New lowrider bike

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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 in bare metal with rust and bare welds chained to a post

[Lewis]

That NEEDS to be satin black!

Otherwise, your construction impresses me! Ditch the chain guard though and the spring seat, can't be having creature comforts!

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I just paid 7.50 for that tin of baby blue. It's baby blue. Can you tell it was grief painting it?!!! I'm going to let that stuff cure off, rub it down and spray it properly later in the week. Crappy Dulux gloss is like sludge and needs thinners

[Seth]

Jon,

Superb! And only a little bit camp!

I still don't see how you're gonna get my engine crane back up here. Panniers maybe? ;D

[Blown_Imp]

Thats awsome, got any piccies of you on it?

ive been planning to make one for the shows this summer, gotta have some cool transport to and from the beer tent
I think I'm going to go for a big rear wheel, and then the smallest front wheel i can find. I would really like a laid back riding position too, have to wait and see!

J

[samyboy]

seat needs to be lower and pedals further forwards


superb nice work ;D

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My knees are at 90 degrees when I sit on it, feet on the floor

[dub]

that is brilliant, i'll have to mod one of my bikes now, lov eit

[rmad]

Wagoneer and I have been collecting bits for our lowrider/chopper bikes - work should be starting soon.

There's quite a lot of stuff out there, but this is the one that I can't stop looking at:

Expect mine to look absolutely nothing like that!

[Speedman]

blownimp said:

gotta have some cool transport to and from the beer tent
I think I'm going to go for a big rear wheel, and then the smallest front wheel i can find.

J

my beer tent transport

[richardjn]

thats brilliant!!

[racer86]

Awsome, i love lowrider/chopper push bikes (as i cant have a real bike : i made this out of a stock Schwinn Stingray to cruise the Swansea coast







a company called Pasific Coast Choppers do a lot of really cool stuff and trade on the bay, its cheap too

[Deleted]

I need to get me a tube bender next. Maybe I'll make one with the trolley jack and some home-made mandrels.

[bodieanddoyle]

I like your style jonny69
this is my version of lunacy on 2 wheels

my old man took the pic. it now has a more refined "seat" (piece of washing machine)

[thevert]

Heres my much loved bmx, which stands me at 1600 quid ;D i love to ride




Anyone else BMX on this forum??

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I used to! But I got a racing bike with drop bars when I was 14 so I sacked off the BMX.

Quality pic! I can watch BMXing on the satellite telly for hours on end, I freakin love it.

[slater]

Right i need a bike!

[goldenwonder]

I hate you for showing me stuff like that!! I run a bike shop FWIW & now i've GOT to go & find some scrap bikes & start building something uberkool.
Damn this place!!!

[bodydrop]

Yo yo whats in the hood ;D
A couple of pics of my lolo and a couple of my chopper mocked up before paint.

Worlds largest photo, i'm the drunk golf hat wearing curse word sod in the middle looking shady with my nephew and niece



My lolo before i stripped it and welded skirts on

My homemade chopper frame

[rmad]

thevert said:

Anyone else BMX on this forum??

Yep.