The Hepkat * I'm back!!

[Bike Bum]

Ok, since I had photobucket and all my pix were deleted, I had to go back and re-do this whole thread. Some new pix and some old ones.

Well, I've had my fun with the 'ol Evans, I decided it's time for a re-make. Faded paint and way too many battle scars made my decision.

This is what it looked like when I first re-did it back in 1999. Pre digital camera days.

Tear down last night.

I start stripping the paint tonight. I'll be going with a metallic blue and silver metal flake. Not too sure about the rest of it but I'll figure it out as I go.

I'm thinking of something in the line of this, only with taller ape hangers.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Should be cool!

Luke.

 

[Bike Bum]

If I wanted to change my mind on repainting the old Evans, it's too late now. Nice and shiny.

For all of you that wanted to see what a naked Evans looks like, here it is!

 

[Bike Bum]

You know you're not working on a cheap chinese bike when the factory 'welds' look like this.

 

[Bike Bum]

I'm a huge Brian Setzer fan, so when I decided to paint my bike blue I had no other choice but to name it after one of his songs, 'When Hepcat Gets The Blues'.

 

[sensor]

Looking forward too seeing it. BTW bonus points for the shot with Gambinos F.U. '54.

 

[Kreep]

Looking forward too seeing it. BTW bonus points for the shot with Gambinos F.U. '54.

I was gona say the same thing.
-Kreep-

 

[Bike Bum]

Did someone say Gambino?!

Alex has put more miles on the FU 54 than most people will ever put on their daily drivers. He's the real deal!

 

[Bike Bum]

I'm liking the bare metal look but the metallic blue I picked up is going to look sweet!!

 

[Bike Bum]

I also think I'm going with a springer.

 

[Henry Sanchez]

that's a beautiful frame. I'm sure the bike is gonna look awesome.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looking good!

Luke.

 

[order99]

You know you're not working on a cheap chinese bike when the factory welds look like this.

That frame looks like it was grown from a seed or something-I can't even get a fishmouth brazed joint that close....

 

[Bike Bum]

That frame looks like it was grown from a seed or something-I can't even get a fishmouth brazed joint that close....

I know what you mean. This bike was built in the days that Americans actually cared about the quality of their work.

 

[Bike Bum]

I'm going to run a bobbed fender on the back. After going thru my stack of fenders I found this aftermarket one so I didn't need to chop up a vintage fender. So, after cutting, shaping and fixing a couple dents, viola!! I like how it fits.

 

[Bike Bum]

This isn't the rim and tire I'm running. I'm just using it for mock up. So far so good.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looks good, nice and parallel with the tire.

Luke.

 

[cherrydeuce]

I'm liking the bare metal look but the metallic blue I picked up is going to look sweet!!

Hurry up and build it, it'll look more bichen hanging off the back of the '54 headed West to LSRU!!!!

 

[Bike Bum]

Looks good, nice and parallel with the tire.

Luke.

Thanks Luke. I'm kind of OCD when it comes to fenders. If the tire doesn't follow the line of the fender that's all I can stare at and it drives me nuts. I'm going to need to shim the bottom of the fender back a little to get the lines just right.

 

[Bike Bum]

Hurry up and build it, it'll look more bichen hanging off the back of the '54 headed West to LSRU!!!!

I'm thinking about getting a roof carrier for the bikes so I don't scratch the new paint.