Man, I love seeing all the creative ways you guys have used random bits and pieces on your bikes!
Here's one of my latest builds that makes use of a number of unconventional parts: my 1961 Murray Meteor Flite,
Shoestring. I call it that because I built it on a shoestring budget of no more than $50, including the initial cost of the bike.
Most of my non-bicycle bicycle parts can all be seen towards the front of the bike.
I used a pair of shoestrings, stained in coffee to look older and dirtier than they really are, as handlebar streamers.
Next, I made a custom tank insert using some scrap plywoood and some fabric I cut out of an old pair of khaki work pants and stained to match the seat.
Finally, I took a VW emblem, an aluminum fence post topper, a bent spoon, and a little more plywood and stained khaki fabric, and made a custom "headlight" out of all the parts. I just found that they all fit together so well, that I simply though, "why not?" I also flipped the VW emblem upside-down, so it'd be an "M" for "Murray," and I guess an "A" for my first name.