1883 Terra Ambulator - Page 2

kellymac530 · 12-14-2012, 01:37 PM

Oh yeah, Alaska may be a problem with that. Bummer. Aluminum just does not scream steampunk to me where as copper and brass does. Maybe paint them then. Still a cool project Beez.

Beezer · 12-14-2012, 07:31 PM

it's coming along....

Tail light & license plate holder:

turn signals.... (2 done, have parts for the other 2)

front fender (pretty much done, rear is same(ish)... need to be compounded)

gas tank, ready for clear coat:

front cowl.... needs detailing and then clear..

I hope to be done with the paint this weekend. the next big projects are the side panels and the instrument panel... or mebby the wheels... we'll see what falls in my lap first.

ADVBMR · 12-14-2012, 10:59 PM

wayfingcool, beezer.

Merfman · 12-14-2012, 11:09 PM

Hellya! In. Nice work so far!

kellymac530 · 12-15-2012, 11:44 AM

LOVE that fade detail on the striping where it overlaps. Gives a great depth of detail. VERY nice. I like the tie wire lens attachments as well. cool alternative thinking.

Good stuff.

Keep up the pics.

DRjoe · 12-16-2012, 12:20 AM

very cool

schnutzy · 12-16-2012, 09:07 AM

this is awesome. love the steampunk stuff, so much so that my fiancee and i are having a slight steampunk themed wedding next fall.

Derailleur · 12-17-2012, 01:12 PM

Very nice build, looks like you nailed the steampunk perfectly

sailah · 12-17-2012, 01:32 PM

Thats pretty damn cool

jfslater98 · 12-17-2012, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beezer

Very cool! Is that headlamp really going to run on kerosene?

Beezer · 12-17-2012, 08:06 PM

the headlight was carbide (acetylene)... I didn't get the guts with it no chance of that. it will be electric..... hmmmmmmm arc light?

I keep seeing other stuff it needs... like all the controls should be push/pull rods. brass rods... counter weights... springs....

noooooo, stop me before I mod again.

Ginger Beard · 12-18-2012, 06:01 AM

I LOVE the steam punk genre!! Will be watching this one closely!

By the way, be sure to leave room for a pillion.

Hughlysses · 12-19-2012, 03:18 AM

^ I see your hot steampunk chick, and raise you one:

Back on-topic, I'm looking forward to the next progress installment on this bike.

Pugsley/Hobbfather · 01-05-2013, 09:25 PM

I always thought it would be cool to have a wind-up or handcrank dynamo to get a capacitor charged, or just make juice while spinning to energise the coils ( or starter...). Or an old-style handcrank start like the old cars, rather than a kicker. Hard to do on a CX...being linearly impeded by the front wheel.

McJamie · 01-06-2013, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hughlysses

^ I see your hot steampunk chick, and raise you one:

Back on-topic, I'm looking forward to the next progress installment on this bike.

Aparently everthing she eats goes directly to her chest, and not her waist......................
Not that I'm complaining

12-14-2012, 01:37 PM	#16
kellymac530 motorcycle addict Joined: Feb 2010 Location: so. cal. Oddometer: 926	Oh yeah, Alaska may be a problem with that. Bummer. Aluminum just does not scream steampunk to me where as copper and brass does. Maybe paint them then. Still a cool project Beez. __________________ it is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission

12-14-2012, 10:59 PM	#18
ADVBMR Polygamotorcyclist Joined: May 2007 Location: Anchorage AK Oddometer: 756	wayfingcool, beezer. __________________ IBA #47244 2007 R1200GS; 2006 DL650 V-Strom; 2011 F800R; 2013 CRF250L; 1995 R1100GS (sold); 2006 Ducati Multistrada 620 dark (sold)

12-15-2012, 11:44 AM	#20
kellymac530 motorcycle addict Joined: Feb 2010 Location: so. cal. Oddometer: 926	LOVE that fade detail on the striping where it overlaps. Gives a great depth of detail. VERY nice. I like the tie wire lens attachments as well. cool alternative thinking. Good stuff. Keep up the pics. __________________ it is easier to ask for forgiveness than permission

12-16-2012, 09:07 AM	#22
schnutzy Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2012 Location: NOVA/ Ashburn Oddometer: 256	this is awesome. love the steampunk stuff, so much so that my fiancee and i are having a slight steampunk themed wedding next fall. __________________ "While it may be to early to drink scotch, it is never to early to think about drinking scotch." 2012 Suzuki TU250x

12-17-2012, 01:12 PM	#23
Derailleur Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Oddometer: 20	Very nice build, looks like you nailed the steampunk perfectly __________________ Obligatory Bike list 2008 cbr 125 daily beater, tourer, track bike, 1986 vt 1100sc(paint it & sold), 1982 cb450sc(done & done, love drivers dontcha)

12-14-2012, 07:31 PM	#17
Beezer ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Anchorage, formerly Spenard (hub of the universe) Oddometer: 4,476	it's coming along.... Tail light & license plate holder: turn signals.... (2 done, have parts for the other 2) front fender (pretty much done, rear is same(ish)... need to be compounded) gas tank, ready for clear coat: front cowl.... needs detailing and then clear.. I hope to be done with the paint this weekend. the next big projects are the side panels and the instrument panel... or mebby the wheels... we'll see what falls in my lap first.

12-14-2012, 11:09 PM	#19
Merfman Trustin' my cape... Joined: Sep 2009 Oddometer: 525	Hellya! In. Nice work so far!

12-16-2012, 12:20 AM	#21
DRjoe Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Sunshine coast qld Oddometer: 4,294	very cool

12-17-2012, 01:32 PM	#24
sailah Lampin' it Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Turning expensive metal into scrap Oddometer: 4,230	Thats pretty damn cool __________________ We're not out here to rough it. We're here to smooth it . Things are rough enough in town. Nessmuk

12-17-2012, 08:06 PM	#26
Beezer ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Anchorage, formerly Spenard (hub of the universe) Oddometer: 4,476	the headlight was carbide (acetylene)... I didn't get the guts with it no chance of that. it will be electric..... hmmmmmmm arc light? I keep seeing other stuff it needs... like all the controls should be push/pull rods. brass rods... counter weights... springs.... noooooo, stop me before I mod again.

12-18-2012, 06:01 AM	#27
Ginger Beard I have no soul Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Sunny Northern Cuba (aka: South Florida) Oddometer: 5,598	I LOVE the steam punk genre!! Will be watching this one closely! By the way, be sure to leave room for a pillion. __________________ "I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it." ~Edgar Allen Poe~ My HD Scram-ster build Help Save a Pit-Bull

12-19-2012, 03:18 AM	#28
Hughlysses Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Summerville, SC Oddometer: 2,663	^ I see your hot steampunk chick, and raise you one: Back on-topic, I'm looking forward to the next progress installment on this bike. __________________ 2007 Buell XB12X Ulysses 1983 Honda VT500FT Ascot

01-05-2013, 09:25 PM	#29
Pugsley/Hobbfather Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: Barnard, VT Oddometer: 300	Dynamometer I always thought it would be cool to have a wind-up or handcrank dynamo to get a capacitor charged, or just make juice while spinning to energise the coils ( or starter...). Or an old-style handcrank start like the old cars, rather than a kicker. Hard to do on a CX...being linearly impeded by the front wheel. Pugsley/Hobbfather screwed with this post 01-05-2013 at 09:25 PM Reason: Space b arf lubs...

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