Early 40s Curved Seat Tube Elgin

[TR6SC]

While the paint is hardening, I thought it would be a good time to bead blast the seat pan and springs to get the seat ready to paint. Lots of rust.
I couldn't get it all so I got some threaded rod and a few nuts.
A large roach clip allowed me to thread the nuts onto the rod inside the springs. A little stretching allowed the nuts to get wider and wider on the rod.

 

[TR6SC]

The Beast is coming together. The gearing is 24/11x26=57 inch wheel. Perfect for this geezer! I'm thinking of some Ape Hangers in the 19 inch range. Too tall?

ND blackouts front and rear.

The aftermarket Schwinn forks were a bit long for the the steering tube, so I made a spacer to take up the slack. My first try came out wrong, so I put it on the bottom. I'll pull it off if I go with fenders.

Anybody know what this guard is from?

 

[Scribble]

I dig that guard

 

[TR6SC]

Whoa! That's a tall seat post. It needs to come down about 2 inches. I'm ordering up some 16 inch aftermarket ape hangers. That leaves pedals and grips. Any thoughts out there about that? Coke bottles? Reflectors? What about a rack?

 

[rick whitehurst]

Very nice job.

 

[TR6SC]

Wasn't planning on fenders, but I needed a mounting place for the Winged Wheel ornament.

I found a pair of jeweled pedals and a KOBASTAND. It's a Japanese copy of the old arc side stands on Chinese Roadsters. Chairman Mao revived the bike industry in China with the Flying Pigeon. It was a copy of the good old English Roadster. More than 500,000,000 have been made. The world's biggest selling vehicle. Honda's Super Cub comes in second with 60,000,000 units.

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Here are a couple more off the net.

 

[volksboy57]

looks like a Hiawatha guard?

 

[TR6SC]

Finally got this Elgin close to done. The Banana went on last year and feels comfy. So do the Ape Hangers.

This was today's rainy day project, a Troxel reflector and a Watsonville, California plate from the same period as the bike.

Anybody know of a 3/4 26" duckbill rear fender to copy a Sting-Ray?

 

[sccruiser]

Apes with paperboy hooks too ! I dig it !

 

[gkeep]

I'll keep an eye out for that rear fender. Does it have to be vintage or would 80s be old enough?