mike j
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I've had this 1937 Colson for a while, Picked it up at Dudley, pretty striped w/out any vestiges of originality left. Did a lot of work to it ,at first, then haven't done anything with it, It's a really nice rider, so when this motor setup showed up at the last Dudley show, I grabbed it. This guy walks in with this abynormal hub motor, I'll call him I'gor, at a give away price. 750 watts is a lot to put on the front end, but as my sainted grandmother used to say, "You can't fly on one wing". Added this Sturmey Archer 2spd kickback, it's like a Bendix blue band, has an overdrive. Very little smithin' to get a Musselman sprocket on it. With this setup, relying solely on a coaster brake, has a good chance of not ending well, so added a front brake. Working on cleaning up the wiring & getting a battery onto the rack, looking vintage. Everything else is in the tank. This bike is going to be a beast. Photo'ed at the most uninviting place that I could find.