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kenny p

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Here is a few quick build pics of my Super Tanker Rat.

The Donor
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Stripped
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Steering tube cut in half, sorry Jesse! lol
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Frontend slammed and the frame "a little" cut up.
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Looking for the right length, looong and looooow.
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Top tube measurement (no rocket science going on here.)
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Blending the old top tube with the new
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Seat placement
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Old top tube/down tube gusset, using it now as a..............
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Bottom Bracket gusset.
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Lotsa extra metal, that has to go!
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That's better
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Finished frame and extra parts
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The finished product.
I liked the raw metal look of it, so I decided to leave it.
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Hey Hooch, it aint the most comfy cruiser in the world, but I can ride 4-5 miles no problem.
I had the clips on above the fork brace before and it was a little more comfortable, but it did'nt look as cool.

****It's not that the bike is to long, it's that my arms are to short! :lol:
 
Once again I am very Impressed..

You have True Vision!
To see all that Geometry before you start is a Form of Art.

I am very interested in The Bars/Forks.

I was looking close for 5 minutes when The First Progress pic's
where posted..
Then near the end..I was lost!!

Take into account I have NEVER done any Bar Configuration like this,
but it looks to me like the Bars and their Clamps are CLAMPED directly
to The Stear Tube, and The Triple Tree top plate is added ontop of that
after, then caped of at the top of the stear tube..

Yes..No.. ????

very nice Kenny,
I love it...
 
kenny p said:
Hey Hooch, it aint the most comfy cruiser in the world, but I can ride 4-5 miles no problem.
I had the clips on above the fork brace before and it was a little more comfortable, but it did'nt look as cool.

****It's not that the bike is to long, it's that my arms are to short! :lol:
Click to expand...
I got the long arms but I got a fat belly in the way hehe
 
Very impressive to say the least. You sir, have improved that bike beyond words. What more can I say?

-Mp
 
Thanks Guys!!

Skywalker...I am not so good at finishing type welds (I'm great with a grinder though, lol) so it just looks cleaner bolted on.
And if I ever want to paint it or swap it out, it unbolts real easy.

Kev, Those Bars are neat little clamps that work on a hospital bed. They clamp traction units to them.
I had to grind out a lot of excess to make them work.
I just shortened the forks as low as possible and then clamped those on directly around the fork tubes. That make sense? I have a pic of the clamp that I'll post tonite when I get home to help give you the picture. :D

Bike Limbo....You Go Loco!!!!!!!
 
Very Nice...

Really cool...very unique.

Seen alot of very cool projects using the Jesse James Wally-World specials as starting points.

Still...would like to see video of that bad boy being ridden :wink:
 

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