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Hi Dave, Great build. Where did you get the rear tire? I've been looking for a square-like tire and not having any luck. Any help would be great! Thanks, Kevin

Hey Everyone, I was trying to find a thread on a gallery of boardtrack bikes but couldn't find one. So thought I should start one. If you have a motorized or non-motorized Boardtrack, post it here! Here are mine: Thanks, -Kevin Fitzke

Thanks again for the comments! Hotfoot, here is a photo of the rear motor mount. It was kinda on luck that the original down tube of the Huffy bike was in almost the exact spot for the motor to be mounted upright. I just kinda eyed up how the motor would fit and cut the tube to the angle for a...

hey insomniacshotrods, I found an old grip shift in at a used bike shop. I just dremeled out a larger slot for the throttle cable to go, then put cork tape around for the handle

Thanks for the comments! I made the tank out of a 4 1/2 in. steel tube. I cut the gas cap and valve petcock off of the tank that came with the motor kit. I havn't filled the tank all the way up with gas yet, but I'm thining it's about a gallon and half. My friend is a graphic designer and made...

Hey Everyone, Well, after a bunch of late nights after school and homework, I finally finished my motorized board track bike. I had some huge inspiration from "HillBilly's" board track bike (Thanks!). I started with a womans Huffy moutain bike and added some slight modifications.....I'm trying...

Hey Flatfender, Awesome job!! The hue of the red paint reminds me of an old time fire engine. Any thoughts of putting some vintage style fire engine equipment on it....i.e. torpedo style water tank, a water valve lever for an "on/off" switch for a head light, a bike rack modified into a "...

Hey Hillbilly, have you noticed any troubles/performance with your clutch since you cut out part of the casing for chain clearance? I'm having some minor clearance issues with mine and was thinking of doing the same cut out. Thanks again for your work! -Kevin

Re: Huffy gets a sex change Yea insomniashotrods, I gotta cut and bend the downtube for the motor to fit. I measured about two inches too short with the top tubes...opps. I like on the originals how the down tube curves around the motor. So I'm gonna attempt that look. The original moutain bike...

Re: Huffy gets a sex change Thanks for the comments! Yea Quanah, Hill Billy's work is purely amazing. I love how he can make a new bike look like its been raced for years then thrown in the back of a barn for another few years. His work is an art.

Hi Everyone, I've always wanted to build a motorized board track bike and now I finally completed mine. I started with a womans Huffy moutain bike that I got off of craigslist for 5 dollars and then proceeded with the surgery...I bought the 80cc motor kit off of ebay. The only thing thats the...

Your bikes look great! I really like the forks on the first two. Did you get the motor conversion kit for the green on off ebay or from a specific store/online site? I'm looking into getting one but not sure whats the best source to purchase from. Thanks, Kevin

Hey Adapt, Absolutly great job on the bike!! I'm been drawing up plans and looking like crazy for frames to build a motorized board track era bike. I was originally thinking of making a frame from an old moutain bike but then I came across your bike build and it was like seeing heaven. Your...

Cman and others, Thanks for the comment! I started with a 7/8th steel rod but had to grind it down a bit to fit the seat tube. The original seat post is a really wierd/off size.

Hey Everyone, This is my first attempt at building a board track inspired bike. My original bike got stolen so I had this frame lying around as a plan b project, hence the name. It's an early sixties AMC Caravan. I had a hard time finding parts like a rod-n-truss fork, bent seat post and...

Randy, I used 1/4 in. standard aluminum rods from the hardware store. I used the same ground wire connectors but bored the hole out to fit the size of the axle. -Kevin

Here is my first rat-rod bike build. It is an AMC Caravan that I think was built in the early sixties. I swapped out the wheels, handle bars, grips and cleaned up the chrome from the "original" bike that I bought. I was having a hard time finding a rod and truss style fork, so I made my own. I...

I was just wondering if there are any rat-rod/vintage bike riders in the Mpls area? I've been checking out some local sites and seems to me, and not sure if I'm doing enough research, but not a lot of people that ride rat-rods. If there are some people in this forum that live in the Minneapolis...

Thanks for the advice Icyuod2! I forgot camera at friends house, but I will post pics soon of my bike.

I just purchased an early sixties( what I think) AMC Caravan bicycle. I'm trying to put some different handle bars and stem on it to give it a "cafe-racer" look. The handle bars that are on it read to be 7/8ths and the stem to be 22.2mm. I bought some used stems and handle bars that I like and...