2015 Build Off Entry, EZ Rider, Vintage Class

[OND]

I bought this bike in with a buy out that I did, so I don't have much in this bike and I'm glad because it is ruff condition. I was planning on stretching this frame seeing how someone has cut the upper frame rails for some reason, but thats not legal in the rules. :no: I will be using a HS 35 Tec. side popper engine that was on this bike when I got it.

 

[trinik7597]

nice ond :thumbsup:

 

[Jack's]

Another nice build...

 

[manchester1]

How did a Arco make it all the way to KY.:laugh:

 

[chipper]

You got ya a project there , looking forward to it coming together !

 

[OND]

Thanks guys, and Karen I have no Idea....I hope I can bring It back together again.

 

[Not so mini bike]

I thought it was illegal for arco's to pass over the Mississippi.
I love arco's. Can't wait to see this one.

 

[OND]

Thanks Karl ! I hope I can do something with It, after stripping the paint off and a quick run to the local car wash the frame came out pretty clean.

Goooooooooooooooooooooh ! :cursing:

 

[OND]

I new the upper frame rails were cut or welded or both..but what a botched up job ! I think they cut the upper rails and pulled them backwards trying to get more rake in the front.

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[OND]

When I cut the weld knots out of this frame It sprung apart like 3" , One front rail Is higher than the other, seat mount was cut into and now I know why.. so the rear rails could be pulled in closer together. I 've got one big mess !!!

 

[manchester1]

That bike looks like it was "a lot" of colors. :laugh:

 

[OND]

I got a laugh out of that !:laugh: Thanks Karen, and It was alot of colors ..I believe the original color was gold. The frame seems to be pretty solid other than the hack job someone did.

 

[manchester1]

That happened to me when I cut the squeezed frame on my bonanza. Scared the crap out of me when in sprung back.:laugh:

 

[OND]

I wasn't expecting It either ! :laugh: Wasn't funny at that moment tho.

 

[Stangrcr1]

There is that stretch you were lookiing for. Looks like the frame sprung back where it was supposed to be lengthwise.

 

[OND]

Haha Don, not really the stretch I was looking for...but Its legal . :laugh:

Ok so frame rails were straightened and new 7/8 tubing welded in and some what cleaned up with a grinder with a sanding disc. Still a little work left to do, but now atleast I fell a little bit better about this build.

 

[OND]

OH NO !!!!!!!!!! I forgot the glove !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:facepalm: :facepalm: Sorry guys .

 

[Harleys Papa]

OH NO ! I forgot the glove !

:laugh: You aren't the only one :laugh: Looks great :thumbsup:

 

[OND]

As you can see in the pics above that the seat bracket was cut into and In pretty bad condition, instead of patching It up I decided to make a new one. Just so happend that I had a piece of flat bar with the same dimensions. So I measured it out and bent up a new one with the help of my vice.

Measured out the new bolt holes and drilled them out.

 

[OND]

Marked out where the old bracket was mounted to and cut It off.