49autocycledeluxe
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Very cool ride. A whole lot of thinking, figuring andView attachment 820554 fabrication It reminds me of the "Digger" motorcycles of the 70s
funny you would say that. a buddy of mine had a 70's sportster either built by Arlen Ness or just a Ness frame and fork .. not quite sure now. very similar to that one you posted way back in the 80's.... had a coffin tank and pretty sure it had more rake and longer forks. he never let me ride it but I did sit on it, and the narrow bars and where they are in relation to the seating position came directly from that bike.
as for "thinking and figuring" the original plan was for a long Stingray bike with 20" wheels. I'll do more thinking on the next one