saladshooter
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
This was born a real deal 1937 Roadmaster Supreme model 02326 (Tank Version). I bought this bike about a year ago, it was found as a frame/fork/stem/bars/lock.
The last several RMSs that have popped up on the market in the last several years are usually just a frame. So I had been collecting any RMS parts I could find as the "next" opportunity that arose I would jump on and be as prepared as possible. I had found fenders, guard, seat, and rack/light. All very hard parts to find when you're looking.
I have up to this point only collected original paint bikes as that is what turns me on. Shiny new just doesn't do it for me.. So when the frame arrived I wasn't sure exactly how to move forward with it.. As there have been plenty of girls frames converted to boys I wanted to somehow preserve the provenance that was currently present with the frame although it had been repainted at some point in the last 85 years. So then what?? How would I utilize the parts pile that I had accumulated? Well, after a few weeks I decided I am not talented enough to patina paint my pile, and to what? match the patina of a repaint? None of that made much sense. Well, to some what I moved forward with won't make much sense either... It's my first rat rod of sorts..
I wanted to use as many original RMS parts as possible (had to use the Shelby bars) which included a drop stand (drop stands are cool AF) . Well, how could I use a drop stand without fenders? I had a janky repaired girls chrome deluxe guard that I had picked up at a swap a few years back.. Used a rusty band from a whiskey barrel cut to mimic the flowing backend of the original RMS guard and elongated it a bit to then create a mounting point to weld a dropstand clip
(the rivits are where the band connected to itself so was doubled up to give the rigdity necessary to function)
I'll one day find a talented painter to patina restore me up a tankless Supreme (who needs a tank with a frame like this?). Until then, I'll happily ride my 37 RMS as is.
Chad
The last several RMSs that have popped up on the market in the last several years are usually just a frame. So I had been collecting any RMS parts I could find as the "next" opportunity that arose I would jump on and be as prepared as possible. I had found fenders, guard, seat, and rack/light. All very hard parts to find when you're looking.
I have up to this point only collected original paint bikes as that is what turns me on. Shiny new just doesn't do it for me.. So when the frame arrived I wasn't sure exactly how to move forward with it.. As there have been plenty of girls frames converted to boys I wanted to somehow preserve the provenance that was currently present with the frame although it had been repainted at some point in the last 85 years. So then what?? How would I utilize the parts pile that I had accumulated? Well, after a few weeks I decided I am not talented enough to patina paint my pile, and to what? match the patina of a repaint? None of that made much sense. Well, to some what I moved forward with won't make much sense either... It's my first rat rod of sorts..
I wanted to use as many original RMS parts as possible (had to use the Shelby bars) which included a drop stand (drop stands are cool AF) . Well, how could I use a drop stand without fenders? I had a janky repaired girls chrome deluxe guard that I had picked up at a swap a few years back.. Used a rusty band from a whiskey barrel cut to mimic the flowing backend of the original RMS guard and elongated it a bit to then create a mounting point to weld a dropstand clip
(the rivits are where the band connected to itself so was doubled up to give the rigdity necessary to function)
I'll one day find a talented painter to patina restore me up a tankless Supreme (who needs a tank with a frame like this?). Until then, I'll happily ride my 37 RMS as is.
Chad
