My "1900's tribute, build
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Regarding the spittoon which your headlight is not. I did some looking on ebay and they are not all that expensive with some variety in sizes and shape. Got me to thinking that I may make one sometime. Was picturing it on my 34 Elgin with a lens made with clear in the center, but stained glass around it... copper foil wrapped glass pieces soldered together. Kind of like an old Tiffany lamp shade. It would be a different head light for sure. Could be beautiful on an early bike with art deco lines. Or could just look weird, I guess. Only one way to find out for sure, though. Ha.
The mask/helmet is interesting. Made me think of the old Richard Nixon masks favored by bank robbers & other villains. Some layers of boat building type epoxy painted on would give it strength for some face protection. You'd get some looks when Nixon rode by on a motor bike, making an escape perhaps.
SB
The mask/helmet is interesting. Made me think of the old Richard Nixon masks favored by bank robbers & other villains. Some layers of boat building type epoxy painted on would give it strength for some face protection. You'd get some looks when Nixon rode by on a motor bike, making an escape perhaps.
SB
When I first saw that picture, my reaction was, "I don't remember a moto cross in the planet of the apes?"
Silver Bear, you must have the heart of an artist... A Tiffany spittoon, what next?
Silver Bear, you must have the heart of an artist... A Tiffany spittoon, what next?
Yes, I guess a Tiffany spittoon would be a kind of union of opposites, something like with male and female maybe, but might result in a marriage made in headlight heaven.
...and as Nixon rides by on his escapade (good name for a motorbicycle) there could be a horn that was actually a tape recording blasting out "I am not a crook!" What a hoot!
SB
Thanks, Dan, the pix shows it "dummies-up" just to give an idea of how it will look. Plan substantial brackets upon completion of project.
How dis? GO BLUE!! http://www.ebay.com/itm/1940-Michig...ultDomain_0&hash=item5655495f01#ht_657wt_1125 Mabey a LUCHA LIBRE mask to match?? http://www.ebay.com/itm/SIN-CARA-BL...ts_Fan_Shop&hash=item43bae2ce21#ht_493wt_1125 
Well.... I DO like the helmet idea. Would work well with some turn of the century welding / mining goggles made of wire cloth.
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That blue winged unit would get you "shot at" here in Missouri. I'm thinking of buying a plain bike helmet from Wally and cover it in worn leather.
As to your tiller style long pull back bars. I want the same on my B.T.R. convertable for when its in gentlemans cruiser mode but the prices for such bars are INSANE! What Im a Scheming on is modifing a set of old Cycle-Truck bars I picked up on ebay. Ill grind a piece of pipe to act as an inner stiffening support and have welded on a bout 4" of extension of 7/8 on the bars from a sacrifice handelbar set. I found a nice length of round, mild steel tubing at ACE Hwd. I'll measure it out and hammer the ends so I can slide the stem on and off and have it welded in place also. It will be powdercoated to match the bike in contrast to the chrome bars for race mode. Will end up costing bout $80 with welding costs as opposed to >>> $150 for POOR condition originals. Heres the Cycle truck bars I found on the "bay" http://www.ebay.com/itm/12108493264...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_1011wt_1125
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These leather clad hemets cropped up in another thread. Neet ! And inexpensive for that vintage look. Free Goggles too!! http://www.ebay.com/itm/DOT-ECE-app...ar=&hash=item3cc6ea59e4&vxp=mtr#ht_7388wt_975
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here are some pic's of handle bars from
www.custommotoredbicycle.com
1st is the set I bought at SpookyTooth for $15.oo I think with shipping it was $22.oo then I had Dan weld the 5" extensions these are featured on Big Black Jack
Customotorizedbicycles have a good and affordable selection
www.custommotoredbicycle.com
1st is the set I bought at SpookyTooth for $15.oo I think with shipping it was $22.oo then I had Dan weld the 5" extensions these are featured on Big Black Jack
Customotorizedbicycles have a good and affordable selection
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Please correct me if Im wrong Moto. Is this the style of bar your ( we ) are thinking of? Or are you thinking something else? http://www.nostalgic.net/restoration-of-a-1918-harley-davidson-bicycle-part-4
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Yea, Velo, that's it. As truckd said, ones I saw had no cross brace (though that looks more vintage) I don't remember where I saw those, but it was a motorcycle site. Read somewhere chrome didn't come in till some time in 20's, nickel used prior.
I’m pretty sure those bars sold as Cycle-Truck are the same ones used by Schwinn on their 1960’s middle weights...
If not, then very close to it and very common- Hopefully inexpensive.
It’s easy to add a cross bar & extensions to those, it’s what I used on my bike.
-Kirk
If not, then very close to it and very common- Hopefully inexpensive.
It’s easy to add a cross bar & extensions to those, it’s what I used on my bike.
-Kirk
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Mr B What did you use as clamps on your cross bars? Those look hefty and GOOD! Matterof fact the whole thing looks great! 
As far as the Cycle Truck bars I have are concerned I have no idea if they are actually off a C-T or not but the dont look like the ones you have there and not really like anything I've seen before. They are almost, kind of, sorta like the old rema horn drop bars from a 10 speed but Errr... Diffferent. I'll get some pictures up later this PM. Im late for and oil change on my car ( ( runs out of house! )
As far as the Cycle Truck bars I have are concerned I have no idea if they are actually off a C-T or not but the dont look like the ones you have there and not really like anything I've seen before. They are almost, kind of, sorta like the old rema horn drop bars from a 10 speed but Errr... Diffferent. I'll get some pictures up later this PM. Im late for and oil change on my car ( ( runs out of house! )