Cosmic Flyer

[cosmic flyer]

Here is the link:

http://s990.photobucket.com/albums/af25/cosmic_flyer/

Enjoy.




This is the first mock up.


This is my first attempt at restoring a seat.


My cat zoie is giving me some helpful advice.




Rivets have been hammered in.


Here comes the part I am not sure of. Soaked the leather in water to soak. I found a pan that when I pushed it in the leather bent to make the curves.
I then set the seat out in the sun to set up.


All parts was painted with left over tractor enamel paint.


Bike rides real nice, it does take a wider circle to turn.






I changed the chain ring to a 40 tooth and put an aluminum plate on the backside for the red decal material.




The front spring is made from a buggy seat. The shackle comes from seat stays off of a mountain bike.




The rear frame has been lenghten four inches.

[roadmaster]

sweet!!! lovin those brickwall blackwall tires on red rims with white paint. that was a color scheme i almost went with before i decided on what i went with. good job on the seat, too. i don't get the whole thing with the "leather strap" around the rear hub, as i've had a few 3speeds with the same thing. like how you extended the frame out 4", but would that be concidered a frame mod?

[62hotrod]

cool ride daddyo the dice and the hub shinners really add to the bike i just recently put some shinners on my typhoon it makes a little spoke noise but thats ok great job on your cosmic flyer....

[mikek]

Very cool! I really like the way you "stretched" the rear triangle. Another clever idea to store away in the memory banks. The creativity on this web site is awesome!

[In The Making]

i really like the white and red combo very cool bike

[SSG]

You should do a how too on that springer, I'm really digging that. Great job on restoring the seat too!

[cosmic flyer]

Thanks for all the positive feed back.The paint that looks white is realy dove gray ford tractor paint with some black added.The red leather and large
head rivets came from a saddle shop. That piece comes from the back of the cow and is very thick.The buggy seat spring is a piece that was left over
from my blacksmithing days, the other half is now a knife.I made two H looking pieces,they both would fit around the fork tubes.The top is welded
to bottom of crown,the bottom is a floater. On the fork axle slot was welded a washer,the shakel is mountain bike seat stays.On top of the brake
bridge was added two tabs for the spring to bolt to. cosmic flyer

[dwaynev]

I like

[bikebum1975]

Very cool bike really love the front leaf spring on it.

[herr_rudolf]

Nice one! The leafspring is a very nice touch.

[JoKeR63]

Cool stretch mod, and I really like the sprocket.

[cman]

Nice job on the Saddle.

[Heavy Pedal]

A very creative build! Good job! I like the idea for the sprocket!

[Galtbacken]

Very cool! I really like the seat!

[dwaynev]