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Dawn the Beachcruiser
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stevekh
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02/08/2016
here's a project i did last year for my mail getter at the office - an old 40's goodyear girl's bike and turned it into a cool little cruiser. she had been "customized" in the 70s sometime, there were some parts i liked and wanted to keep (banana seat, sissy bar, mini apes) but the rest i wanted a even more custom look - this is a pretty photo heavy post found her for 10 bucks at the stray kat 500 in dewey, ok tear down and inventory stripping the frame stripped down, ready to rust 5 minutes after spraying my rust promoter secret concotion rusted, baked on with map gas torch (before clear coat) rust detail custom tiki headbadge i had guy on rat rod bikes forum make for me custom chain ring i designed and waterjet cut some shorty fenders i came across from a kid's stingray bike powdercoated with white wrinkle and satin clear coat on rust - starting re-assembly detail shot of chain ring and patina tore down, powdercoated and designed seat for my buddy that does leather work a few coats of stain sealed and finished custom grips - tooled leather - one says Tiki other say Bar finished and sitting pretty the end! |
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HopeChest
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02/08/2016
That is SO cool. I pray my missus doesn't see this... |
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El Jefe
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02/09/2016
Nice job. I like the seat and the color combo. |
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hiltiki
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02/09/2016
Love it, nice job resurrecting this bike. |
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danlovestikis
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02/10/2016
This is so impressive. You should show a bike company your work. Wendy |
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4WDtiki
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02/11/2016
The rust and leather really go well together! |
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MadDogMike
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02/15/2016
Nice! You got all the connections - water jet, leather tooling, powder coating... SWEEET! |
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stevekh
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02/18/2016
i do have good connections -from doing hotrods and signs so long - waterjet is mine, and i did the grips with supervision, but just didnt feel i was up to snuff on the seat itself |
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tiki mick
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02/23/2016
Love it! |
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