Comments on: Frank GRC daily

By: norm younger

norm younger — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:09:01 +0000

Best looking RatRod on this site!

By: sean from boston

sean from boston — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:55:59 +0000

real bad ass looking daily

By: Trever

Trever — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:24:57 +0000

Thanks for the warning teebs lol. I’m gonna go sportster front end anyways….i was just wondering what kind of ride does that produce? did you put in different spring rates so it wont bottom out….

By: BIGSCARY

BIGSCARY — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:03:38 +0000

Dude I love all your bikes you build, can’t wait til we can get started on my dirty rider and stretch it out to hell and back lol you know us 6’6″ 300 pound plus guys need our leg room. Love how you always find a way to put antiques on your bike and make them not only look cool but function as well.

By: Teebs

Teebs — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:45:34 +0000

lol TREVER…. DON’T – DO – IT!

By: frank GRC

frank GRC — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:25:17 +0000

to trever, yeah thats what i did but alot of people will tell you not to,i have been riding it this way for almost seven years never had a problem.

By: Trever

Trever — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:21:15 +0000

For the forks did you just slide the tubes up through the trees?

By: frank GRC

frank GRC — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:21:07 +0000

yeah i deff would use ballpeen, at first i put it on the bench but quickly relized if i bolted it on the frame, it made it a whole lot easier

By: tadd442

tadd442 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:58:57 +0000

Thanks Frank! I assume you used a ball-peen hammer? Did you just lay it on a table and start whacking, or did you use some sort of support?

By: frank GRC

frank GRC — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:29:00 +0000

tadd442 i tried it on a tank i knew i wasnt going to use first, i am not a metal working kinda guy, so for me to say that this is not a hard thing to do means it really isnt. i was kinda careful around the edges but for the most part the hammer did all the work, i say give it a shot and good luck bro!!!!!!!!

By: weed

weed — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:43:01 +0000

Nice bike i love it , rust dirty and no paint hell yeah 🙂

By: Teebs

Teebs — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:15:34 +0000

So Frank, another bike I like. Imagine that.

Actually, I just finished looking at the 78 hardtail and the murdered stretch and I like both of those too. Except the apes… Just not my deal. But the ’78 is all polish and pretty. Very Nice.

And the murdered bike… Damn. If I was in the market for a prebuilt bike, I’d drop 2700 on it and feel like I stole it. The chrome headlight and rear fender are perfectly balanced. And I love the seat. Badass

As for the bike above. While I like shiny paint and sparkly stuff, the use of whatever is handy overrides all of that. The connecting rod is great. And that’s the center emblem from a Pontiac hubcap isn’t it? And of course the hammer work is awesome.

I love that you aren’t afraid to stretch em out. I like the looks of that amount of stretch. I’ve heard people say that it looks unbalanced without any front stretch. I disagree, it makes it look more aggressive, like it’s pushing forward, which I like.

By: tadd442

tadd442 — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:18:12 +0000

Was there any particular method to applying the love from said hammer? It is something I have considered doing but don’t want to sacrifice a tank….

By: frank GRC

frank GRC — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:33:33 +0000

a sporster, and some love from a hammer

By: Dane

Dane — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:39:43 +0000

Frank, what did that tank come off of?

By: mike

mike — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:01:35 +0000

love the rod chain guard roller thing!

By: frank GRC

frank GRC — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:31:32 +0000

havent bottomed out yet bro

By: Rusty Nutz

Rusty Nutz — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:27:03 +0000

Lovely patina. lol

hey how do you like the fork setup? Do you bottom out a lot?