WELL FINALLY WE GET TO POST SOME PICTURES OF THIS PROJECT. IT HAS BEEN BUSY HERE THIS SEASON BUILDING AWAY AND I HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF NOT KEEPING UP WITH SHOTS OF MY PROJECTS AS THEY COME TOGETHER. TODAY I TOOK A TRIP TO SEE "ZEKE" TO SEE HOW THE PAINT WAS COMING FOR THE BEAST!
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE THE TIME SPENT SCULPTURING THE BODY OF THIS BIKE HAS BEEN WORTH IT. I DO KNOW THAT POSSIBLY THIS BIKE WILL NOT APPEAL TO ALL BUT IT WILL STAND ON ITS OWN! AS YOU CAN SEE HERE THE REAR FENDER WAS WORTH ALL THE WORK. ZEKE HAS GOT THE THING SMOOTH AS GLASS AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT WITH THE HEAVY BLUE METALLIC PAINT THAT HE IS MIXING UP FOR IT.
IT IS OFTEN THE MANY HOURS THAT ONE PUTS INTO SOMETHING THAT MAKES IT ALL WORTH WHILE IN THE END. I HEARD FROM ONE GUY, WHO WORKS AT A COMPETITIVE SHOP, SAY THAT "STUFF LIKE THAT IS JUST TO MUCH WORK...NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN IT." WELL OBVIOUSLY HE JUST DIDN'T GET IT. TO BE DRIVEN BY THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR IS NOT WHY WE ARE HERE. IF YOU CAN'T STAND BACK IN THE END AND SAY "THAT WAS WORTH IT" THEN YOU HAVE MISSED THE POINT OF A TRULY "CUSTOM BIKE".
THEY CAN STAY WITH THE OTHER SHEEP....WE PREFER TO EXERT THE EFFORT TO BE CREATIVE.
WE ARE GOING TO RUN A SOLID ALUMINIUM REAR WHEEL FOR THE 200 SERIES TIRE ON THE REAR AND THIS IS OUR FRONT WHEEL FOR THE BEAST. INSTEAD OF A LARGE FRONT FENDER WE TOOK A SMALL 21" STANDARD TYPE AND CUSTOMIZED IT AS WELL WITH THE HOLES AND SCULPTURED REAR SECTION.
WE FEEL THAT THIS BIKE WILL BE SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT AND NOT FOR THE MEEK OR MILD. THERE IS NO REAL REASON THAT IT IS TURNING OUT AS IT IS EXCEPT THAT ONCE I STARTED TO WORK ON IT .........IT JUST SORT OF GOT AWAY ON ME....HA HA!!
