I got a lot of work ahead of me....
Heres the pic from when I got it, you can see the original springer fork I'll be using.
BACK IN BLACK - Update 6/24
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BACK IN BLACK - Update 6/24
I'll be building my 40's Hiawatha (Hi-a-what-a) was a close second for a name) Tank, rear fender, rack, and chain guard are on the way.
I got a lot of work ahead of me.... Heres the pic from when I got it, you can see the original springer fork I'll be using. Last edited by ratina on Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:51 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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heck...add a rear fender or ditch the front and swap the tires and its golden! great start
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That is the coolest fork around!
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Got the rest of my parts today! More to come...
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Thanks!
I put her all back together today and bolted everything on. Took a while to get that one pedal off the crank, lots of heat and pb blaster, but I got it. I wanted to mock everything up to see how it would fit. The original fork is bent, thats why I haven't had it on. I'm going to straighten it though. Just thinking about those nasty gumwalls on my bike was making me sick, so I found a couple vintage ballooner tires that I had laying around, a crest deluxe on the back and a lightning on the front. Looks so much better. The chain is wrong ( I have the right one soaking in pb right now) and I threw on the mismatched pedals that came on it for now so I could finally ride it. Just riding down my block and back I got so many looks, even let one of the neighbors ride it. Gonna tear it all apart soon and start stripping paint. It turns out the 2 rear dropcenter rims I have are slightly different, so I'm not going to use them. All I have right now is a matching set of 24" dropcenter rims, still not sure if I want to go 24x3 yet. Either way I'm going to have to build my own rims.  
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mmmmmm m! Me like the looks of the parts comin' together! Interesting goose neck, the riser gives it a different look.
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leave it, thats rat. luv that springer
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I like the selection of parts and the rust that goes with then. Those fork are cool.
Clancy
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I agree those forks are cool are you swapping the springer for the original fork? Nice start and good luck building your wheels!
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The springer is the original fork. I took it off because the steer tube is bent and I need to straighten it so I had that rusty fork from the womens bike on there just to start mocking things up.
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Ahh I see now. I should have read the very first post my bad!
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Love the forks! Very envious of the tank! Thinking of doing a custom one for mine. Can't wait to see where you go with yours!
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No problem!
Thanks...I've got some cool stuff in mind...
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