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Greaser - "Great Balls of Fire!"

Postby fenderhole on Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:18 pm

Greaser - A tribute to the 50's Hot Rod.

The bike is a 1953 Hawthorne. I've tried to include all the key elements of 1950's Hot Rods and Lead Sleds. Modified drive train, custom shifter, aftermarket gauge, drop mirror, flamed paint job, lowered frame, chrome hub caps, flaming "exhaust"... It's all there! If you'd like to check out the build thread please follow this link -
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=16146

I had a blast building this bike! So without further delay... crank up the Rockabilly, read on and enjoy!


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Goodness, Gracious, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE!!!

Here's the link to the video of the "Great balls of fire" flame thrower in action (sorry about the poor picture quality)-
http://s679.photobucket.com/albums/vv152/fenderhole/?action=view&current=bike.flv

Thanks for looking! 8)
Last edited by fenderhole on Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:33 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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Re: Greaser

Postby Hula NZ on Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:08 pm

Great bike , all top notch, well done old chap
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Re: Greaser

Postby vibr8shun on Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:18 pm

...WOW...like I said before, I'm gonna have to attatch a monkey to my handlebars blastin' away with his six-shooter cap-gun for next years RRBBO. :mrgreen: a great example of creative inginuity! :D :D :D
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Re: Greaser

Postby mastronaut on Tue Jul 28, 2009 6:40 pm

I think I see the winner here! Great job, top notch photography, outstanding!
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Re: Greaser

Postby mikek on Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:07 pm

All I can say is WOW! That is one classy bike. :!:
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Re: Greaser

Postby KOTA on Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:12 pm

Definitely one of the COOLEST bikes here (ever).
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Re: Greaser

Postby texasbigjon on Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:40 pm

really nice transformation on this one! :D definitely captured the 50`s hot rod spirit! 8)
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Re: Greaser

Postby Galtbacken on Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:21 am

Awesome! :D

texasbigjon wrote:definitely captured the 50`s hot rod spirit! 8)


Indeed!
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Re: Greaser

Postby stretch on Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:25 am

cool man! love the inspiration too! :D
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Re: Greaser

Postby fenderhole on Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:04 am

thanks everybody! :D :D it wasn't an easy build but i think the end result was well worth the effort. 8)
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Re: Greaser

Postby bighit on Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:12 am

that bike has heart and soul.
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Re: Greaser

Postby herr_rudolf on Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:42 am

bighit wrote:that bike has heart and soul.


the heart and soul of rock and roll!
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Re: Greaser

Postby fenderhole on Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:52 pm

herr_rudolf wrote:the heart and soul of rock and roll!

:D :D :D
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Re: Greaser - "Great Balls of Fire!"

Postby JoeyMac on Sun Aug 02, 2009 8:44 am

You're a madman, fenderhole. But fortunately for you, that only helps when it comes to this hobby :)

Really cool build, a lot of cool ideas. Don't burn yourself now! :lol:
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Re: Greaser - "Great Balls of Fire!"

Postby kram on Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:30 am

All of the details are spot on and the flame thrower just pushes it over the top! Great Build.
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