Gran Pa's 28" klunker

by **Cherryboxx** on Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:38 am

hey guys,might aswell share some pics here.this is my late great granfathers bike,
a 28" Person brand bicycle.here is some of its before pictures.

the wooden saddle came from an old fella',said he made it himself because he could'nt
afford to buy a new one.i gave him money to buy a new saddle,in exchange for the wooden one.

after some coat of varnish and paint...

i've decided to put a woodtank of some sort,i had this made by a carpenter and then applied some varnish...

by **Cherryboxx** on Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:03 am

next i used some piece of flatbar and an old handle from a bucket,
as a holder for the woodtank...

after bending 3 brackets,drilled holes in them,bending and cutting the bucket handle in half...
using a ruler,nuts and bolts and some masking tape...this is how it looked like in the frame...

...some welding...

time to prep the bike for paint,sorry i only have pictures of the parts painted...
rattle canned everything,for budget reasons

buffering...

by **scrumblero** on Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:32 am

lookin good! I love lugged cantilevers!! im diggin the springer truss setup, never seen that before!!

by **ifitsfreeitsforme** on Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:54 am

those trusses remind me of a bike I saw at Disney World

by **Skipton** on Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:34 pm

great job on a cool bike!

by **Cherryboxx** on Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:16 pm

@ scrumblero thanks

...the springer truss came with the bike,
plus its a common truss rod among the 28" bikes found here...

@ ifitsfreeitsforme yup it looks similar,
the springer truss are common among japanese and european bikes...

@ skipton thanks bro.

the rear fender has a white end,tryed some pinstriping with an ordinary brush :mrgreen:

staying true with the wood inserts,i removed the reflector from the pedals
to make room for some broom handle...

measuring and cutting the broom stick to the size of the pedals...

rounding the edges a bit,and drilling holes...
the broom stick will be bolted on the pedals...some after pics

took this guys off an old furniture, drilled holes using some tape as guide or limiter...
they will be my valve stem cover...varnish applied for protection and looks :wink:

...

time to assemble everything... :mrgreen:

by **Cherryboxx** on Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:41 pm

some close up shots of the bikes old license plate,transfer tatoos,decals and parts...

...and the bikes done...it was fun building it...ride safe

by **MIGZ** on Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:58 pm

Great job

by **Crank!Basti** on Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:08 am

WOW! Just WOW! Amazing job. Diggin' that tasty color combo.

What kind of gold color did you use? Looks like it's anodized.

by **aka_locojoe** on Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:30 am

Very nice. A work of art.

by **ifitsfreeitsforme** on Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:30 am

so classy.

by **Cherryboxx** on Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:32 am

@ MIGZ thank you sir for the appreciation...

@ Crank!Basti hahaha thank you,
yup never did expect it to come out this good too,
it's a metallic color,in the can it says BRONZE GOLD sir....

@aka_locojoe :cry:

tears of joy...very kind words,
thank you...

@ifitsfreeitsforme that's one way to describe it

,
thank you...

by **RestoRodSchwinn** on Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:37 am

Work. Of. Art. Absolutely beautiful!

by **pickle** on Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:04 am

that finger picture messed me up for a minute

by **Mingo** on Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:05 am

That came out amazing!

My favorite part is when bicycle parts start floating around your yard.