Sam, of Firebikes, has developed this frame design, he calls Retro. He built a couple of them with Chinese bike engines he bought on eBay. The Retros will be added to the Firebikes lineup this spring without engines, but engine mounts will be avalible upon request. Avaible: frame, fork, tank kits, or complete racers.
Left and Below: Keith Kraten
Here are some shots of Keith's Kustom Retro Roadster. It's a GT Kustom Kruiser Roadster with a
Spit Fire engine kit. Lighting front and rear, Electra saddle, Norton motorcycle mirror, and a West Coast Mopeds sticker on the clutch cover for that added bit of humor. This is what happens when you watch too much Discovery Channel! The exhaust should be finished with plating shortly and sports a fishtail. I am also building a new front wheel with a Sturmey Archer retro style drum front brake
since it goes 30 MPH. As you can see, drive chain alteration was required on both sides using Rans sealed bearing Idler wheels from a tandem. Thanks for a great website.

Best Regards, Keith Kraten

Paint on faux tank, CAL 20 license plate, front "PATROL" plate and chainguard were painted with custom cut adhesive stencils and masking. A newer process I saw on TV (American Chopper, Great Biker Build Off, Overhaulin'...), and
decided to try. For people who can't freehand paint lettering or pinstriping, this allows you to reproduce some complicated artwork.

The bike is a blast to ride, and gets a LOT of attention. A good portion who  see it assume that it is an antique and ask what year it is... I am always happy to tell them 2004 with a little smirk on the inside.

Gary Newcomb owns MotoMonster Customs and does most of the bike building. The H-D Police bike is an example of the Classic/Theme side of their projects, but they also turn out full custom choppers and customer special orders. Anyone
interested in purchasing a one of a kind top of the line MotoBike can check out his website at CustomMotoBikes.com.
The engine was purchased from
KingsMotorbikes.com. The 80CC Square Head engine looked and ran great out of the box, but was still cleaned up to be running at top capacity. I opened up the exhaust pipe a little, and tuned the clutch, and it ran great. King's reports these engines turning out 3.5HP at more than 40mph!

I replaced the stock teardrop gas tank, with a smaller rectangle tank that rides on the rack behind the seat. This is the location of the oil tank on some of the old Harleys, so it really lends itself to the style of the bike.

I fabricated the faux coffin gas tank and bracket out of 26 gauge sheet
metal. The "tank's" sides were bondo'ed, painted white, masked with adhesive stencils, sprayed black, and then remasked for the red paint on the interior of the text logos and then clear
Quick Stats:
Replica 1910-1920 Harley-Davidson Police Motorbike
Builder: Gary Newcomb
Frame: CruiserTown.com
Engine: KingsMotorbikes.com

This project was made as a loosely based replica of the early Harley Davidson Police motorbike, probably around a 1910. To make up for items not in use yet (lights, police paint scheme, etc....) I dated the rear plate for 1920.

The project's 2004 donor bike (and most of the new bike parts) came from CruiserTown.com. Because of the frames 1 1/8 diameter tubing, it was a great  candidate for being motorized. The engine mounts fit almost perfectly with a little innertube rubber wrap to protect the frame, and cut down on vibration. The exhaust easily clears the frame, and is almost centered under the frame.

Left and below: Kevin Waddle:
My bike is a standard 26" cruiser frame with 24" rims, a set of downhill mountain bike forks, and a cut down bannana seat. The rear fender is half of a classic Schwinn front fender and the tank is off a new Whizzer. The motor is a polished Pico Wing-Ding 48cc that has been ported and polished, with a high compression head. It does 30mph with no problems and sounds like a chainsaw on steroids.
Thanks Kevin Waddle Ontario, CA

The influx of relatively inexpensive bicycle engines from China has resulted in...
A New Generation Of Moto Kustoms
Left and below: Kevin Waddle:
My bike is a standard 26" cruiser frame with 24" rims, a set of downhill mountain bike forks, and a cut down bannana seat. The rear fender is half of a classic Schwinn front fender and the tank is off a new Whizzer. The motor is a polished Pico Wing-Ding 48cc that has been ported and polished, with a high compression head. It does 30mph with no problems and sounds like a chainsaw on steroids.
Thanks Kevin Waddle Ontario, CA

Quick Stats:
Replica 1910-1920 Harley-Davidson Police Motorbike
Builder: Gary Newcomb
Frame: CruiserTown.com
Engine: KingsMotorbikes.com

This project was made as a loosely based replica of the early Harley Davidson Police motorbike, probably around a 1910. To make up for items not in use yet (lights, police paint scheme, etc....) I dated the rear plate for 1920.

