 Re: paint choices. need opinion's
Hi icyuod2, I don't think many guys in the 50's would have messed with the "veteran" Motorcycles because of a few factors, Low power, parts hard or nearly impossible to get for many models, and more importantly, EVERY police and Highway Patrol department was using Harley and Indian, and selling surplus used bikes cheap. Additionally, the real source of Harleys and Indians in the Post-war was thousands of surplus military bikes, many still new in the crates and CHEAP! parts were plentiful for the surplus bikes, and the market for them I've been told, was not as large as the supply!
IF you have an interest, I have shot at least 75 bikes (I'm an amateur with a Digital) of this style in the last couple years. I could re-size, and do a Photobucket of REAL american motorcycles, both Barn Bikes, nice originals, and restored bikes from New Reading Standard, Indian, Pope, Harley, and others, I even have shots of a "Millataire" or so French-made woodenwheeled bike with 4 cyl inline and transmission behind it!
Let me know what you think, BTW, early stripped bikes, after the Boardtrack days would be "hill climbers" (racing) "Flattrack" (racing) or "Cut-Downs" (street).
This 8-valve is in a Private collection, Mike was nice enuf to let me shoot it, the Iron Dinosaur is currently raced, and they ran it at the meet (on the stand) several times. The excelsior is a running Barn Bike, these 2 bikes were at Antique Motorcycle of America meet 2 years ago.
Mike |