Pee-Wee's Big Adventure Bike

[RBJ]

Looks like You gotta Good start , but that's just the tip of the ice berg, Good Luck with your build , it's fun , challenging and daunting at times, but well worth the headache if you can get 'er Done.

I've been talking about doing one for 10+ years..I can work on getting one done for at least 1/2 that

 

[Moviemaniac87]

Can anyone point me in the direction where I can find the 2 handle bar mirrors just starting my bike build and am having a hard time tracking them down

 

[PeeWeeFan]

Can anyone point me in the direction where I can find the 2 handle bar mirrors just starting my bike build and am having a hard time tracking them down

The smaller mirror is pretty common. A lot of newer ones are still made the same way. The other mirror is 4" in diameter and is Schwinn-made. It has the clear reflector. It is somewhat uncommon. They come up on online auction sites every now and then. The 4" with the yellow reflector is somewhat easier to find.

 

[Moviemaniac87]

The smaller mirror is pretty common. A lot of newer ones are still made the same way. The other mirror is 4" in diameter and is Schwinn-made. It has the clear reflector. It is somewhat uncommon. They come up on online auction sites every now and then. The 4" with the yellow reflector is somewhat easier to find.

Thank you so much for your help

 

[Moviemaniac87]

What type of handle bars have people used just want to make sure I get the right one

 

[PeeWeeFan]

7/8" Wald 898

 

[EdwinF]

Perhaps, very likely: The Dottie. Missing the basket. Came from a movie studio warehouse in LA.

 

[Moviemaniac87]

What have people done for the metal collar on the handle bars

 

[Moviemaniac87]

Also this part on my bike is red is there a way I can replace this with a new chrome one and also the one on top sorry I don’t know the exact name.

 

[belloq]

Also this part on my bike is red is there a way I can replace this with a new chrome one and also the one on top sorry I don’t know the exact name.

That is a headset. If it is a standard size, you should be able to find a generic replacement in chrome on ebay or from a bike parts seller.

 

[Moviemaniac87]

Need some help, how have people been attaching the red fins to the delta ray?

 

[billy baloney]

Need some help, how have people been attaching the red fins to the delta ray?

just like Pee-wee did, drilled and screwed

 

[Moviemaniac87]

just like Pee-wee did, drilled and screwed

Thank you for the info, where did you find them

 

[billy baloney]

Thank you for the info, where did you find them

I cut the fins out of 1/4" transparent Red Plexiglass and bought the tiny screws at Ace Hardware.

 

[Moviemaniac87]

Thank you any easy tips on how to get the yellow propeller to spin been trying to figure it out for an hour. Sorry don’t mean to keep asking questions just want to do it right thank you

 

[Moviemaniac87]

anyone knows where I can find a set of mudflaps, thought I saw someone making replicas before. it's the last piece of my bike I can't find.

 

[codyhillyer]

anyone knows where I can find a set of mudflaps, thought I saw someone making replicas before. it's the last piece of my bike I can't find.

Big Adventure Bikes on Etsy

 

[Moviemaniac87]

Big Adventure Bikes on Etsy

They don’t sell them anymore unfortunately

 

[RBJ]

Slow progress is still progress! Still need to make a bunch of parts and find the correct mudflaps but at least it’s looking like something now

 

[RBJ]

This sold today for $140k. Replica with not one correct part. It doesn’t even match the auction description. No proof of any of the auctions claims..crazy