What bike did you work on today?

[mr.cycleplane]

Repack the Morrow and bottom bracket, drum-disassemble/assemble/adjust-messy but needed it-good for another couple years. Bike is 1938 Schwinn BA170 model.

 

[RustyHornet]

I rebuilt what was left of a tank for my wife’s bike. Was looking for one, none popped up… But I stumbled on a marketplace ad for a bike with this tank on it, it didn’t match and the guy had a fabricated tank to put on it. So I inquired. I wanted the challenge to bring it back to life. It was great fun today!

Little bit of finessing to do, but it’s solid again! I did not fix every little rust hole, and I wanted it to look like it was repaired. It’ll hold her glasses and a other things as we go for rides now. Pictures tomorrow of it on the bike. And then to decide how to patina match it and she’s going to make a custom decal for it.

 

[RidinRelics]

Today I made a fender mascot for my 1920’s Ranger Motobike

The front fender had the headlight bracket on the front fender but no headlight. Today I got the idea to try to make a mascot using a 1920’s/“30’s tootsie toy plane I have and attaching to the existing mount



I was going to use piano wire but had none so used very small black zip ties to attach it , maybe a little cheesy but you can’t see and itis very secure. The toy has some value so this doesn’t ruin the toy and when/ if I find the right headlight, I still have mounting bracket intact. The toy also has a spinning prop which will turn when riding! Plus I thought the orange color compliments the brown paint on my Ranger.

 

[JRE]

Finally got the Rack I got From Ian a couple weeks ago put on my 39 Colson Snap tank.

 

[ozzie]

This '40 4 gill frame had a very poor quality repaint when I got it. I contemplated repainting it but have decided to leave it bare metal for the time being and coat it with rpm paste. I have used it on cast iron car parts and it has held up ok.

The frame looks to have been hand stripped in the past so I asked the blaster to strip it with plastic media so as not to leave a rough finish. The fork is not original to this frame and had lots of surface rust which the plastic media barely removed so I spent a couple hours scrubbing it with deoxidine.

This should be a great riding bike and very versatile with a 7 speed Nexus out back and 4" Sturmey Archer front drum hub.

 

[39Rocket]

Dallas bars on my rocket #4
Still. Need two more pair for 2 of my rockets so all 5 have them

 

[Porkchop & Applesauce]

Dallas bars on my rocket #4
Still. Need two more pair for 2 of my rockets so all 5 have them

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I’d say a set of girl ape hangers and a banana seat with a big sissy bar would sweet! Lmao!

 

[Tim the Skid]

After sitting in pieces for 6 months I finally found the time to put this Excesior badged double bar roadster back together today. It felt good to take it out for the first ride since I bought it.

 

[ozzie]

This '40 4 gill frame had a very poor quality repaint when I got it. I contemplated repainting it but have decided to leave it bare metal for the time being and coat it with rpm paste. I have used it on cast iron car parts and it has held up ok.

The frame looks to have been hand stripped in the past so I asked the blaster to strip it with plastic media so as not to leave a rough finish. The fork is not original to this frame and had lots of surface rust which the plastic media barely removed so I spent a couple hours scrubbing it with deoxidine.

This should be a great riding bike and very versatile with a 7 speed Nexus out back and 4" Sturmey Archer front drum hub.

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I coated my ‘40 4 gill frame today with RPM paste. Once the frame cools you can buff the paste to a gunmetal like finish.

Without RPM

With RPM

 

[partsguy]

Not vintage or classic, but this Fuji was found in the GARBAGE….tuned, cleaned up, and put up for sale!