Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Street Tracker Part 10 - Another Frame and More Tires
Well I ran into some problems. After looking and looking for an 18" rear wheel that actually fit, I went back to Cycle Salvage and looked around. Ended up walking out the door with a 1987 XR600R roller in really good condition for $75. So got it home and chopped up. I ended up buying a 17x5.10 tire for the rear so I could use the stock wheel. I also picked up a 18x4.60 for the front because I was still getting rub even after I shaved the forks.
Also spent several hours today cutting the gas tank apart and making a new bottom and tunnel. It's a ton of work and I'm not great at it. Stitching the sheet metal together with a MIG is another huge challenge. Now I need to make my mounts and seal the tank. It's progress.
Here's a pic of my growing bone yard. Maybe I should sell some of the parts?
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Liked the first wheel/tire combo a lot better.
ReplyDeleteWhat's up with Devotion Tattoo? His work is not-so-awesome and this one looks like a poorly executed ripoff of Russ Abbott's work:
http://devotion-tattoo.com/artwork/1358608_slick_sleeve.html
http://www.inkanddaggertattoo.com/artists/v/Russ+Abbott/train_cowboys_1.jpg.html
How the first wheel/tire combo looked is irrelevant since neither the front or the back fit. The second combo is practically the same. I think once the motor is put in, it will look a lot more like the first picture.
ReplyDeleteDevotion tattoo is a local shop where I got my work done. Jon does great work and is also in to bikes. Nice shop, nice guy. I could always find some word class tattoo link to put on my blog, but what would be the point of that?
Ah, you're right. That was awfully rude of me and I'm sorry.
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