Mock up on the Salty Brat

Unlike some builders who want you to think that they pull their built bike out of their asses, I want people to see the process that goes into building a bike. So here is the latest on our Salty little Brat....

So Veruca is in mock up right now...this is often my favorite part of a build.  I enjoy bouncing ideas off of the guys at SoHo, we all work together very well.  As the mock up of the Katana swingarm continues we had to do some more cutting on the frame.  The majority of the unneeded tabs have been cut off along with the unneeded original rearset mounts.  The problem is that the rearsets are well, a problem.  We bent out the remaining stubs for the rearset, but needed to figure out rather quickly what the final placement will be.  Croucher has been a big help as always, and we have found a new prospect for SoHo who brings a ton of talent as a machinist for all kinds of little parts we will be making.  The goal is to spend less than $1000 dollars total on this build, so far including the bikes we are in for about $400.  Not bad, but with tires, chain seat, and handlebars yet to be purchased we will be pushing it.