loady gets lazy

Loadedagain · 03-21-2010, 11:26 PM

i do a fair bit of car racing. if you've ever been to the track and had to wander around to get stuff you'll know what a pain in the ass that can be. i've peddled around, i've used golf carts. i've even had scooters before. but for 2010 i wanted something a little different.

so i searched craigslist for a cool bike frame. after a couple days this old cannondale aluminum animal showed up for the reasonable sum of $35. so... $20 later we've got a starting point.

Loadedagain · 03-21-2010, 11:33 PM

first things first. lets get some modificating done and some paint on the old girl!

i'm gonna need some stoppage. a hydraulic disk is in order. so... modified the front fork to hold a juicy 7, then painted the fork.

Loadedagain · 03-21-2010, 11:36 PM

out back i machined a hub to bolt a secondary sprocket to. you pedal types will note it's on the wrong side. panic not friends. there's a pedal sprocket over on the right side for emergency use.

Loadedagain · 03-21-2010, 11:39 PM

as for the frame you could see hints of that snazzy pumpkin colour. before spraying it on i filled all the cable stay holes and smoothed things out a bit. the cranks the bike came with cleaned up nicely so i re-packed the bearings and put them back in with a single speed cog.

Loadedagain · 03-21-2010, 11:45 PM

and a few short hours later the pedal bike scooter-thingamabobwhatsit-bike is bolted together. it rips along at a gps measured 70km/hr, gathers looks of admiration from small boys, looks of disgust from women, and is solidly ignored by men. good times.

Saltydog86 · 03-22-2010, 06:48 AM

thats badass !!!!

Cortez · 03-22-2010, 07:55 AM

That's an amazing bike build!

But I wouldn't touch those tires with a stick.. let alone ride @ 70km/h
on them!

HWSNBN · 03-22-2010, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saltydog86

thats badass !!!!

+1

Flood · 03-22-2010, 09:16 AM

Wow.

AceRph · 03-22-2010, 09:26 AM

Sweet, loaded.

Maybe some ideas here for your next one.

Yours has a much more elegant solution to the left side sprocket attachment. On the Derringer, the sprocket is just bolted up to the spokes w/ the use of a backing plate. I think his rigs are going for $3k+.

pilot · 03-22-2010, 09:27 AM

Yup, I'm impressed.

Lobby · 03-22-2010, 09:32 AM

Sigh. I'd have gotten stuck at the paint stage.

pilot · 03-22-2010, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lobby

Sigh. I'd have gotten stuck at the paint stage.

I almost did repainting the side panel on the Versys. It has a ten foot paint job now.

wanna bECO · 03-22-2010, 10:03 AM

looks like u do quality work.. I wish i could ride her!!!

Loadedagain · 03-22-2010, 07:31 PM

thanks guys... it was a fun little weekend project. now if i could only find a guzzi 1000 in unrestored condition!

03-21-2010, 11:26 PM	#1
Loadedagain ^OP making chips Joined: Jan 2003 Location: West Vancouver, BC Oddometer: 26,648	loady gets lazy i do a fair bit of car racing. if you've ever been to the track and had to wander around to get stuff you'll know what a pain in the ass that can be. i've peddled around, i've used golf carts. i've even had scooters before. but for 2010 i wanted something a little different. so i searched craigslist for a cool bike frame. after a couple days this old cannondale aluminum animal showed up for the reasonable sum of $35. so... $20 later we've got a starting point. __________________ iba - 22936 * Alcan5000 - 2006, 2008, 2012 * Stenhouse Racing - Specializing in KTM Upgrades** custom cnc service available to suit your specific needs.

03-21-2010, 11:33 PM	#2
Loadedagain ^OP making chips Joined: Jan 2003 Location: West Vancouver, BC Oddometer: 26,648	first things first. lets get some modificating done and some paint on the old girl! i'm gonna need some stoppage. a hydraulic disk is in order. so... modified the front fork to hold a juicy 7, then painted the fork. __________________ iba - 22936 * Alcan5000 - 2006, 2008, 2012 * Stenhouse Racing - Specializing in KTM Upgrades** custom cnc service available to suit your specific needs.

