Thatβs a kissing cousin to the 7β Bates motorcycle light.
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Yes, they must be related. Doing a little more googling around this is the KD 894 version of the Bates light. This model has the hand grip attached to aim it as a spotlight. That is the piece that I will be removing from it.
I remember trying to find the bulb for one of those Bates, and none of the auto parts stores carried that bulb. I ended up buying a set of Yankee lights for my bike that night, and changing them in the parking lot.
The scale and design of that light is perfect for this bike. Guess Iβm goofy though, because I like the handle on it, I think it fits the βquirkinessβ of the build
Light is perfect such a meaty bike you have a huge selection of lights
That lamp works great with that huge Springer.
Check out this blast from the past. Here are Jake and I in Philly eight years ago today. Build Brothers for over 11 years now.
OK, the Belushi doll was a shocker. Not exactly part of the he-man collection
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Ya. Headlight is perfect. Bluto rulesβ¦..
I still have to work on the tank and also the pipe brackets, but DrT and OJ got me thinking about painting today, so I chased that squirrel a little.
Silver or gray tones have been in my mind, but after doing an ugly sketch in gray, I'm just not feeling it.
DrT had suggested some blues so I looked back through my idea folder and found these two bikes that I had safed off for ideargeneratin.
One is a Colson bullnose Firestone
And the other is this wicked custom stretch
Silver or gray tones have been in my mind, but after doing an ugly sketch in gray, I'm just not feeling it.
DrT had suggested some blues so I looked back through my idea folder and found these two bikes that I had safed off for ideargeneratin.
One is a Colson bullnose Firestone
And the other is this wicked custom stretch
I picked up some Behr Inked Gloss from home depot today and did a sample half of my sacrificial paint fender. I think it may be a bit too blue. It looks a good bit different than the examples they show online.
Looking through my paint box, I found this Satin Peacock Blue that I tested for SteamRoller a couple of years ago. So I painted the other half of the sacrifical paint fender with it. This one may be a bit too teal like for my build.
About the time I started to sit back and study them, it started to rain a little. I've just got to dwell on this more as I work on other stuff. I think I like the grayer blue on the big stretch bike. I'm sure that I will be making more runs out to see what paint choices are in stock.
Looking through my paint box, I found this Satin Peacock Blue that I tested for SteamRoller a couple of years ago. So I painted the other half of the sacrifical paint fender with it. This one may be a bit too teal like for my build.
About the time I started to sit back and study them, it started to rain a little. I've just got to dwell on this more as I work on other stuff. I think I like the grayer blue on the big stretch bike. I'm sure that I will be making more runs out to see what paint choices are in stock.
Darker blue
I'm not sure that I am sold on a shade of blue just yet. We'll see as my thoughts simmer on it all.
Digging back through other paints that I've tested in the past, I realized that the first place that I tested these exact skirts was on SaltHammer shortly I had to change from the FloCycle frame to the normal Silver King frame. These are currently painted Hammered Antique Pewter. I had completely forgotten that the skirts where in play on that build or that I mocked them on the front too. They didn't make the final cut though.
Another color that I remember using for some parts on starNbars was Hammered Black. One of the places was the star outline on the headlight glass.
Another color that I remember using for some parts on starNbars was Hammered Black. One of the places was the star outline on the headlight glass.
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Back to work on the bike today. Paint choices can wait.
I started looking at the tank and decided i wanted a better nose and also wanted to try and mimic the Colson bullnose tank a little.
I couldn't find the other desklamp piece, so i picked up this modern led bike headlight that I pulled from some bike that I flipped awhile back.
It's the right shape and size. All of the internals work great and it has a 2 way solid/ flashing circuit. It's a shame to cut up a good light, but I will reuse the guts for my headlight.
I started looking at the tank and decided i wanted a better nose and also wanted to try and mimic the Colson bullnose tank a little.
I couldn't find the other desklamp piece, so i picked up this modern led bike headlight that I pulled from some bike that I flipped awhile back.
It's the right shape and size. All of the internals work great and it has a 2 way solid/ flashing circuit. It's a shame to cut up a good light, but I will reuse the guts for my headlight.
So i used some tape to get an approximation of what part of the nosecone would be on the bat tank.
Then i cut away the trim lip of the light
My idea is have two darts wrap on each side of the tank to pay homage to the old Colson bullnose tank trim.
Then i cut away the trim lip of the light
My idea is have two darts wrap on each side of the tank to pay homage to the old Colson bullnose tank trim.
I am following the lead of a couple of other builders that taped up an area so that they could more easily mark up and layout cuts they needed to make.
I wasnt very confident on my centerlines or how plumb my bat junction line was with this conical shape, so I abandoned the idea of being precise with my initial cutout lines. So I simply marked up rough lines with plenty of margin all around and came up with this Boba Fett design.
Broke out the dremel and ended up with this samurai helmet.
Broke out the dremel and ended up with this samurai helmet.
