July 4, 201115 yr Hey y'all!! I've been a Dukes fan for as long as I can remember,so when the opportunity came last summer to build a General Lee bike I was more than willing.I worked round the clock,stopping only for food and sleep,for 3 weeks until finally my General Lee was complete. I had stripped the bike down to metal,and replaced every single part with a new part. I spent nearly every day of the summer tearing around the country roads of Sligo. Unfortunately just before easter,the General Lee was stolen from outside my school. Two weeks ago, I finally decided to accept that I wouldn't get the General back,so I began to look for a new frame to work on. Last Saturday I struck gold,and picked up a ten year old mountain bike for €20 (I know it seems pretty expensive for a 10 year old bike but it was rust free and ran like a dream). I set to work yesterday stripping it down to the frame,and today set to work stripping the original gold paint off. Tomorrow I'm going on the hunt for primer (its the only thing I haven't got) and will hopefully be painting the primer onto the frame on wednesday. Ill try and post pictures and keep y'all updated as I go along.My goal is to have the bike fully rebuilt by next friday (its a tight schedule i know) and ready to take on holidays with me.
July 4, 201115 yr Aw man, I'm sorry to hear your bike was stolen after all the work you put into it. Hopefully whoever stole it will get what they so richly deserve. Meantime, I'm glad to hear your building a new one. We'd love to see the pics as you progress on it!
July 5, 201115 yr Author Thanks MaryAnne,and Ill set up a photobucket and upload pictures this weekend. Update*********************************************Today I went off to a local upholster, and picked up a meter squared of chestnut colored leather for €3!!It was more than I needed to cover the saddle,but I now plan on using some of it to cover the handle bar grips (its seldom that we have very hot weather and the bike will be stored in a garage,so the handles shouldn't heat up too much!!).Hopefully tomorrow I can find somewhere that sells primer and strong spray on glue.
July 11, 201115 yr Author Sorry I havent been on in a while,but the bikes coming on great. I've got most of the decals painted on,and it should be running by friday.Here's a link to the progress pictures http://s1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/GeneralLeeBike/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ16
July 13, 201115 yr Author Hey y'all.I'm hand stitching a leather saddle together and there are going to be a few wrinkles on the back of the saddle. My dad suggested I get a metal plate and put it over the wrinkles. I thought it was a good idea and then started debating over what to write on it. Finally at about 11 last night it hit me. S this morning I set off to the local jewelry store,and came back with a 1 inch by 3.5 inch piece of gold colored metal with the engraving CNH320 on it. Its basically a mini version of the Georgia licence plate that we see in high octane.I know some of y'all probably think its a stupid idea,but I remember a thread about someone building a General Lee,and somebody said "at the end of the day its your car,so you do as you please with it."
July 20, 201115 yr Sounds like a lot of work! But ya know what, it takes patience and skill to customize something like this. I've no doubt it's going to look great when it's done, and it'll be "01" of a kind!
July 20, 201115 yr I like the idea of the mini license plate! I just looked at your pics and the bike looks to be coming right along. Your parents don't mind the "01" spray paints on the wall?? ROFL
August 23, 201115 yr Author Sorry I'm so slow uploading pictures.Anyway here's the remaining build pictures and a few from various cow paths and trailshttp://s1098.photobucket.com/albums/g368/GeneralLeeBike/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ16No MaryAnne,they don't really care. The garage is practically mine,the only other things in the garage that aren't mine are a couple cases of beer
August 23, 201115 yr Nice work CD. I see you even found a Maudine the mule lookalike on your travels .... the only other things in the garage that aren't mine are a couple cases of beer I'm sure you're probably a good Catholic boy who's pledged not to touch that some of stuff until you're legally allowed at 18 .
August 25, 201115 yr Author I see you even found a Maudine the mule lookalike on your travels . good Catholic boy.Haha I was hoping someone would catch that.Good boy-yescatholic-no
August 26, 201115 yr Nice work! Good craftmanship. I'm sure the bike took a lot of time and patience. Hand-painting the flag and letters especially. Pretty countryside there, too! Looks like you had a good holiday in Hazzard County.
December 30, 201114 yr CDoherty,I saw the photos of your bike General Lee and I liked very of see. Happy New Year 2012!Thank you.
January 6, 201214 yr Author Whilst building my Rosco bike http://www.hazzardnet.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8454 I tinkered with my General a little bit and ordered some of the Rosco decals for the GeneralMy original General Lee that was stolen by a couple of...oh wait this is a family friendly site so I won't say what I was gonna say,I'll leave that up y'alls imagination
January 7, 201214 yr wow that nice looking bike as well.. are you will use ride bike to anywhere for fun? or what? look good and nice job paint.
January 7, 201214 yr Author Its more of a show bike than a daily rider,although if I'm in a hurry to get somewhere I'll take it
January 7, 201214 yr Its more of a show bike than a daily rider,although if I'm in a hurry to get somewhere I'll take it ah I see and oh ok well I just wonder about it, so well.
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