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There's a smooth, downhill street in my neighborhood that I would love to ride all the way on your scoot. Sweet build.

A baloney sandwich will cure anything.

I love that bike. Period.

Great contrast with the moderne fork and tank against the rest of the bike.

Welcome aboard!

Great ideas, guys. I do need to get more creative, especially if I want to add all that old school bling. I reinstalled the fork sans the fender setup, keeping just the dual brakes. But it looks nothing like my original plan!

I ran into another dilemma today. I tried fitting the fender (with vintage Delta headlamp,) the disc caliper, and an additional 1080 rim caliper (I'll use a twin pull brake lever.) The poor little fork couldn't accept the fender brace with the disc caliper in the way. I'm thinking of bobbing the...

Today I removed the new fork to give it a coat of shellac, as per OddJob's suggestion. While the fork dried, AmEx dropped of the huge battery, which just fit.

I'll try that, Lee. I also have some dark green reflective decals to make it look less stark in contrast to the rest of the painted surfaces. This morning I sprayed the front caliper to match the rear. Metalspeck red. I may do a couple more small parts in the same color, just to add some pop.

I knew I'd goof up on the documentation of this build. Yesterday and today I did quite a bit of work, but I got so immersed in it, I forgot to take pictures. Here's how it went: Yesterday I cleaned up all the metal parts with a little oxalic acid, removing surface rust from the painted metal...

Great stance, and I love how the back wheel is tucked under the saddle, following the curve of the seat post.

Now I have a nice pile of parts that need cosmetic attention. Some cleaning, some rust removal, some compounding, and either a BLO treatment or a clearcoat. The original handlebars in that pile are narrow, leaving very little room for mounting all the "enhancements" I plan to add. So . ...

Yesterday was all about disassembly and making certain I can fit front and rear disc brakes. What may look like a mess to some looks like a good start to others. Now to remove that stubborn fork, in hopes of fitting a disc brake adapter. With my trusty 2 by 4 and some penetrating oil, it...

THAT'S what I'm talkin' about!

I'm gonna load the sucker up with as much old school bling as I can find. I like my bikes light and lively, but this one is going counter to everything I believe in. It'll need every single one of those 1500 watts of E-power to get it rolling. I'll get started this weekend. Thank you all for...

So while Parliament, and my man George Clinton, are singing, "We need the klunk, gotta have that klunk," encouraging me to build that Murray, I do believe I'll go with the JCH girlie-girl step-through, (especially if I can find those crash bars (though I may have sold them off.)) And you guys...

I went to my storage unit way, way early this morning (it feels like yesterday) and found more cool parts. For the JCH, I found these; Yep, parade bars! And these: Yeah, boi- Old school reflectors, an ostrich-skin covered, period correct, ladies snub-nosed saddle, old school lights, vintage...

Still undecided.

I found some pretty cool vintage or vintage-style accessories for the JCH in my garage. There are more in my storage unit. And the 1500W motor wheel set. And for the Murray canti, if I'm to klunk it, I found these in the garage. And, of course, there are more in storage.

Here's my dilemma: Yesterday I found two pretty good deals on Craigslist; a vintage ladies' J.C. Higgins cruiser complete with truss rods, tank, rack, and both fenders for $80, and a American made Murray canti, not complete, for $25. I bought them both. I'm thinking I could build a "full...