:45 AMMegrathea69
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I think the fact that most of items/material used to make this bike are from items unrelated to bikes is probably the most interesting point/feature. I have a few old bikes lying up the stairs and i was thinking of putting a 24 inch wheel on the front of a regular frame with a normal 26 inch rear wheel.I dont have a proper workshop,just my spare room and dont have metal working capabilities but thought this would give me a simple chopper bike.
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