1951 Schwinn Majestic Panther "The Majestic"

[highwheelerboy25]

I'm building this bike for my friend nick. He bought it at a bike show and wanted some more versatility with it and wanted to put in an 8 speed internal coaster brake hub.
i relaced the original schwinn rims with new black spokes dusted with a mixture of red and brown paints fot eh rusted look. I originally planned to use a set of old lobdel ladies flipped bars but couldnt use them due to the shifter not haveing enough room on the bar. i plan on putting a stickshift on through the horn button hole. until then this is how it will be. i stripped the tank and light top and repainted and distressed them to match. i removed the rack for a more "streamlined" look. i also installed a push-button led in the headlight housing. i also flipped the yolk of the front fork steer tube to rake the front out without having to cut or weld anything.

this is a pic of it before he bought it.....

 

[highwheelerboy25]

bontrager hanks are awesome no matter what you put them on!!

 

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[highwheelerboy25]

this is the last set i got from trek!!!

bontrager hanks are awesome no matter what you put them on!!

Hmmm, I seem to remember a friend of mine recently saying he didn't know where he could score some Hanks for me..... :lol:
Looks good, though!

 

[kingfish254]

Sweet work going on with this build!!!

 

[Jpromo]

Wow; sweet work. I love how you made the modern stuff jive perfectly with the old.

 

[sleepy]

That bike is beautiful 8) ...perfect blend of new with the old without overdoing it.

 

[carrotsnax]

This thing looks awesome! I love the colors you picked for the tank and the chain guard. Did you shorten the spring on the springer fork? It looks like it has a little more rake than a standard springer?

 

[highwheelerboy25]

This thing looks awesome! I love the colors you picked for the tank and the chain guard. Did you shorten the spring on the springer fork? It looks like it has a little more rake than a standard springer?

No I didn't. . . The steer tube yolk is offset, I just turned it backwards and bolted it back on

 

[carrotsnax]

Oh okay cool! I like the look for sure. I was just curious how you went about doing it! Thanks

 

[highwheelerboy25]

letters and numbers!!!!

 

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done.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Very nice, the tank graphics make the bike 8)

 

[Sphinx]

OK, can you tell us how you aged the decal too? Sanding? :shock:

 

[kingfish254]

Awesome fauxtina work on this build!
That is exactly the feel that I want on the graphics I plan to add to FireWing.

 

[River City Speed]

I love everything about this bike! Great job! Inspiring me to work on my Wards Hawthorne!

 

[highwheelerboy25]

i sprayed windex on the tank first and layed the (negative) decal on and sprayed the white paint over the windex for a splotchy look. as the paint was tacking i sprayed orange over it and gave it 20 minutes to dry. after that i wet sanded it with 800 grit.

OK, can you tell us how you aged the decal too? Sanding? :shock: