"The Red Back" - Hybrid Cruiser/Dragster
A little story to this one. My mate Kurt wanted a Beach Cruiser but he didn't want it to look flashy and shiny, he wanted it to look old school and Matte. So I let him try his hand at creating his own cruiser. Unfortunately I did not take pictures along the way as this was frame to finish in 3 days!
Kurt had the idea one day to revive his Road King Beach Cruiser. So he came to me for guidance. He chose the colours, sprayed the bike and assembled it all himself :-) I would say a massive win for his first time.
Steps:
Step 1. The bike had a lot of scratches and pitting in the paint. So Kurt spent around 2 hours paint stripping and sanding the frame smooth.
Step 2. Clean with wax and grease remover and Etch Prime
Step 3. Apply Matte Black base coat to the frame
Step 4. Paint the bike half red and fade it into the black at the back of the bike
Step 5. Apply a bunch of clear coat to help protect the Matte finish from chipping and scratching (which it is well known for)
Step 6. With the frame painted and all of his new parts, Kurt built his Cruiser. Pictures below. He went Fender-less on his bike. I have my moments of doubt because I have never done that before but it seemed to work really well for the style he was going for. There will be some more day time shots to come. These shots were taken outside my house at 10pm at night.
Parts purchased for this job:
19" Ape Hanger Handle Bars
Gold Stem
Sringer front fork
2 x 144 Spoke Chrome rims
26" Cruiser Banana seat
Sissy Bar
Springer Seat Post
Grips
Chain
Bottom End Bracket bearing set
Head Tube bearing set
2 x Oblique Gold Mufflers
Including paint, he got some changed from $600 retail.
Day Time Pic:
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