"Before and After" pics

[White Gas]

CAT "aka:Grand Champion"
barn fresh

all done

Jeez, what year was that bad boy originally manufactured?

 

[GEFFW]

Here is the before and after picks of one of my Packmules. This is the orange one in the back. It was pretty rough, tires flat and the axles and shafts seized up. Needless to say I've heavily modified it. Can't hardly recognize it as a Packmule anymore. All hand built sheetmetal.

 

[Minimichael]

Here is the before and after picks of one of my Packmules. This is the orange one in the back. It was pretty rough, tires flat and the axles and shafts seized up. Needless to say I've heavily modified it. Can't hardly recognize it as a Packmule anymore. All hand built sheetmetal. View attachment 311790

I love it! Great design and bling, too. How's it handle?

 

[GEFFW]

I love it! Great design and bling, too. How's it handle?

Thanks Minimichael. It was a fun project. It's actually pretty torquey with the little wheels on it and I've improved the suspension greatly with the springer front end I made and the seat springs. I've only had it running around the driveway so far with the weather so crappy but it seems to do pretty good.

 

[Minimichael]

Congrats on your instant collector's item

 

[JimN]

I was fixing to put out a BOLO on your ride.
Looks great.
I think the gas tank, seat cover, and tonneau cover look particularly Trick.

 

[GEFFW]

I was fixing to put out a BOLO on your ride.
Looks great.
I think the gas tank, seat cover, and tonneau cover look particularly Trick.

Thanks JimN! Lol, ya, I had some other things going on and finally got back to it.

 

[Davis]

Great work my friend. Where did you learn metal work?

 

[GEFFW]

Great work my friend. Where did you learn metal work?

Thanks Davis. Well this was one of the first projects like this I've done. Lol, I guess you could say that this is where I learned. Sometimes you just got to dive in with both feet and go for it!

 

[Minimichael]

Well you've given it a boatload more character, and presence. Bravo!

 

[Augiedoggie]

I have no recent mini bike builds, but have several in planning and slow progress stage. I have been restoring some of my old race bikes in recent years. I probably have some before and after pictures around. Picture here is my son's Atlas with some crude modifications and my very limited welding and machining abilities. This was built in late 1970s for my son

 

[Augiedoggie]

that one is before and after pics of one of my old race bikes built for ice racing. Pictures are from late 1980s or early 1990s. XR500 Honda

 

[partyofone]

Before and after ARCO Colt