Hawthorne/ Orange is the new Red.

[ricobike]

I thought the front fork tip modification was kinda crazy but they actually did a descent job.

That is crazy. Why do you suppose they went to the trouble to do that?

 

[rustyspoke66]

Well as a kid I know of a few times I set out to improve on something and failed. Maybe someone was a big fan of the tin man?

 

[mfhemi1969]

So this bike was on the Cabe last year for sale. I picked it up and just last week decided to see what was under the silver paint. Low and behold it actually looks pretty good.
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Wow! Great clean up this one, Looks great!

 

[the2finger]

WOW! How did you get the house paint off

 

[Krakatoa]

WOW! How did you get the house paint off

I gently used lacquer thinner to remove the silvery paint.

 

[the2finger]

lacquer thinner, gotta try that i never knew it worked

 

[rustyspoke66]

Just be careful and try it somewhere inconspicuous.

 

[56 Vette]

What a transformation! Awesome job!

 

[Hawthornecrazy]

That is a great looking bike. Very nice job on the save.

 

[Oilit]

The more I look at those fork tips the more bepuzzled I get. As you say, it looks like someone did it who knew what they were doing, but that still doesn't explain WHY they did it. Have you got a close-up?