Bareknuckle Brawler - Finished

[bean]

that bike is looking sweet! lots of really cool fabrication tricks,and the copper tank should look great with the bare metal!

Thanks texasbigjon, seeing as I can't easily get the cool parts you guys in the US have access to, I have to build my own (I guess that's how many of the hot rodding pioneers did it though). I've still got a bit of fabrication to do.....parts will be appearing gradually as I get the time to do them. I picked a donor this morning for the shock to use for the springer front end.
Quick mock-up, and it looks OK dimension wise. More to come next week, as I've got a full two days of rehearsal for our high school musical, and won't get to play with bikes this week-end.

Donor




Quick mock-up. I'll be using longer fork legs to get some suspension travel

[herr_rudolf]

I like were this is going. Suddenly you have a reason for them split bars... VERY COOL.
psssssst.... sorry but I like the green more and more...

[bean]

I like were this is going. Suddenly you have a reason for them split bars... VERY COOL.
psssssst.... sorry but I like the green more and more...

Oh no.........you're on to me . It also fits in nicely with the curved shape of the triple tree plates/crowns. Still gotta find a good place to mount the speedometer as well. I have to try and find some copper pipe the right diameter and thickness for a set of grips as well......I'm going to give them a stippled finish similar to the tank.

I wasn't going to start the springer until later in the build, but seeing as a couple of different ideas I had have already been used in this build-off, I thought I'd get this one "out there". Any good bareknuckle brawler knows it's good to get the first hit in .

[bean]

Off topic, but the reason I couldn't get any bike work done for the last couple of days.

I'm playing percussion and some drums in the band for my school's musical (High School Musical). It's seven piece, with 5 students and 2 teachers playing. Two 8 hour rehearsal days this week-end, with 2 more over the next 3 weeks, then 4 performances on 17 and 18 June......Brainfried!!!!

[bean]

I picked up a pair of stems and trial fitted them with the bars. I'm still not sure if they'll stay under the top plate or go on top of it when I build the springer. I'll try out both positions and see which one looks best. The shock will be sitting out towards the front more as well......just got it sitting there at the moment.

[KOTA]

This keeps getting better and better!

[Dr. Tankenstein]

This is looking very interesting.... will the metal rod running through the top of the spring go into the ends of the handlebars??

Cheers,
Dr. T

[slow rider]

thats nasty looking verey

[Critter1]

I picked up a pair of stems and trial fitted them with the bars. I'm still not sure if they'll stay under the top plate or go on top of it when I build the springer. I'll try out both positions and see which one looks best. The shock will be sitting out towards the front more as well......just got it sitting there at the moment.

Some cool bar end caps would look cool plugged in next to those stems.

[bighit]

Looks cool.

[bean]

This keeps getting better and better!

Thanks KOTA, so is yours .

This is looking very interesting.... will the metal rod running through the top of the spring go into the ends of the handlebars??

Cheers,
Dr. T

Dr.T, I'm not sure exactly how I'm gonna mount the top of the shock. If I look at it for long enough, it'll come to me.....it's just hanging there in the pic with a long allen key through it.

Some cool bar end caps would look cool plugged in next to those stems.

The bars will be capped.....I have a couple of ideas for them.

Looks cool.

Thanks bighit. I'm diggin' yours as well!!

[bean]

Not much of an update. I made a mount for the coaster brake arm.......still gotta weld it on to the frame though. Work has been full on for me the past week with staff meetings, school expo, and musical rehearsals, so not much bike work for me . I'm still looking at the front end and just about have the springer worked out.......I think . I hope to get the tank brazed together this week, so will post some pics as I do that.

[herr_rudolf]

Haha...
It took me 10 minutes to figure what was so 'braking' about the news...


Much respect for good teachers btw.
I'm guesing you're one?

[bean]

Haha...
It took me 10 minutes to figure what was so 'braking' about the news...


Much respect for good teachers btw.
I'm guesing you're one?

Yes herr_rudolf, I'm a teacher. My main teaching area is Manual Arts (Shop), but I also teach Agricultural Science, and have been teaching a Music class this year.....Sorry about the bad pun .

[bean]

As if I didn't have enough on already, I asked my 9 year old if he wanted us to build a new bike for the upcoming car show. Of course the reply was yes . He won the lowrider section last year and is keen to have another go this year. We had a look around the net for some pics and he liked a lot of the lowered and raked frames we saw, so...........my first cut and hack!! Didn't take any before or during pics because I started cutting then got carried away.....it all happened in a couple of hours last night.
Started out as a $10 garage sale Bratz bike. I cut a couple of inches out of the top of the seat stays and dropped it lower, then chopped off the head tube and added a bit of rake. My son will pick the colour and work out what parts he wants to use, sand the frame for painting and clean and fit all the parts and pack bearings etc. I'll do the painting and check all the nuts and bolts to make sure everything is OK.

Quick mock up pics