Louis Mielke
05-06-2015, 06:46 PM
I'm very happy to be able to tell everyone I had an opportunity to buy back the 2014 fundraiser atc70 build. It's finally safe and sound back in my garage and I feel confident posting up that it's now in my possession again.
Truthfully when you build something like this you tell yourself over and over that it's purpose is for it to be someone else's but it's very hard not to become attached to a build like this. For the past month or so I've kept referring to it as the fundraiser bike but I've finally dubbed it the "Piranha 150", well because that's what it is. lol.
When I built this machine I really built it exactly the way I would have wanted it to be if I had kept it. Due to time constraints a few decisions were made to save time but now that I own it again I'll be taking the time to finish a few details the way I wish I could have the first time around.
It has been rumored that this machine may become a fundraiser bike again in the future and to that all I can say is who knows what the future holds but for now I own it and I'm going to be keeping it for a bit.
You can find the original build thread here (http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/162876-2014-Trikefest-ATC70-build)
and the completed build post here (http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/169584-2014-Trikefest-Fundraiser-Piranaha-ATC150-build)
Here's some pics of it now that it's back in my garage. This little bike has seen some miles, eastcoast, to Indiana, to westcoast and back to eastcoast again! I paid a healthy penny for it but I'm glad I can say I couldn't build it again for what I paid. I'm sure anyone who has built something like this can understand when I say the opportunity to buy it back was a once in a lifetime chance and I decided I had to jump on it.
I'll be cruising around on it at Trikefest 2015, hope to see you all there!
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m254/louis_mielke/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1916_zpsw06tlqlz.jpg (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/louis_mielke/media/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1916_zpsw06tlqlz.jpg.html)
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m254/louis_mielke/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1907_zpsn7nswehu.jpg (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/louis_mielke/media/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1907_zpsn7nswehu.jpg.html)
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m254/louis_mielke/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1914_zpst0rq8zrk.jpg (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/louis_mielke/media/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1914_zpst0rq8zrk.jpg.html)
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m254/louis_mielke/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1920_zpsvzhxq4an.jpg (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/louis_mielke/media/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1920_zpsvzhxq4an.jpg.html)
Truthfully when you build something like this you tell yourself over and over that it's purpose is for it to be someone else's but it's very hard not to become attached to a build like this. For the past month or so I've kept referring to it as the fundraiser bike but I've finally dubbed it the "Piranha 150", well because that's what it is. lol.
When I built this machine I really built it exactly the way I would have wanted it to be if I had kept it. Due to time constraints a few decisions were made to save time but now that I own it again I'll be taking the time to finish a few details the way I wish I could have the first time around.
It has been rumored that this machine may become a fundraiser bike again in the future and to that all I can say is who knows what the future holds but for now I own it and I'm going to be keeping it for a bit.
You can find the original build thread here (http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/162876-2014-Trikefest-ATC70-build)
and the completed build post here (http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthread.php/169584-2014-Trikefest-Fundraiser-Piranaha-ATC150-build)
Here's some pics of it now that it's back in my garage. This little bike has seen some miles, eastcoast, to Indiana, to westcoast and back to eastcoast again! I paid a healthy penny for it but I'm glad I can say I couldn't build it again for what I paid. I'm sure anyone who has built something like this can understand when I say the opportunity to buy it back was a once in a lifetime chance and I decided I had to jump on it.
I'll be cruising around on it at Trikefest 2015, hope to see you all there!
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m254/louis_mielke/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1916_zpsw06tlqlz.jpg (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/louis_mielke/media/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1916_zpsw06tlqlz.jpg.html)
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m254/louis_mielke/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1907_zpsn7nswehu.jpg (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/louis_mielke/media/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1907_zpsn7nswehu.jpg.html)
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m254/louis_mielke/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1914_zpst0rq8zrk.jpg (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/louis_mielke/media/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1914_zpst0rq8zrk.jpg.html)
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m254/louis_mielke/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1920_zpsvzhxq4an.jpg (http://s106.photobucket.com/user/louis_mielke/media/projects/raffle%2070/IMG_1920_zpsvzhxq4an.jpg.html)