We all like metal and whisky. Livin hard and chasin down hell.

I know handle bars are pretty cheep , that's I why it's never been a big deal buying them. 

But unless you get to hold em in your grubby mitts and sit on the bike ( pretending your sat on an empty road in the baking sun ) then buying online is a bit hit and miss.

So I bought some 1" stainless tube . Cut a ply former . Filled the tube with sand. Heated the bar till chery red . Then bent a gentle curve . 

It was then a quick blast to My mates workshop . " hello Dave" where I used his mitre saw to cut some angles. 

A bit of grinding and welding later and....

DINGDANGDOO. A lovely set of bars. 

I'm right chuffed and they are even and level. 

Bloody result. 

I'm gunna cut em to length later . 

I took my rusty wheel rim and had it powder coated . 

I'm not sure why I chose white ( I'm a grubby fecker that hates cleaning ) but at least it will look nice once. 

Then I got a few spokes , to replace the ones I broke dismantling it, and a set of shiney nipples. 

Then rebuilt it twice , as I got it wrong the first time. Blame it on the beer.