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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby JoKeR63 on Mon May 10, 2010 11:05 am

For your butterfly wheel I think one of those bars off of a Sears Screamer would be a good comprimise. This thing just keeps getting better and better, I'm diggin' the seat!
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby icyuod2 on Mon May 10, 2010 4:48 pm

well i took a lot of pictures to video log the build of the seat, but after a tonne of
back pedaling i gave up on the idea. it's been one thing after another.
moved to a thicker backing (1/2" pine) tried 2 different glues to fix the leather
before i went and purchased contact cement.

had to rebutton (too slack after compressing the seat foam) etc etc.
that being said, after a few hours today, i got 1/2 of it attached. :)
also purchased some apolstry tacks and painted the top red. its a very 60's 70's
item, but i'm not a 100% sure i'm gonna use em yet. we'll see what it looks like when its all t
ogether and go from there.
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby bikeriderx on Mon May 10, 2010 6:56 pm

Cool!
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby icyuod2 on Mon May 10, 2010 10:19 pm

and the finished product.
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i'm still unsure how/where i'm gonna mount the seat. however i did leave my options open. :)
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managed to find some mac pin striping brushes locally (00,0,1 and 2)
tomorrow i'll wire wheel the frame and hit it with some krylon ultra flat black.
from there i'm thinking bone pinstrips. :)
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby XC204 on Tue May 11, 2010 6:49 am

Wow that wheelie bar rear end is far out. When I first saw this frame I thought what could you do with that? Now i get it.
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby Galtbacken on Tue May 11, 2010 9:43 am

Great job on the seat! Looks top notch! :D
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby icyuod2 on Tue May 11, 2010 4:23 pm

thx bud.
decided which way was up and added some red tacks and the skull.
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby Double Nickle on Tue May 11, 2010 4:27 pm

looks good,again :lol:
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby xddorox on Tue May 11, 2010 7:45 pm

I admire what you are doing here. That's way out in left field with great craftsmanship.
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby karfer67 on Tue May 11, 2010 7:57 pm

thats why i dig this bike, it is different but still cool, and oh nice seat.
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby FOUND OBJECTS on Tue May 11, 2010 10:24 pm

This link will direct you to some cool steering wheels...I like the chain one myself.
Just go on the left side there and scroll for steering wheels.
http://www.bicycledesigner.com/defaulth ... r%3D513101
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby sensor on Wed May 12, 2010 12:30 am

seat looks great and thanks......now i gotta watch plan 9 again :!:
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby bikeriderx on Wed May 12, 2010 3:29 am

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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby icyuod2 on Wed May 12, 2010 5:29 am

xddorox wrote:I admire what you are doing here. That's way out in left field with great craftsmanship.


thank you! left field is exactly what i was shooting for.
if nothing else, my only goal for this build off, it to push your limits, challange your imagenations and get you all thinkin outside the box.
i know the bolt on drop outs are quite popular this year, but i think the forks are very unique and
the best idea's are still yet come. :lol: :lol:

sensor wrote:seat looks great and thanks......now i gotta watch plan 9 again :!:

its been a while for me also. did she do that before or after she was blacklisted for not playing ball?
(maintaining 51% ownership of the character?

it rained all day so i didn't get around to stripping the bike (wire wheels/angle grinders are lightning fast but messy as h***)
well looks like i'll be ajusting the wheelie bar. this is insane by even my standards. :roll:
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gonna ajust the angle of the wheelie bars a little, lower the sk8 wheels and move the rear wheel.
it should lower the bike enough while maintaining the lines and allowing ground clearance for the crank.

i think i'm gonna have to mount the seat to the wheelie bars to really make this bike comfortable.

btw found objects, thx for the link. trying to keep this build cheap (using what i got) but at least i know theres options. i like the idea of chain in a butterfly format.
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Re: skull-o sis (name pending)

Postby FOUND OBJECTS on Wed May 12, 2010 6:05 am

Yeah...$45.00 is a bit much. The site has a few good parts for future needs too. I've used used...
http://www.aztlanbicycle.com/
They have a larger selection of steering wheels and some cheap parts for builds too.
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