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Here's a few I've built,

Hey there, it's been awhile since my last bike, this one took about six months of tinkering. Built the frame from scratch, no second hand materials in this frame. just about everything on this bike has been hand fabricated or modified. Might paint it yet, but, I like the raw look it has now...

Hey All, the motor in the 'Thor' is from an Australian Victa. they used variations of this motor from the 50's through to the early 70's, I like the cast carby and simple lines of this motor. It took a lot of work to to fit it to the bike, I cut down the crank and re threaded the crank ends...

Yes, I'll confess, the 'Thor' bike is one of mine. The frame is a MTB, just one of the '90's cheapo that is easy to find on the hard rubbish. I keep an eye out for these when trawling the streets. They usually have the one piece cranks with a triple sprocket, I chop'em up to get the small front...

Thanks for all the great replies, the paint is spray can red oxide under coat then a coat of a cheap spray can light gray, scratched knocked and chipped in areas that would naturally receive wear, left out side for a month or so to rust up then rubbed back with some fine steel wool to reveal...

before shots...... more like build shots really. donor frame lying on the blue print a bit of a nip and a tuck and after a little scraping, filing and sanding bit of brass went into that fillet folded and soldered regards Steve

Hi and thanks, Like your bikes too 'Boardtarck fan', thanks for the heads up on the Thor, yep that's one I built, when I do a 'worldwide' search via ebay Aust. not all the items show up, guess it's not 'worldwide' :roll: Strangely I've just listed my 'Rattus' how's that for a Twighlight zone...

Here's my "Rattus Board Trackus" custom the built frame forks and tank, 80cc "Happy Time " cheers, Steve

hey there, Hill billy Steve checkin' in from the Upper Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia. Love repairing, building and making stuff, compulsive rubbish collector ( only the best rubbish though ) into VW's currently have a 89 Syncro and a 76 golf had many more, building a 2 storey barn to house...