Hi all! This is my first post here, though I have been lurking for awhile. Seems like a pretty friendly place, too!

Here are a few pics of my bike, "The Chocolate Streak". The nickname is a long story, but hey, it's a great bike!





Most of the mods are pretty self evident, the latest being the copper plating I've been doing in my shop. Here are some pics of that:







And one from the last real ride of the year:



Plans for the winter include building a full copper replica of the Samson's, but extending them, Cholo style. Also radial spoke wheels, and perhaps a 97" BB and cams! Still plenty of snowy months left...

Anyway, thanks for checking it out!

 

Damn nice lookin bike! I love the copper on it too. In my opinion, brown is WAY too underrated.

I like the idea of the spokes, maybe with some copper nipples (I think that's what they are called)? Good luck with the pipes, that might be a tough one to do, hopefully that much copper won't overpower everything else, and hopefully it won't oxidize and/or change colors because of the exhaust heat; either way, I think it'll look great.

 

I like it looks cool, a quick glance it looks like a RK

 

Nice bit of bronzing,I'd be carefully of that bridge in the first pic looks like the kind a troll may hide under.

 

Nice looking ride.I like the color.Do you know what handlebars are on it?

 

Nice - the copper adds a nice touch

 

very nice! At first I thought that brake lever was wood!