PAPERBOY

[CCR]

 

[kingsting]

One of my all-time favorite games! I worked in the business back in the 80's and that was one heavy machine to move around. It was a good money maker for a number of years!

 

[deven_science]

Are you recreating the bike from the game?!

 

[kingsting]

We always speculated on what the bike was in the cabinet art. We figured it to be an early Mongoose with Tuff II's...

 

[CCR]

Sure am DS.

I remember the arcade versions coming out and the handlebars were the coolest. Only matched in coolness by Gauntlet and the twist sticks on Ikari Warriors.

The way they recolored it on the NES box kind of left out the truss brace on the earlier art, the NES box is the one I'm shooting for

 

[yoothgeye]

Show your parts sir!

 

[Kroozerdave]

Starting with what is now vintage electronics image, the rest could be right ot there. Go for it.

 

[CCR]

Parts assembled so far ....

Mid 80's Huffy frame / fork / seat post
Wald BMX bars
Skyway coaster mags w/ Duro knobby's
Rest is mainly from Porkchop BMX

 

[CCR]

Spent some time cleaning the wheels up today. Wheels are faded a bit, hit the front with some WD40 to darken it up. I've got a feeling the WD bath will look fine for the short term but a dye job would probably be best in the end.

Hub guts cleaned up easy enough.

More project pieces

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Looks good!

 

[kingfish254]

Looks like you are thinking inside the box with those shoelaces.

 

[RainierBeer]

Cool idea! I think I still have Paperboy 2 for the Gameboy some place. I'm going to have to dig it out and play!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very cool!

Luke.

 

[Gold Street Customs]

Great theme, Love the Tuff wheels.

 

[junknutz1975]

Great idea !

I loved playing that game back in the day

Can't wait to see it come to life

 

[kingsting]

Spent some time cleaning the wheels up today. Wheels are faded a bit, hit the front with some WD40 to darken it up. I've got a feeling the WD bath will look fine for the short term but a dye job would probably be best in the end.

Hub guts cleaned up easy enough.

More project pieces

I ripped lots of those old Suntour coasters apart over the years... The internal retarder springs like to squeak and I found that giving them a shot of 30W before greasing everything up keeps them quiet and happy.

 

[CCR]

I greased it and threw it back together already, if it squeaks I will hit it with some oil instead Thanks for the tip.

 

[junknutz1975]

 

[DeuceWheeler]

Awesome! That game ruled!

 

[Bicycle808]

My other build--not the BO9 one-- is an old Schwinn Scrambler with Skyway Coaster Tuffs. This is an awesome concept for a build, though--- a video game tribute bike.