Members bustedlifter Posted January 29, 2008 Members Report Posted January 29, 2008 Hey Busted,They are going for a real "back in the day" cruiser bike here. Carry lots a gas and tear up a lot of pavement between fill ups. The real feature here is the raised rear axle that lowers the bike almost 2 1/2" lower than stock. It makes for a really low center of gravity that makes it feel like you're on rails. Take a look at "Slim"....that's your style tank. You'll note that their chief designer is in love with those big 21" fronts. I've become so accustomed to the look that I think the smaller fronts look strange. That big 21er front tire reminds me of the board track racer look. I like it a lot. Don't get me wrong they do plenty of bikes with a fat 16 up front....(my son's even building one now) but for my money....I'll take that 21 every time. Oh yeah check out those C&C wheels on Slim. With matching rotors even. Thanks for looking at the seat. Here's my son's newest creation...in the works. It will have those 5 gal fat tanks on it. Dave Theobald My bike sits about 4" off the ground ,too! It makes for a good handling ride. I had a 21" on my old bike and it was cool, now I have a 17" mag that came with the $60.00 sport bike front end I run on my rigid. I have radials front and rear and they really improve the handling. And it's always a pleasure to look at your seats, Dave. Quote
Members johnny7 Posted January 29, 2008 Members Report Posted January 29, 2008 Dave, Seat looks great. Like the color and the lacing. Wold hav liked to have seen the sucker punch as the same radiua as the top curve and sallys as the bottom curve. Flawless workmanship. Johnny Quote
David Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Posted January 29, 2008 Dave, Seat looks great. Like the color and the lacing. Wold hav liked to have seen the sucker punch as the same radiua as the top curve and sallys as the bottom curve. Flawless workmanship.Johnny Hey Johnny, They teach you in design school that the lettering that is easiest to read is the stuff than reads normally and the worst is the lettering that is vertical. Anything other that horizontal is not as clear as it could be.....so I guess what I'm saying is; blame my graphics prof at UC. lol.... Thanks for looking at the seat. Quote
Members Spider Posted January 30, 2008 Members Report Posted January 30, 2008 That is a nice looking seat. Totally custom. You have awesome lacing and tooling skills. Way to give us something to work towards Dave. Thanks. Quote From the insane mind of SPIDER... http://spiderflesh.com Myspace: Spiderflesh Facebook: Spiderflesh George
Contributing Member Jordan Posted January 30, 2008 Contributing Member Report Posted January 30, 2008 That is going to be one heck of nice ride when it is done, the proportions are awsome. Looks like it will be a very stable platform for fun. Quote
Members bustedlifter Posted January 30, 2008 Members Report Posted January 30, 2008 (edited) Dave, here's a pic of me and my bike from a couple years ago. It's about the same except for some details and the paint is slightly different. I'll get some current and riding shots one of these days. Edited January 30, 2008 by bustedlifter Quote
David Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Posted January 31, 2008 Dave, here's a pic of me and my bike from a couple years ago. It's about the same except for some details and the paint is slightly different. I'll get some current and riding shots one of these days. Ahhh, big shovels no troubles.....shovelheads rule! Dave Quote
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