What bike did you work on today?

[sccruiser]

Prewar 20" Starting to take shape. Rebuilt the N.D hubs and need to cut down a chain to fit next.

 

[Barfbucket]

I took Bogus out for a ride. The brake cables slipped from the massive leverage from the motorcycle levers. I really refeed on the cable clamps so they didn’t slip for the rest of the test ride. I’m not strong enough in my old age to get them tight enough to trust so my son will do that. The down tube shifting cable guides bent so I’ll have to replace those. I still have to lace in a new rear hoop, but I just want to work out bugs before paint. What a lot of work I got myself into for such an obvious fake. If the pandemic winds down I’ll loose interest and it will hang in my barn attic, unfinished. It was a nice ride, but in the rain.

 

[oldfart36]

Amazing what soap and water can do!

 

[Mr. Monkeyarms]

Got an Elgin motorbike at the OBC swap on Saturday. Spent yesterday afternoon installing black tires/tubes, did some tuning since it was a rider and gave it my specially formulated hand rubbed oil finish to remove filth, dead paint and leaves a protective layer after final buffing.

As found

Installed 700x43c Panaracer Gravel King tires

Half of the tank got the oil treatment. The other side didn't.

After. Flipped the nickel Torringtons that it had to see if this would become a dirt track racer....

Fine for dirt track. Too aggressive for normal riding.

Ended with this set up before I ran out of energy.

 

[ian]

Got an Elgin motorbike at the OBC swap on Saturday. Spent yesterday afternoon installing black tires/tubes, did some tuning since it was a rider and gave it my specially formulated hand rubbed oil finish to remove filth, dead paint and leaves a protective layer after final buffing.

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Installed 700x43c Panaracer Gravel King tiresView attachment 1389933
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Half of the tank got the oil treatment. The other side didn't.
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After. Flipped the nickel Torringtons that it had to see if this would become a dirt track racer....
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Fine for dirt track. Too aggressive for normal riding.

Ended with this set up before I ran out of energy.
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The more I see of these motorbikes, the more I like mine! Yours is pretty cool too........

 

[Mr. Monkeyarms]

Thanks @ian !! This one will get better too. The fenders I have on my arch frame Mead came from one of these and should look pretty good on this.....

 

[Mountain Trail Andy]

Got an Elgin motorbike at the OBC swap on Saturday. Spent yesterday afternoon installing black tires/tubes, did some tuning since it was a rider and gave it my specially formulated hand rubbed oil finish to remove filth, dead paint and leaves a protective layer after final buffing.

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Installed 700x43c Panaracer Gravel King tiresView attachment 1389933
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Half of the tank got the oil treatment. The other side didn't.
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After. Flipped the nickel Torringtons that it had to see if this would become a dirt track racer....
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Fine for dirt track. Too aggressive for normal riding.

Ended with this set up before I ran out of energy.
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I vote for the "drop bars" with the addition of a "Brooks leather saddle and leather bar tape".....in Honey color.

 

[tech549]

trying to get this one on the road,cleaning up nicely.

 

[Mr. Monkeyarms]

I vote for the "drop bars" with the addition of a "Brooks leather saddle and leather bar tape".....in Honey color.

If I didn't have fenders that should match the bike pretty well I would probably find something with a little less drop. And huge headlight with crusty mesh grill....

 

[Mountain Trail Andy]

If I didn't have fenders that should match the bike pretty well I would probably find something with a little less drop. And huge headlight with crusty mesh grill....

Also, copper rivets on the Brooks Saddle...