Halcyon Cycle Works
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I fabricated 1" handlebars and used an internal throttle I found on Ebay. Here is a link to ebay for the one that I bought. INTERNAL THROTTLE ASSEMBLY CUSTOM GRIPS FIT HARLEY BAR:eBay Motors (item 270411174311 end time Jun-25-09 12:52:21 PDT)
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I did some posts about the discomfort I am experiencing because of the "pitched forward" position I am in when I ride. Now I have to ask you people, how to you feel actually riding a bike such as at the start of this thread. I'm not critisizing. Its an awesome bike. But so many builds are done with low handlebars and way forward handlebars and most of these bikes have no suspension. So, are you people young and agile or is there something I am missing. I find that I require to go buy a longer handlebar to get myself up into an upright position or I can't ride more than a couple miles.
So come on. Talk to me about comfort.
So come on. Talk to me about comfort.
Well your riding the wrong bike. My bike is modled after a turn of the century board track racer. When on the track these men rode these bikes almost lying down on the tank. This practice increased the arodynamics of the bike and the rider. Yes, there were bikes that were very comfortable at that time , however, they are not for racing. So you should ask yourself, do I want to ride a replica race bike or replica road bike. I will admit the bikes are uncomfortable but that is not why they built them. I build them for style and a trubute to that era in american motorsports. At the turn of the century board track racing was the most popular spectator sport in the U.S. Yes it was even more popular than baseball! Now granted my bike is nowhere near the horsepower of the real thing, but that is not the point. The point is to capture the look and feel of an era gone by. Lets face it race bikes will always be cooler than street bikes. Even at the cost of comfort.
More Halcyon Cycle Works boardtrack build photos
Here are some photos of a recent tank/frame build of the Halcyon Cycle Works boardtrack racer.
Here are some photos of a recent tank/frame build of the Halcyon Cycle Works boardtrack racer.
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Here are the latest photos of a tank build. I welded in 1/2 .065 tubing thru the tank and used 5/16" expansion nuts to rubber mount the tank.
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To continue...here are the welds before I ground them down. Then I fit the tank to the frame using brackets that I frabricated.
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Joe, thank you for posting my ebay bike on ratrodbikes.com that was really cool.
Chuck
Chuck
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I find myself wanting to say something to express my admiration for your very fine craftsmanship and attention to detail. I have some insight into what it must mean in terms of your understanding of both mechanics and metallurgy, even if I do not have that knowledge or talent myself. It is like fine writing or painting, you know when you see it, the work of a master. Well done.
Silverbear
Silverbear
Hi i think your bike looks awesome. I'm very interested in the internal throttle you used. Where did you source the throttle from and what diameter bars does it fit ?
This has got to be the best example of custom frame work I have ever seen, I wanna be at the front of the line when you start taking orders for these, really really cool bike dude.....
Chuck,
Would love to see pic's of your latest buld.
Anyway I'm always amazed with your works of art
C.H.
Would love to see pic's of your latest buld.
Anyway I'm always amazed with your works of art
C.H.
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