03-21-2010, 11:36 PM	#3
Loadedagain ^OP making chips Joined: Jan 2003 Location: West Vancouver, BC Oddometer: 26,648	out back i machined a hub to bolt a secondary sprocket to. you pedal types will note it's on the wrong side. panic not friends. there's a pedal sprocket over on the right side for emergency use. __________________ iba - 22936 * Alcan5000 - 2006, 2008, 2012 * Stenhouse Racing - Specializing in KTM Upgrades** custom cnc service available to suit your specific needs.

03-21-2010, 11:39 PM	#4
Loadedagain ^OP making chips Joined: Jan 2003 Location: West Vancouver, BC Oddometer: 26,648	as for the frame you could see hints of that snazzy pumpkin colour. before spraying it on i filled all the cable stay holes and smoothed things out a bit. the cranks the bike came with cleaned up nicely so i re-packed the bearings and put them back in with a single speed cog. __________________ iba - 22936 * Alcan5000 - 2006, 2008, 2012 * Stenhouse Racing - Specializing in KTM Upgrades** custom cnc service available to suit your specific needs.

03-21-2010, 11:45 PM	#5
Loadedagain ^OP making chips Joined: Jan 2003 Location: West Vancouver, BC Oddometer: 26,648	and a few short hours later the pedal bike scooter-thingamabobwhatsit-bike is bolted together. it rips along at a gps measured 70km/hr, gathers looks of admiration from small boys, looks of disgust from women, and is solidly ignored by men. good times. __________________ iba - 22936 * Alcan5000 - 2006, 2008, 2012 * Stenhouse Racing - Specializing in KTM Upgrades** custom cnc service available to suit your specific needs.

03-22-2010, 06:48 AM	#6
Saltydog86 village idiot Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Hinckley/Wheaton Illinois Oddometer: 831	thats badass !!!!

03-22-2010, 07:55 AM	#7
Cortez BAZINGA! Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Croatia Oddometer: 3,885	That's an amazing bike build! But I wouldn't touch those tires with a stick.. let alone ride @ 70km/h on them! __________________ '12 Kymco Downtown 300i ABS, '08 Yamaha FZ6n S2 ABS SOLD: '03 Peugeot Speedfight2, '07 Kawasaki ER6F ABS, '06 Kymco Agility 125 My Flickr gallery

03-22-2010, 09:16 AM	#9
Flood F5lood. Joined: Oct 2005 Location: Austria Oddometer: 9,342	Wow. __________________ TEAM F5 RallyRAIDio on Twitter RallyRAIDio on Facebook

03-22-2010, 09:26 AM	#10
AceRph Stossel for POTUS Joined: Jan 2003 Location: Where the stupidest people on earth run things Oddometer: 23,762	Sweet, loaded. Maybe some ideas here for your next one. Yours has a much more elegant solution to the left side sprocket attachment. On the Derringer, the sprocket is just bolted up to the spokes w/ the use of a backing plate. I think his rigs are going for $3k+. __________________ Equal to all of you of roads and good luck! - krokodil al-kashi “We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer.” —”Extreme Behavior in Aspen,” February 3, 2003

03-22-2010, 09:27 AM	#11
pilot Slacker Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Kansas City Oddometer: 29,453	Yup, I'm impressed. __________________ The finishers medal is satisfyingly heavy... Neduro on Dakar The other 10% are sociopaths , serial killers and KLR riders. You wont get much sympathy from them. -Furious D

03-22-2010, 09:32 AM	#12
Lobby Viel Spass, Vato! Joined: Nov 2003 Location: San Antonio, Tx Oddometer: 25,809	Sigh. I'd have gotten stuck at the paint stage.

03-22-2010, 10:03 AM	#14
wanna bECO Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Third stone from the sun Oddometer: 720	looks like u do quality work.. I wish i could ride her!!! __________________ Just cuz my bike is shiny, doesn't mean that I'm a hiny current stable '94 Harley .... a blue one '82 Honda passport '87 Honda spacy 250 And an E Bike 85 spacy 250 81 passport (in pieces, many parts for sale) The hit's just keep coming.. bought another 81 passport (11-28-09) http://tiny.cc/ITgetsBETTER

03-22-2010, 07:31 PM	#15
Loadedagain ^OP making chips Joined: Jan 2003 Location: West Vancouver, BC Oddometer: 26,648	thanks guys... it was a fun little weekend project. now if i could only find a guzzi 1000 in unrestored condition! __________________ iba - 22936 * Alcan5000 - 2006, 2008, 2012 * Stenhouse Racing - Specializing in KTM Upgrades** custom cnc service available to suit your specific needs.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: .
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode