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D "X" is back...... and it went back on the stand today... I finally sent the kickstand out and had it chromed. I have been procrastinating over this for a long while, as I could not find another stand for it that wasn't damaged in some way. The other one I did find has some major bite chunks...

Re: Project B-6 Thanks for the faith, I hope I do it justice too! I can tell you as an absolute, I was expecting that this thing would not come apart, but it was like butter... nothing close to stuck anywhere. As for the outside part, I had (and still have) run out of space.. Lord knows...

After a two year stint in the side yard waiting for some attention, the '49 B-6 is now disassembled and waiting for a trip to the sandblaster. It was a patient bike, and rewarded me for leaving it sitting out in the weather all this time by coming aprt with little to no issues at all. I remember...

Wow.... Looks like I may have been better off to keep quiet.. (or I may have hit a NIRVE!) Regarding the Nirve... I've had several other "chopper" bikes before it, and the flop is far less with it than with, dare I say it, the Rat Royale - a Felt Scythe. The longer bike (Stretch Orangestrong)...

Yeah, there's one here. I bought it for my son, who doesn't seem to want to use it when he is home (and before he left) from the service. This one is modified a bit. It has a Large Marge on the rear (with the Sturmey 3 speed), a Sturmey drum brake out front oinside of an Alex DX32 rim, with bars...

Locojoe, Thanks for reminding me of what we had in Sheldon... I have read most all the stuff I could find that he wrote. A talent never to be equaled. Rat Royale REC Elsewhere

Strangely enough, I got a post tonight with a link to the article on the 4th Horseman. If you haven't read it, or aren't familiar with his other work (which this is only a little bit of), it is a pretty good article. Here is the link...

How big? Horseman is not a lightweight, but certainly doesn't weigh what I do! I'd venture a guess he's about 185. The bike has been ridden frequently, both Eric and his wife as pilots. I have been on several rides with them where if there was going to be some sort of failure, there would have...

Re: Hubless rear wheel & other stuff I should have asked him about that Wednesday night. Didn't think about it at the time.. I was just catching up on what's been going on lately. We talked for soome time while the Hair-O-Ween Ride was preparing for take-off. I know that he had some more...

Just a thought.. Did you notice that he isn't finished with this build yet? While it IS rideable at this point (and has made several appearances out, he even rode it to my surprise birthday party thrown by my wife), it isn't yet complete. He is very involved in his work and that comes first...

Re: ~(o) Elgin RustoRod (o)~ Those dropouts look like they are for a rear dropstand. I have a book here somewhere that has all the Elgin stuff in it. I'll dig it up and see if it has some photos of this bike. And by the way.... ENVY :mrgreen: Rat Royale REC Elsewhere

Hey..... Tandemonium sets in!!!!! Started out like this: Had this for quite some time now, and it is STILL fun every time you get on it. This is after the addition of a front rack.. Lotsa fun! Rat Royale REC Elsewhere

Alllllllrighty then! :mrgreen: This will be worth the wait. Rat Royale REC Elsewhere

I saw that second title.... However... I have not found any way to be inconspicuous whilst plunging for gold..... It just isn't possible unless of course, you're alone in a dark room... and even then YOU know what's going on! :shock: Not pickin' and grinnin' :roll: Rat Royale REC Elsewhere

I like it with the red tires, but I've seen some of them after they've been ridden a while, and the tread gets a little off color, then they don't look as good. That may just have been the guy who had them not keepin' his stuff up though. I built an old/new bike, and mine has whitewalls. I...

The Schwinn Heritage page ratted you out... I think your age shows up there as well.... And we'll leave that part alone? Rat Royale REC Elsewhere

Hey Hooch, Happy Birthday! Rat Royale REC Elsewhere

The handlebars are REAL cool. Long reach, not so high rise... I like apes, but those look REALLY comfortable. Nice job Rat Royale REC Elsewhere