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Unkle Krusty

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Hey gang, first off I wanna say thanks for everyone being so kewl on this sweet site. Secondly, this is my first build with vintage bikes, so go easy on me? :roll: I'm not exactly sure where I am going with this, but I am starting with a Early Road master luxury liner. She has been nothing but a pain to disassemble, with all the rust and dirt that has came out of her, I have named her, the "Dirty Snapper". I really appreciate any tips anyone has as I go along. Anyway, here are her first pics.
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Found this sweet hairpin seat for $2 to put on it!!! OG bABY!!!
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Found a sick neck too, anyone know what this came on?? Cleaned up nicely too.
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Should be fun to ride. Bet you can't wait for a .....summer's eve. :roll:
 
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I laid the paint down a few nights ago. Ruddy Brown, seemed fitting. Got that dog legged crank pretty clean, and the skip tooth. Waiting on the bee hive, so I used the Schwinn springer. Picked up an early during the war, girls road master with some sweet black rims with red pin stripe, and blacked out Morrow hubs!!
this super deluxe 100 tank is whats going on it too. Got some wide, chunky, square fenders with the curved bars I will put on later. I want the rear end of the fender to be sitting about 1 1/2" of the ground , maybe a small mud flap? This og hairpin saddle is going on too. Thanks for all the replies!!

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i know. Is that a crazy tank. Should be here today from ups!! I'll update it if it looks good.
 
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Firewalker said:
nice work!

what happened to the older front springers ?

FW
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Still got em' just running with this until the bee hive arrives!! Thanks.
This is a new fork, with a AS schwinn spring and set up.
 
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Heres the latest. I had to slam it together and ride it real quick like!! It is fast. Today I am stripping the curved bar fenders. I am going to use the wire wheel and put swirl marks on the rear fender and clear coat it. Then modify it so the base where it would normally attach near the bottom bracket, will now attach where the top bolt is. This will lay back the fender about 2 inches off the ground. Next I will bend the bars at the ends, like the old bmx powerlite bars. Wish me luck!!
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Oh, and that OG hair pin saddle, if you get a chance to get one, do it !! So comfy!
 
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Got my fender on and dropped, need to do a little cutting, painting etc. not to mention take out the indents from where the chain used to go by. i can't wait to get everything ready to paint!!

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looks good with the simple paint and hairpin saddle. I like the fenders that wrap around but I would try extending with another back down to the BB.
 

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