indiana dave
Finally riding a big boys bike
Found this at an antique shop in town, and they had it outside as yard art.
I said "That's way too cool for yard art" and offered her some cash, and an old womens bike I had in trade.
Obviously missing some parts, but I have a chain guard and a rear rack, and I'm not too worried about fenders.
The guard was spray painted blue, and the rack has been sandblasted. Will have to figure out how to paint them, and do a faux patina to match the bike...
May search down a tank eventually.
I plan on doing a mild custom.
Redwall tires, red and black seat, and red torpedo style grips
As found, it had Stingray bars on it... Bonus...
I did notice it has a badly re-welded frame under the seatpost.... Bummer. May reweld, and touch up that area.
I used WD-40 and a mild scrubbing pad to clean and de-rust the painted frame and parts.
Swapped some more correct bars onto it.
I've taken the wheels apart, and will clean, polish and regrease them, and replace a few broken spokes.
Will also clean and repack all of the other bearings.
I think it's going to look pretty cool.
I said "That's way too cool for yard art" and offered her some cash, and an old womens bike I had in trade.
Obviously missing some parts, but I have a chain guard and a rear rack, and I'm not too worried about fenders.
The guard was spray painted blue, and the rack has been sandblasted. Will have to figure out how to paint them, and do a faux patina to match the bike...
May search down a tank eventually.
I plan on doing a mild custom.
Redwall tires, red and black seat, and red torpedo style grips
As found, it had Stingray bars on it... Bonus...
I did notice it has a badly re-welded frame under the seatpost.... Bummer. May reweld, and touch up that area.
I used WD-40 and a mild scrubbing pad to clean and de-rust the painted frame and parts.
Swapped some more correct bars onto it.
I've taken the wheels apart, and will clean, polish and regrease them, and replace a few broken spokes.
Will also clean and repack all of the other bearings.
I think it's going to look pretty cool.