Pee-Wee's Big Adventure Bike

[skillcrane]

Haha. Like they are about to blast off. Pretty cool lights I must admit.

 

[Ruddigger]

Hey Ed, I your build is looking really clean. Top notch work man.

 

[joemaccarthy]

Cool. Thanks for sharing skill crane.

 

[Abelugo]

So how do you end an auction when they use a pic that you took of your item? Looks like someone is selling mattbiker' bike and snuck in a pic of mine.
check out item 321371974220

 

[Ruddigger]

Haha, oh wow. 1 user feedback, absolutely no description, 10,000 bucks, and pictures of 2 different bikes taken from the internet. I'd better buy it now!

 

[Droidboy]

It's a great shot of your bike though Abe

 

[skillcrane]

Yeah that is ultra shady. Abe, not sure if it helps, but I just sent a "Fraudulent Listing" alert to Ebay. Hopefully it will get yanked.

Agree with Gregg, that is a great shot of your bike though.

 

[indianabric]

It's even more ridiculous when you see the obvious differences between the bilkes

 

[Abelugo]

Thanks for reporting it, i reported it twice and asked that guy that used to own the other bike to take a look at the ad. I think those were his personal pictures too.

 

[XTRMN8R17]

Wow, ridiculous! Someone's trying to cash in on someone else's pictures of their bike. I'd report it too but it won't let me on mobile. Hopefully it gets taken down asap.

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[skillcrane]

Thanks for reporting it, i reported it twice and asked that guy that used to own the other bike to take a look at the ad. I think those were his personal pictures too.

Yeah, they were Matt's pics from way back before it was sold. If (theoretically) the guy bought the bike from Matt, he still shouldn't be using his pics to sell it, & he damn well shouldn't be using yours. I'd imagine it should be pulled soon since it's had multiple reports now.

 

[Abelugo]

They removed it. Cool. But if anyone wants to give me 10k id happily take it. Just kidding.

 

[Droidboy]

I finally have a bit of an update on my bike......it's red and white thanks to a trip to the powder coater!!!

 

[skillcrane]

I finally have a bit of an update on my bike......it's red and white thanks to a trip to the powder coater!!!

Hey Gregg, your bike is powder-iffic! Love the smell of powdercoat in the morning.

 

[Ruddigger]

That's a really nice shade of red too. Got to feel good to see it one step closer.

 

[Droidboy]

Thanks guys. I'm really happy with the end result. I spent a lot of time comparing powder coat samples to the real bike before I picked a color.

The color isn't spot on, but it's close as I could get to it. The real color probably had just a touch more orange to it, but in person this is super close. Granted, mine is a whole lot shinier, so it works out fine.

 

[Droidboy]

So I'm still selling my extra chain guard if anyone is interested. The auction ends tomorrow morning...

Pee Wee Herman x 1 Bike Stainless Steel Chain Guard | eBay

Gregg

 

[joemaccarthy]

Aww man that powder coating looks great. I am tempted to take mine all apart and do it to it!

- - - Updated - - -

Can somebody help me with the correct switches for the tank side? Where can you get em. I found some upgrades to the ones used at my hobby shop but decided to keep it more movie accurate.

 

[Droidboy]

Here is the starter switch:

Push Button Starter Switch 6 Volt 12 Volt 24 Volt Universal Car Truck Hot Rod | eBay

and here is the black one...

http://www.frys.com/product/2874604?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG

 

[skillcrane]

Hey Gregg, what color did you decide to go with? Looking at the swatches I saw, Signal Red was the closest my guy had.