Low Rider

[chronos275]

My main goal is to build some type of low rider that I like. Could anybody give me some ideas on how to start. I have no welding expeirence. But my 13 year old friend claims to have some. :?:

 

[sensor]

the way we used to do them years ago was pull the spring out of a regular springer,drop it with just the bushing in the shackle and cut the bolt so it doesnt hit you stem,knock the seat pan up from the bottom pan(can only do this with the older schwinn banana seats) get another bolt same size as the one on the springer shackle run that through the bottom of the pan,add some bushings from skateboard trucks,bolt it down and youve got a springer seat....if you want to 'tank it you can do it w/o welding....we used to get some old window screens cut them to fit around the frame to form a tank then bondo over the whole thing and sand it to shape(if your friend can really weld youre better off going the welding route though)...theres a few nice lowriders here just try using the search feature and you should find some of them
good luck
(just be warned they arent comfortable and are a bit squirrley to ride until you get used to them....also forgot to add use apes and rake them really far forward)

 

[Anonymous]

First 'rule'-Bent Springer Fork.

Then hit the LowRider Bike sites for tons of ideas.

 

[chronos275]

Thanks! Does anybody know of any specific low rider websites? That are to fit my budget. Which is pretty cheap.

 

[KOTA]

Thanks! Does anybody know of any specific low rider websites? That are to fit my budget. Which is pretty cheap.

I've used these

http://www.lovelylowrider.com/

http://www.streetlowrider.com/store/

http://www.battleaxecycles.com/

 

[chronos275]

Thanks I will check them out!

 

[stretch]

ive seen a lot of those sites and ive had really good luck with streetlowrider.com. theyve got parts at over half the price of most other sites, and thats even with the shipping! 8)