Then the Chopperdome, Amsterdam offered the ChoppersUS Parts, so I ordered the chopper tank, 'cause I thought it could fit the diamond frame of the Jakz. And it fits perfectly. Also the airbrusher could do his job in a bigger way.
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For the tank I wanted a mask, cause on the Electra seat is also one, and some Hawaiian-related elements. So the tank gets an angry mask in front (the god of empty streets) and a wood design. Also a wave breaking on a reef and some flowers. If you see it you think it´s wood. Thanks to Piwo from Custom-Airbrush

Sven Hohner : Tiki Tiki
It all began at my powder coater's facility. I said we need an awesome colour for the Jakz Scythe frame. His answer: brown!! He said, "I coated some Downhill Bikes and they sold good."
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No sooner said than done. Every guy in the shop who saw the brown frame, commented like "Oh it looks like pooh", or, "Are you crazy?". Then I saw the Electra Tiki seat and grips and at this point I knew what to do. A Tiki-Theme bike.
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At this time I spoke with an airbrush artist about some projects and I asked him about some Tiki Style on the frame. He wanted to show his skills.
Then the Chopperdome, Amsterdam offered the ChoppersUS Parts, so I ordered the chopper tank, 'cause I thought it could fit the diamond frame of the Jakz. And it fits perfectly. Also the airbrusher could do his job in a bigger way.
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For the tank I wanted a mask, cause on the Electra seat is also one, and some Hawaiian-related elements. So the tank gets an angry mask in front (the god of empty streets) and a wood design. Also a wave breaking on a reef and some flowers. If you see it you think it´s wood. Thanks to Piwo from Custom-Airbrush

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But I wanted more natural parts and colours. So I painted the rims in a coffee colour and we used Cocoa rope on the handle bar, the hubs, the fork, the Centrix shifter to hide the chrome and on the frame. The rope corresponds to the rim colour.
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AllRidestyle mechanic Beastie Basti twisted the spokes and made the wheels look custom. He did a lot of great things for allRidestyle and I´m proud that he joined the team.
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But the best came at last. Basti from Locster gave me a tip for handmade real wood Tiki accessories. Krazy-Tiki-Art.de in Germany. I called him and got a Tiki Mask shifter for the 3-spd Centrix Shifter which was original '70s stock. It looks awesome and fits perfectly.
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After a few days Krazy Tiki called me again he found some wooden Valve Caps also. What a Bomb! That completed the bike in the best way.
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The bike rides great, no leg problems with the tank and the Shifter box index works on a 3-spd. Nexus.

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