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I added Don Fogler's email for Fogler Signs in case anyone is looking for custom bike (or any) decals. He is an avid bike guy and former BMX racer who made lots of BMX bike reproduction decals back in the day. In case you look and do not see it its [email protected]

I got the idea for the flashlight/ headlamp looking at those comparing to the Delta headlights in the 1950s. The taillight was already attached to the original Delta unit as well, but it folded up and down. I bolted it to the Ash Flash box. Thanks for the compliments! I appreciate every one...

I need to check over the derailleur and do that. I think the top spring is missing but I cannot recall if the early Huret/Schwinn derailleurs even used a top spring. I will look in my manuals tomorrow. Since I can use 1/8" chain, I am using garage door opener chain. I used to make chains for the...

My new piece of finned aluminum plate may be here this week, so I am hyped to finish my shifters and make up the spacers for the plates and the smooth top plate to mount to. Coming through eBay so I am at the whims of sellers shipping. I checked Amazon, I would've received it much more quickly...

The last message was supposed to post yesterday but apparently it didn't happen. Since I worked so hard on it I went ahead and posted it anyway. Now for today's post, which may not come until Wednesday. I had a minor problem with the shift detents with the new spring and ball even though the...

I went to the bed spring storage facility out by the burn pile and after 3 tries I finally found a spring the right size that had not lost its temper, wasn't too fat and didn't snap off on me for trying to bend it into a semblance of what it needed to look like. Now the only piece left to...

This way you can stretch the frame without altering it, so it stays in Class 1 still!

Keep on Bikin' man.

Technically What everyone knows as a Fishtail is more correctly a Shark Fin. Fishtails are more like your Flying Fish Tail. That said, you can see the marked similarity in the shape of your fenderguards and your Fishtails. It is cool either way though man.

That is cool man, I really like that but I meant the ends of the pipes. One of the rear photos facing forward the fender guards look like fishtail muffler ends. I should've been more clear

Only thing better would be fishtails, That would've been cool with the shape of the skirts man.

I figured out the wire spring for the shifter mechanism, when I get moving in the morning I think there is a burned matress spring frame in the back neat one of the burn piles. Hopefully the metal did not lose tension in the fire, it will make a great wire spring.

I really like the bike man! I would've liked to come up with some fender skirts for my bike but 20" ones are hard to find and I am out of time to build a set from scratch. I also like the springer front leg. The dual springs and third section make it look much more like a real motorcycle...

Thanks again everyone for the responses! I am down to the wire and haven't yet responded to many other builds, I have seen a lot though and I can appreciate the thought and work that went into all of them. I forgot to mention that I finished the rear brake cable today, which normally would not...

I imagine daily what I could do with a mill, a lathe and an English Wheel. I did buy a Snap-On Plasma Cutter for $100 that needs a new air valve and a Century 300 GMAW welding unit that needs repair, but I do not have 220V ran to my shed yet so I haven't fixed them yet. A 3D printer would put me...

I promised a photo of the functional shifter so here it is. , I figured out part of my Stik Shift mechanism would have to be cut off to clear the frame. I am not cutting up part of a shifter I need on another project, so I went to my machine shop, consisting of a 25 year old tool sale drill...

I changed the brake levers today with a pair I built from parts in my brake lever box. I always liked the hidden screw and strap arrangement Weinmann used. Although these are not marked as such, they are old and all the parts are identical. I also cut the brake cable housings and have both on...

I have half the shifter mechanism functional, although I do admit to cheating a little on it. I borrowed a couple parts from my 3 speed Stik Shift. I forgot to take a photo of it so I will when I wake up again. I am working on bracketing the plate in the center on both ends and clamping it to...

Getting down to the wire in Build Off#17 and I am pushing ahead way slower than warp speed on this. I do have half the shifter working although I dad cheat a bit. But that will be covered in my build journal linked above Thanks for following the build whichever page you are on! Rob

Or good, fast and cheap, the unsolveable triangle.