Making it up as I go

[Dan]

That light started life as a cup for a spray gun. Just needed a little brass and a whole lot of spit n polish.

Too cool. Gotta love the repurposed.

 

[Heretic]

Made a fake magneato to hold the new rectifier .

 

[xseler]

I'm certainly glad that you dole out the pictures in small batches with time between posts ------ otherwise, we'd all go into an 'awesome engineering' overdose!!

 

[maniac57]

Your skills are inspirational! This is the kind of thinking that made American industry the world leader back in the day.
Pride, sweat, and tons of hand work to perfection!

 

[curtisfox]

So what was that before you reperpesd it? AWESOME..................Curt

 

[Heretic]

It held a magnetic coil that operated a air valve on a locomotive made in 1940's.

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

It held a magnetic coil that operated a air valve on a locomotive made in 1940's.

Cool

It certainly makes for a great addition to your bike.

 

[curtisfox]

Cool

It certainly makes for a great addition to your bike.

Awesome Koooool.......Curt

 

[Heretic]

Finely got to the chain guard.

the tank is still just mocked up but shes starting to look down right Purdy .

 

[Heretic]

And one more.

 

[allen standley]

Fantastic! I love your stuff! Just love it!

 

[truckd]

This bike is So Cool! Very Good Work !

 

[Heretic]

Not mine but as a motorbike/railroad guy I live for this stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvzomVZlbVU
It's definitely on my list.

 

[Gbrebes]

Nice link to a very cool train track motorcycle, but how is it going with your bike?
I'm guessing there's not much chance to ride it this time of year, but have you been getting some shop/fabricating time in?

Gilbert

 

[Heretic]

Still getting test rides in ,weather permitting. With a few tweks to the bike here and there, more brass, a little spit n polish a and then getting ready for tear down and paint .

 

[Intrepid Wheelwoman]

Not mine but as a motorbike/railroad guy I live for this stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvzomVZlbVU
It's definitely on my list.

Wonderful! - thanks sooooo much for sharing that link

 

[curtisfox]

Love that. Wouldn't be cool to make some wheels like that with regular tires on it? .......Curt

 

[Heretic]

If i put tires on them how would I ride on the rails ?

look lower right side.

I have to have at least two more kicking around here somewhere.

 

[curtisfox]

You wouldn't, i just love them style spokes though. OH BOY here we go another build for Heretic. Let us knw when you start..................Curt

 

[Heretic]

Getting ready to be torn down so thought I'd get a photo or two in as weather in Vermont is a little uncooperative for test rides at the moment (buttassfrik'n COLD) So a bit more paint, tweak this-n-that, maybe some copper pin-striping. ....come to think of it a little gold leaf accenting might look kinda purdy.
Been meaning to learn myself how they do that anyway.










That last one there would be my test ride tank. At some point in the future the in-frame tank will be ether (A) finished, (B) scraped, (C) Torched in ritual fashion by moon-light. mean while thought I'd at least doll-up the old tank.