The project's 2004 donor bike (and most of the new bike parts) came from CruiserTown.com. Because of the frames 1 1/8 diameter tubing, it was a great  candidate for being motorized. The engine mounts fit almost perfectly with a little innertube rubber wrap to protect the frame, and cut down on vibration. The exhaust easily clears the frame, and is almost centered under the frame.

The engine was purchased from
KingsMotorbikes.com. The 80CC Square Head engine looked and ran great out of the box, but was still cleaned up to be running at top capacity. I opened up the exhaust pipe a little, and tuned the clutch, and it ran great. King's reports these engines turning out 3.5HP at more than 40mph!

I replaced the stock teardrop gas tank, with a smaller rectangle tank that rides on the rack behind the seat. This is the location of the oil tank on some of the old Harleys, so it really lends itself to the style of the bike.

I fabricated the faux coffin gas tank and bracket out of 26 gauge sheet
metal. The "tank's" sides were bondo'ed, painted white, masked with adhesive stencils, sprayed black, and then remasked for the red paint on the interior of the text logos and then clear
coated (all with lots of sanding in between). From
the same material, I also made brackets for clutch/throttle cables (No Zip-Ties
in 1920!).

To date it in the early 1900s, I didn't want a lot of chrome. I also decided to go for the "Black and White" paint scheme in semi-gloss paints.
I painted almost everything except the frame, including; fork/ornament, fenders, gas tank, faux tank, chainguard, rear lock box, chain tensioner, lights/generator/ mounts and mirrors. I think that's everything... As a late addition, I am also working on a set of heavy duty wheels (white hoops and nipples, and black spokes).


Paint on faux tank, CAL 20 license plate, front "PATROL" plate and chainguard were painted with custom cut adhesive stencils and masking. A newer process I saw on TV (American Chopper, Great Biker Build Off, Overhaulin'...), and
decided to try. For people who can't freehand paint lettering or pinstriping, this allows you to reproduce some complicated artwork.

The bike is a blast to ride, and gets a LOT of attention. A good portion who  see it assume that it is an antique and ask what year it is... I am always happy to tell them 2004 with a little smirk on the inside.

Gary Newcomb owns MotoMonster Customs and does most of the bike building. The H-D Police bike is an example of the Classic/Theme side of their projects, but they also turn out full custom choppers and customer special orders. Anyone
interested in purchasing a one of a kind top of the line MotoBike can check out his website at CustomMotoBikes.com.
Left and Below: Keith Kraten
Here are some shots of Keith's Kustom Retro Roadster. It's a GT Kustom Kruiser Roadster with a
Spit Fire engine kit. Lighting front and rear, Electra saddle, Norton motorcycle mirror, and a West Coast Mopeds sticker on the clutch cover for that added bit of humor. This is what happens when you watch too much Discovery Channel! The exhaust should be finished with plating shortly and sports a fishtail. I am also building a new front wheel with a Sturmey Archer retro style drum front brake
since it goes 30 MPH. As you can see, drive chain alteration was required on both sides using Rans sealed bearing Idler wheels from a tandem. Thanks for a great website.

Best Regards, Keith Kraten

Sam McKay's Retro Board-Track Racers.
Sam, of Firebikes, has developed this frame design, he calls Retro. He built a couple of them with Chinese bike engines he bought on eBay. The Retros will be added to the Firebikes lineup this spring without engines, but engine mounts will be avalible upon request. Avaible: frame, fork, tank kits, or complete racers.