| Author | Message | ||
     Danger_dave |
Since I rode the turbo 8 Ball on friday - I've had the hankering to get a cool cruiser. So I did.  Still got a 21 Speed mountain bike, but for cruising around the estate with the Doogle (he loves to run beside a pushy) ah be stylin' nowz. | ||
| Just_ziptab |
Wow,I had red spokes on my 67 Sportster,40 years ago...  | ||
| Cityxslicker |
there is a 50cc motor dying for a new home somewhere.... | ||
| 86129squids |
Ditch the reflectors, add playing card w/ clothespin... Sweet! I've got an early 80's era Schwinn "Twintour" tandem that I've been thinking about selling... | ||
| Buellifer |
Like the ape hangers. | ||
| Froggy |
I'm having a hard time understanding how the suspension works. | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
Froggy- the suspension works the same way HD execs brains work  Jake | ||
| Kenm123t |
Froggy its a hardtailed Bobber BLACK didnt you get the memo Flat BLACK is the new Chrome. HD engineers still cant chrome tires! | ||
| 86129squids |
"I'm having a hard time understanding how the suspension works." "Froggy- the suspension works the same way HD execs brains work ; "  Unsprung ass. | ||
| 86129squids |
Actually, inadequately sprung asses.  | ||
| Danger_dave |
Mine is well padded - part of the reason for a new pushbike. The last 3 months in Auckland were a farewell lunch and booze-a-thon and the first 6 weeks in Aus we had no cooking stuff so ate a lot of take-aways. I put on 30lbs. Been on the shrink for 3 weeks and dropped 5 already. Bike will help a lot. | ||
| Ferris_von_bueller |
Whats the make of that bike??? | ||
| Bosh |
I like it! LED headlight upgrade? | ||
| Mnrider |
That is just funky cool. Ride on! | ||
| Danger_dave |
It's an Electra 'Straight 8' http://www.electrabike.com/Bikes/cruiser-bikes-ele ctra With aftermarket LED head and tail light upgrade. I was tempted by the Rat Fink, but the 8 is funky cool I thought too. It's also very comfortable and the 3-1/2 inch tires handle great. | ||
| Danger_dave |
Co-pilot scored as well;  Front is almost a phat as the KLR  | ||
| Ltbuell |
..way cool bike...like it all around(flat track bars,large bolonies on the rims,flat black...)..def a +1 on the bike.... | ||
| Ridenusa4l |
froggy- i in reference to the suspension and the brains of HD execs, there is one common triat.....both have neither Jake | ||
| Danger_dave |
So when are you going to stop fiddling with it and take me for a run.  | ||
| Blake |
I want to see the dyne run. | ||
| Blake |
What is the rev limit? | ||
| Crackhead |
 the phat tire bike | ||
| 86129squids |
Just noticed the disc front, kewler! Only prob I can think of now, is it's so cool you're gonna need a good lock, and that F's up the cool if you use a frame mount... Might get an "AAOOGAH" horn, mebbe a cowbell... | ||
| Crackhead |
I believe it is a front drum brake | ||
| 86129squids |
Look closer- it's disc, but has some doodad outboard of the disc, protector maybe? | ||
| Badrap |
Cool bike but ya need a springer front end and a banana seat on it . | ||
| Crackhead |
I think the front hub is Shimano Nexus Roller hub (really sweet drum) and what you see that looks like a disk is the cooler for the hub. I think the rear is the 3 speed internal nexus. | ||
| 86129squids |
Well- I sit corrected! Been a while since I've geeked out on bicycle tech... DD, time to demo a stoppie! | ||
| Danger_dave |
Yeah - Shimano call it a 'Hub Brake'. 3 speed rear hub too. Horn - yes - and I think it needs an old school speedometer, not so sure about the Banana seat, I do ride it a fair distance. It would be hard to stoppie - the frame is designed for wheel rear bias. | ||
| Danger_dave |
Rev limiter? My knees. |
