West Seattle Bike Builds #2 & 3: the UW Husky Bike and "Frank"

[adidasguy]

Getting back on track. The painter will pick up parts next week.
Right now gathering up everything. Also going to gather parts for a second bike build. Something to do while he paints to be sure I have all parts for assembly.

Kind of means that while organizing for 2 or 3 bike builds, I have to allocate parts for them, limiting parts availability from me.

Finding I'm short of Euro type-1 clip-on raisers. Might be low on forks but ordering more seals to complete rebuilding sets of forks.

Decided to use the blue parts that were on Trey. Good shape and minimal decals to remove for painting. (only the tank). TCP fairing. Probably a 2001 engine. 2006+ wiring and hand controls. Probably 2004+ carbs, too.

Gathering up all the parts....,.

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[knowles]

I really like the "E" style faring that you have there, i wish the newer "F" style would have went with the twin headlights. No wonder you haven't gotten back to me, you have been a busy boy with a build.

[adidasguy]

I'm building 2 bikes in tandem.

While the Hunky parts are out for painting, I will build a second bike. Think of that as a dry run for the Hunky bike. For every part I put on the 2nd bike, I will put one in the box for the Husky bike.

When the parts come back from the painter, I will have EVERY part in a box ready to assemble. (The reason for a dry run?). Time will be limited to get Husky assembled. With the $3000+ paint job, I don't want to have to take anything apart once it goes together. With everything in a box, it should take at most 4 days to assemble the bike. Less time if people come over to help. (Especially ones that help with the dry-run build.)

[adidasguy]

All frames now have license plates.
Husky will be an older frame and will be painted gold.
Bike #2 will be on a 2006 frame from Maryland. New 2007 tank, probably the 2006 engine (Husky will get the 2001 motor). New tires, black rims, maybe clip-ons or stock bars (I'm really low on Euro-type-1 clips).


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[adidasguy]

Getting things ready. Wes, the painter, will be over tomorrow to pick up parts for Husky. While that gets painted, the 2006 frame with the new 2007 tank will get built.
Probably will build a 3rd bike while we're at it. (I might be short a few parts to do 3 complete bikes).

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[codajastal]

(I might be short a few parts to do 3 complete bikes).

Yeah RIIIIIIGGGGHHHHHTTTTT

[adidasguy]

Here's a photo of one of the bikes Wes did last year.


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[codajastal]

Just made an ugly bike more ugly

[adidasguy]

Ignore the ugly. Look at the skill of the painter.
You can see a lot of what he has done   Facebook.com/wesesdesign

[codajastal]

Ignore the ugly. Look at the skill of the painter.
You can see a lot of what he has done   Facebook.com/wesesdesign

This better

[adidasguy]

He will do a good job. He's got talent. He's got a great reputation. He's LOCAL! (Support local artists!)

Oh, and the final design will be kept secret until completed in about 2 months. Photos of the assembly will be "redacted"
so the final design will be unveiled in a first ride ceremony.

[adidasguy]

Busy day at the Bike Cave today.



All the parts for the Husky bike got picked up by Wes. We saw color samples. Jmill and bluesmudge (UW graduates) were here to approve colors.


Started building the second bike. It doesn't have a name yet. Got swing arm and wheels on. The left fork is bent ever so slightly. We discovered that when the front wheel would not go on. It will get replaced tomorrow. It might be on the road next weekend. 2 weeks at most. It will be sold when finished. jmill has first dibs on this bike.

[adidasguy]

A little progress on bike #2 along with LOTS of sorting of parts to see what I'm needing to buy to assemble 3 or 4 bikes.

A little mock-up of bike #2.


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[Janx101]

thats a NICE seat!!  .. so grey/silver is the palette? .. hrmmm... names names.... Wolfy? .... Foggy? .... Misty? .... Argent? (french for silver).... Haar? (scottish for sea mist) ..... thinking thinking... maybe more later 

[knowles]

A little progress on bike #2 along with LOTS of sorting of parts to see what I'm needing to buy to assemble 3 or 4 bikes.

A little mock-up of bike #2.

You ot a seat artist now?
i'm going to get mine redone also. Who did yours? did they replace foam?

[jacob92icu]

That's just some seat he got for 50 dollars somewhere. He doesn't like it, but we both agreed that it looks pretty cool with the color scheme haha.

[Gorilla]

ahh so thats what the finished product looked like. I wish i had more to help that day. Ill be coming by though whenever to help out more!

[adidasguy]

I will be working evenings this week. Then all day Saturday.
I am confident that this bike will be on the road the 24th. maybe sooner. The more that come over, the faster it will get done.
The cool thing is each person has their own area of expertise. We can divide up the work so one person does electrical while one does brakes while one does the engine.
It would be fantastic if the bike ran this weekend. I KNOW I will have power on it and the wiring harness in. I have sets of 2006+ carbs from running bikes so we should be OK to just do a quick look and clean then pop them on. No rebuilding necessary.

[Gorilla]

okay I can come over basically anytime in the afternoon this week, i know you stated you will be working at night though. also I can probably make time saturday and definitely sunday. Let me know what your thinking. i would love the experience.

[adidasguy]

Usual Sat & Sun: about 10 Sat and 10:30 Sun (after Farmer's Market)
Evenings will  be like 8:30 to midnight.
Friday MIGHT start after work at about 6 or 6:30.

Your forks ok now? I assume the front brake is settling in. Exhaust now sound better?

It is amazing the pile of "B" quality parts accumulating. as we upgrade everyone's bikes, the "B" parts are piling up. and I guess I'm getting really picky about parts for the bike builds. On ebay now buying some 2009 parts because everything for the Husky bike must be absolutely perfect. and un-named bike #2 I'm just gettig picky and take too much pride in the builds to use "B' quality parts. Though they are all usable, not good enough for me.

Must be 3 exhausts or 4. Fork tubes (maybe we can straighten the ones with 1/8" bend), brake calipers and other stuff.