Kommanderwagen bike

[chainganglowrider]

Here's some pics of a bike I recently finished for a friend who built a replica VW Kommanderwagen and wanted a bike of the same style.
What you can't see from the photos is the cool wrinkle finish off-white powdercoating. The inspiration for the seat came from Mayday Customs "Dig It" bike (awesome awesome bike!). The car willl soon have a shovel on it typical of Kommanderwagens, so the shovel seat was a great fit. The last pic is an example pic of a Kommanderwagen for those of you who aren't familiar.

Curtis

 

[KOTA]

A WHITE RAT!!!.... NICE!

 

[necessaryevil]

Very cool, all it needs is some Waffen SS lightning bolts!

 

[TheFlyingDingo]

oh my god thats SO COOL

 

[2manybikes]

Shweeet!!Or maybe I should say Wunderbar
I like the peanut turnsignal front fender bomb. I am gonna steal that idea if you don't mind.

 

[TheFlyingDingo]

where could i get tires like that?

 

[karfer67]

very cool and edgy bike using knobies and on this bike it looks very right well done. i asume those are felt tires that come on the vintage iron mx looking bikes. now then i am a bit of a vw nut myself and i asume he built a copy of a type 82. i think the one in the photo is another type that i cant remember the number designation for but basicly the difference was the one in the photo is 4wd. if you look at the hub you can see where the end of the axle snub comes through. only a few were build as the front and rear had spools in the trans and front end and drove horrably and riped themselves apart. would love to see his replica that he built as well. you should be very proud of this bike as i think it is "different"

 

[chainganglowrider]

Thank you for the kind comments.

No they aren't Felt tires, they're 24x3.0 Duro Wildlife Leopard. I used an offset rear sprocket to clear the tires, they were even wider than other 24x3.0 I've used before, with the big nubs sticking out. I just bring these tires in special order when someone needs them, not as common a choice as street tread tires, but for this project they were perfect.

I don't think he was spefic about the type of Kommanderwagen he was building, it was just meant to look like a Kommanderwagen, and it's a hoot to ride in!

Curtis

 

[Firewalker]

very nice ride curtis! I love the army bike that you guys did aswell...very nice! :mrgreen:

I will be calling you guys soon. There are some cool parts that I will be needing

FW

 

[MaXXXwell]

Very nice bike :!: I love the details on it. What bike did the frame come from :?:

 

[nhsilverback]

well done
very nice 8)

 

[buzzy]

well done
very nice 8)

x2

 

[tartosuc]

superbe bike!

 

[chainganglowrider]

The frame is a new 26" cruiser frame, all the parts were new except for the grips, seat, and front signal light.
The grips are actually modified Beetle exhaust tips, I should have taken a close up of those, they turned out nice, the ends are still rolled and you can see a bit of the baffle, so a vw guy/gal would recognize what they came from.

Curtis

 

[user 135]

All white with the gnarly knobbies looks great. Very different without many fancy or exotic parts.

 

[Buck Masterson]

other then the handlebars being flipped upside down, that has got to be one of the coolest bikes I have ever seen! Must be because I'm German, but dispite that. VERY cool! :mrgreen: 2 Thumbs up!

 

[Joshua85]

:shock: that is so awesome, i love the low profile of the bike. I would almost love to see it made into a whizzer, it scream motorcycle

 

[karfer67]

wow never seen those tires before very interesting. and funny i did not even notice the "pea shooter" exhaust grips. yea sorry i am a vw buff at heart got the tattoos to prove it now we need a shot of the bike sitting next to his bug. very very well done bike

 

[chainganglowrider]

Yeah I'd like to get a shot of it with the car, but it's put away for the winter, so hopefully I can get a good shot of the two in the spring.

Curtis

 

[Crewzin_D]

AWESOME! :shock: Just my type of bike!! Great work! By the way: I have birthday at the end of this month, if you are in search of a present (I´m sure you are), i´ll take this one! :mrgreen: