Pictures of my 1918 Norton (Finished)

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 9, 2012

She's done (well, almost)

Need to mount drop stand and have seat upholstered correctly.
The tank sealer is still curing so I wont be firing her up until Sunday.

Thanks to Dan Orabano at Taylar Cycles. Another example of your fine work for my garage.

More pics @ flickr.com/photos/krisblake

culvercityclassic · Nov 9, 2012

Wow Kris...that turned out great. I viewed the flickr photos too...very nice...

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 9, 2012

Thank you! I will get better pictures once she can stand on her own rear leg

Ron344 · Nov 9, 2012

Very nice work, I would like see more picture.

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 9, 2012

Thanks Ron.

Velodrome · Nov 9, 2012

Man OH Man what a beauty! I also went to your flicker sight. Cant wait to see some pics in the light! OH! and a video with sound.

Zman · Nov 9, 2012

man, that bikes look great, very nice work !
works your headlight with acethylene or is it electrified ?

Rakkassan34 · Nov 9, 2012

Wow! just plain Wow! I'm at a loss for words. Awesome job! It's bikes like yours that recently got me hooked on all this.

truckd · Nov 9, 2012

Hey! Kris..........Very Nice! Been watching Dan put this bike together for a while and I must say that it was amazing before paint and now simlpy stunning!!!

butchl · Nov 9, 2012

Beautiful! Can you lighten the pics?

silverbear · Nov 10, 2012

What a beauty!
Sb

Mr.B. · Nov 10, 2012

The photo’s dark, but that looks like it might be a authentic Prest-O-lite...?

-Kirk

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 26, 2012

Here is a pic from the show over the weekend. Notice the new rack and beefy drop stand...

harry76 · Nov 26, 2012

That is very very nice!!!!

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 26, 2012

harry76 said:
That is very very nice!!!!

Thanks Harry

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 26, 2012

Mr.B. said:
The photo’s dark, but that looks like it might be a authentic Prest-O-lite...?

-Kirk

Hi Mr B,

Looks like you know your stuff. I was heading toward a real one but ran into the price.

Since it's a tribute build I decided to go with something a tad more "economical".

What you see in the photo is a Coleman stove, 3 1/2" X 13" fuel tank made of brass and copper. I polished it up and mounted it to the cross brace. Best 15 bucks I ever spent!

The Powell & Hanmer light should be fed off a carbide generator, anyhow. Talk about expensive and hard to find! I lost the bid on the only 2 I found, over a 4 month period. 1 went for $388.
Better pics on my flickr page... flickr.com/photos/krisblake

Thanks,
Kris

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 26, 2012

silverbear said:
What a beauty!
Sb

Thanks Silverbear! Sorry for the delayed response, I dont check this too often
Kris

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 26, 2012

Zman said:
man, that bikes look great, very nice work !
works your headlight with acethylene or is it electrified ?

Howdy,

As of now, the front is non-working. The rear works great and is Kerosene.

I am trying to find a way to run carbide to the headlight but may just wire it LED.

Kris

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 26, 2012

Rakkassan34 said:
Wow! just plain Wow! I'm at a loss for words. Awesome job! It's bikes like yours that recently got me hooked on all this.

Thank you, Sir

They are addicting and so much fun...

Kris

ANTIQUECYCLES · Nov 26, 2012

Velodrome said:
Man OH Man what a beauty! I also went to your flicker sight. Cant wait to see some pics in the light! OH! and a video with sound.

Hi Velodrome,
Sorry for the delayed response, I suck at checking the email on this acct.

I will take better pics real soon. Never tried video but I will. It sounds and rides better than it looks. Total comfort.

Thanks for the compliment,
Kris

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