Intrepid Wheelwoman
New Member
Wow! - nice hubs 
The bike of yours is going to be a little jewel by the time you've finished.
The bike of yours is going to be a little jewel by the time you've finished.
51 schwinn panther re-fined
- Thread starter hsvmick
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indian22
Well-Known Member
Read the whole thread today and must say I'm a fan of the Panther frame and both your builds. Your reed valve motor is (externally) quite similar to one I have on the shelf awaiting a re-build (top-end) and a frame to put it in. Your pea shooter forks are vintage elegant...nice all round. Rick C.
hsvmick
Member
i just ordered a btr seat sportsman flyer are making they look very good quality and the price is so cool indeed thank's PAT,cant wait to get this here to weld the tag's on then bling bling powder coat
the seat will have the sportsman logo on the flap and thinking i might match the tank with some art work on the seat as i will have some time while my pockets are fulling back up for more part's
the seat will have the sportsman logo on the flap and thinking i might match the tank with some art work on the seat as i will have some time while my pockets are fulling back up for more part's
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DEVILSorchard
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That's a really cool bike.
looks to me like a 1910's model 10 with a JD / peashooter front end. To me that just makes it cooler, I imagine back in the day the factory racers on the track had a few springer front ends strapped to full rigid models. Gives it even more of that factory racer vibe.
looks to me like a 1910's model 10 with a JD / peashooter front end. To me that just makes it cooler, I imagine back in the day the factory racers on the track had a few springer front ends strapped to full rigid models. Gives it even more of that factory racer vibe.
hsvmick
Member
thank's buddy
you are right i just goggled a model 10 harley,i should of seen this earlier and maybe put a whizzer engine on this build then it would of run a belt drive look a like
i enjoyed the read i just had on the harley 6 model too cheers
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silverbear
The Boy Who Never Grew Up
Nice...
SB
SB
chainmaker
Well-Known Member
Hey Mick,
Looking good! Is that the shorter seat, and I noticed the absence of the cut-out. I'd like to see a dead on side profile when it's welded in. I now have the problem of needing seats for 2 Panthers.
Looking good! Is that the shorter seat, and I noticed the absence of the cut-out. I'd like to see a dead on side profile when it's welded in. I now have the problem of needing seats for 2 Panthers.
chainmaker
Well-Known Member
Yeah Pat makes some good stuff. I just worry that the seats may look a little big on the Panther, is yours the shorter version.
hsvmick
Member
i just come across this rare A.S 35 stamped dogleg crank re-chromed ,and this very nice new harley davidson bicycle crank ring, very expensive combo to get it here,i think it would set of this bike build perfect but then finding a chain and a rear cog to fit the hub i using would run into gold 
i just measured and the crank will hit into the motor so no good glad i done this before i brought these bugger
i just measured and the crank will hit into the motor so no good glad i done this before i brought these bugger
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sportscarpat
Bonneville Bomber the Salt Flat record breaker
Hi Guys,
A little history on the seats. My first Mesinger seat pans were based on an original design in size and work well on bigger bikes. For smaller bikes they do look a bit large. I have updated the design twice now. First, I shortened it about 2" and that is now my standard Mesinger seat. It's expensive, so I went a bit further to reduce cost by removing the middle cutout, and then used a lower cost leather.
I now offer the expensive leather seat with cutout area and eith type of logo in the flap.
The low cost seat is as explained above.
Both of these seats have the same overall, and smaller, physical dimensions.
I still use the larger first version on all my race bikes as it allows me to sit further back on the bike and get into a better tuck.
A little history on the seats. My first Mesinger seat pans were based on an original design in size and work well on bigger bikes. For smaller bikes they do look a bit large. I have updated the design twice now. First, I shortened it about 2" and that is now my standard Mesinger seat. It's expensive, so I went a bit further to reduce cost by removing the middle cutout, and then used a lower cost leather.
I now offer the expensive leather seat with cutout area and eith type of logo in the flap.
The low cost seat is as explained above.
Both of these seats have the same overall, and smaller, physical dimensions.
I still use the larger first version on all my race bikes as it allows me to sit further back on the bike and get into a better tuck.
indian22
Well-Known Member
Looks great mounted low on the Panther!
hsvmick
Member
i have worked out my spacing for the front fork's to a 100mm hub disc with this straight through 15mm axle with 135mm and spacing, bolt's up with 10mm bolt's and gives me just enough room to run a disc,now to work out the caliper mount and lace some wheel's to these hub's
