Short answer: Ha!! Yes I did. Read on if you want a laugh...or are REALLY bored.
Thanks, really. I just love these lights. I had one on a ladies '34 Silver King back in the late 80's. It was decent cond., some pitting like they all seem to have, and a BB gun pellet hole in the original lens. The '34 SK was acquired when my buddy and I trekked out in a small Nissan truck in a Winter blizzard to pick up some bikes across the border in Minnesota. ( open case of beer on the truck floor as we crossed the Canadian border on the way back!!...hey, we were young and foolish) That's an interesting story on it's own!! I'd been hoping to score that bike on earlier visits to the 85 year old owner on business road trips through rural/actually" Pitt" Minnesota for a couple of years!
I reluctantly sold the bike locally to a collector several years later ( he still has it) and I've gone on to refresh/re-stock my collection over the last few years. I also dig Delta hornlights, have a few on Bikes ( Silver King M1, Flocycle, Wing Bar) but had been watching these Silver Rays lately with a keen interest in finding a nice one.
"Viola".....
Thanks stoney, and Ebay. It would be correct on the M1, but I may put it on my Flocycle and
sell a hornlight. Kinda like the "catch and release" program with "game fishing". Take from the hobby, and replenish the stock? Share in the goods...Ha!! The Flo is a bit "custom" and this would look "swell" on it.
I've kinda blown the vintage bike budget this year ( well, almost?) especially with the Canuck buck $$ only worth about .60 compared to the U.S. dollar, then shipping, broker fee ( we pay tax/grab and duty on imported items over $50.00...yup....Free Trade...NOT for the little guy) but WTF anyway?
Life's too short to NOT buy a minty Delta Silver Ray when the opportunity presents itself. Eh?... I've always liked Pork and Beans anyway. My girlfriend may complain about the "flatulence" ( farts...., can we still say that word?), but she can open the windows, and our dog "Woody" doesn't care. Unconditional love. Ha!