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I used stool leg rubber feet. Some come with a hole already drilled in them, or it's easy to do. They serve as a 'top out' cushion to take away that 'chank' sound over bumps, but also add some extra compression to the springs. I may try something like this on my longspring saddle on...

Thanks man! I have a few things I want to try, some RaT-ina and couple of parts mock ups. It is a solid rider for sure!

Chad my brother, all I can say is "Like minds!" You have read mine, I want to mimic the original motobike bars with a cross bar and RaT-ina, and I have a chain guard 'in mind' as well; pretty much as you described it. If I get bored inside on this rainy day, I may go out to the BACK40 again...

Day 4 Rain day today. I got so much done on Quasi-Moto yesterday that I feel a 'day off' coming on. There was a question about how close the original 28" wheels are to the current 700c wheels that I am using on my build. They are very close. In fact, the tires that come on the Electra Loft...

Marshall H. in the House! CWC hard to beat for a launch pad to a fine build. RaT oN~!

RBT, good to see you back in it! RaT oN~!

Welcome aboard the RRB Build Off train, @Wayne ! My first 26" bike was a Typhoon. I'll be watching as you transform this one!

@kingfish254 , I was going to hold out to vote on the fork until I saw the Koi and Goldfish popular vote. But I don't see any fish in the Kingfish / Queenfish pond? Absentee ballot?

I say get jiggy with the Higgy! You'll be surprised how those cool Higgins parts will look on your frame.

Nice work on the crank clean / chain ring swap.

Diggin' the deep Monark fenders and frame options. I can definitely relate to this ^^ ! :thumbsup:

One thing I like about the Monark springers is that you can add bumpers or stops to tune the motion / travel.

Dave, I'm hooked on your video updates! Ol' OJ gonna have to step up his game. :bigsmile: I like your process of using similar mechs to be used to restore others, parts swapping, etc. We grew up that way on the farm, my grandpa was always saving mechanical parts to tractors to keep the...

Day 3 I won't add much text here, the video update says it all. If you have around 7 minutes to spare in your day, it will bring you up to speed; the key word being 'speed' as in OddJob build speed! :bigsmile: EDIT: I misspoke in the video relating that I went to see my mom on Monday, it...

Thanks guys, I appreciate the kudos. Faded Glory is maybe my best rider of all BACK40 builds. And yes, the fork and fenders came from a woman's Monark and the frame, wheels, bar / stem, and saddle all were a men's Monark, early '40s. I switched the drivetrain over from skip tooth to 1/2"...