Manky Monkey Motors

up the barn today working on the Pop when I decided to have a brew, sitting looking at all the piles of crap spares I have accumulated over the years and with the thoughts of a Reliant engined Bobbery thingy swirling through my mind I took the old Ural frame I have sitting there and introduced it to Mr Angry the grinder, take a pair of 30's girder forks, Francis Barnet tank and an old RD 250 front wheel and we have the start of something  ;D ;D ;D ;D this will sit and wait for the Pop to be finished but I will gather parts for it as and when they turn up.
I hope to have a low, stumpy rigid bike with a classic look when its finished.

I actually like that! Front end looks great.

Yep totally mad but I like it....think I may have to track down an old Brit to cut up soon lol....Voodoo....

Anyone we know?  :o

yup the Enfield girder is great  ;D ;D ;D and I think the RD front wheel and fattish tyre looks good as well.

Only did the mock up really as the visibility got too bad to see what I was up to in the barn, I musn't move forward with this until the Pop and Panther trike are done  ;D ;D

Yeah, like the forks... and the concept 8) Is the wheel board part of the plan?! ::) ;D

Sheesh cant you lot see...its a winter bike,that not a board its a ski.....Voodoo....

Very nice that.... Might need to move the  gear selector though?    ;D

is that engine and box out of a reliant ,,ant,,  ???     looks like it by the gear lever  ???

weld those down tubes directly to the engine mount plates  ;)

Not my Ural frame, nnnnoooooooooooo!

fraid so Doug  :-[ :-[ do you still want the 16 inch wheel?? If I can find another skinny Ural wheel the 16 inchers yours

Yes I would use it on the front of my heap. If you can't find a wheel down your end, try Nidgey Batfink.
He is up in the wilds of Yorkshire though.

 nidgeybatfink@hotmail.com

Yep engine is Reliant but I'm mating a Ural gearbox to it so the gear change won't be an issue  ;) ;) can't make up my mid if I want to go rigid as first planned or use the Urals rear frame section, modified of course and have a swing arm  ??? ???
When its built I plan to use it as a hack so maybe rigid isn't such a good idea  ??? ??? but then again Bobcat is bloody comfortable and she is rigid  ::) ::) ::) :-\ :-\ :-\

I'd go for a rigid. Would be easier to build, and look the the part as well.

If only your wallet was a big as your imagination Shaun ::)you could give up work and spend your days playing :D :D :D

yeah I wish  :'( :'( :'( work is really starting to p me off big time, wish I could just bugger off into the shed and shut the door on the world  >:( >:( >:( ::)

dow we all mate  >:( >:( >:(

Wish i had a wallet >:( >:(

?????  whats a ,,,wallet,,,,?????? ??? ??? ::) ::) :-\

It's what my fiancee keeps my money in! :D

Clive

Isn't it, a small wall or something.

Belive me it wouldn't help - I got a purse but it's empty!