New lowrider bike

[Jonny69]

I picked up this little 70's shopper on eBay so I could make a lowrider bike. I picked it because the whitewalls, white fairings and patina come as standard from the factory:

I chopped out the centre section of the frame, lowered it, added about 14" and raked the forkes back and pulled the bars out to the max. I've got a cool little chop to ride to my local calls on now. Check it out, what do you think?

I finished it off at about 11pm last night and rode it about bare metal this morning. Gave it a lick of paint this afternoon in between calls. Only been out a day and someone tried to nick it this morning (rolleyes) in bare metal with rust and bare welds (rolleyes) but chained to a post

 

[Jonny69]

Weeeeeeellllllll, don't tell anyone but the pulsejets are on their way. Two big U-shaped ones either side of the back wheel and a bottle of gas up front. I wanted one with a basket on the front to bung a gallon of petrol in

Paid £30 for the bike. Too much but they get big money on eBay!

 

[Jonny69]

Heheheh, I would too but I didn't have enough steel in the garage

Wait until Mk2 rolls out. I'm going to do a bobber next I reckon

 

[Jonny69]

Yeah, mine is more of a beach cruiser than a lowrider bike. On a comedy undersize budget

 

[Jonny69]

Um, about 50. It's a long ride!!!

 

[Jonny69]

It's not bad actually. It doesn't bend like I was expecting it might and I shamfered the ends of the pipes before I welded them to get a good deep weld.

Think of it this way, it doesn't go very fast and I don't have far to fall when I come off. And I nearly did this morning, the old turning circle isn't very good