project bordtrack..maybe?

[the mad scientist]

Ok so heres the next to go under the knife. Its an Elgin. the first skip tooth Ive owned realy. not to sure what i want to do to it yet but I do have a bord track in mind. I dont realy want to cut this one up. Im working on putting together a seat right now and keeping my eyes open for kool looking springer forks..... might just end up making um. Anyway, big fat tires, some home made drop bars, and fab up a tank and i thik its gonna look prity neat. any ideas are welcome!

 

[stretch]

DONT PAINT IT!! just clean up the existing paint and clearcoat it! and for forks, i think those forks would work, if they werent so bent. oh and i think you should keep it a skiptooth. i bought my first skiptooth a little while ago too. im rebuilding the wheels, and are going to repaint them(acutally, paint, they were all rust.)

 

[the mad scientist]

deffentaly keeping it a skip tooth! think im going to find an old beehive springer off of a marnark or somthing like that for it.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

that doesn't need paint for sure... will look cool as is.

 

[stretch]

definitly jealous of that find. cant wait to see more.

 

[the mad scientist]

i have more pics coming soon! just took it for its first ride!

 

[the mad scientist]

there it is..... in the kitchen

needed to do something about thoes bent forks...... it took a hammer but thay fit....

some little bars and a head light

and finaly the first ride.....but still unfinished so more to come!

 

[stretch]

i think you should change those forks, they're too fat and distracting. maybe if they didnt have the extra pipe at the top and if they were a lot less beefy, they'd be ok.

 

[user 135]

Try lowering the forks so the front tire is about an inch away from the triple tree section. The cut the extra tube off.

 

[the mad scientist]

yeah the forks are still a bit of a toss up. i have a fue diffrent sets im still playing with. the bike is in my living room so ive been looking at it alot.... still thinking it needs some kind of springer. ill keep posting pics as i experiment with it. thanks for the input guys! -justin-