AlumiNaughty: 1935 Wards Hawthorne Duralium, Finished!

[toro1978]

Now that you mention it, I think straight braces might be better in this case too.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

No recent updates, been working on another project (car).

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Little progress, cut the steerer. I'm thinking something creative for the cap would be a nice touch, maybe a clock or a compass

Found this headlight at a swap meet, should be pretty easy to convert to LED but I might have to put a battery box somewhere else outside of the shell. I also think it would look good mounted right here.

 

[OddJob]

You could also do the LED flashlight conversion to this headlight. Save on building / configuring a battery box. A 'light' and relatively easy thing to do.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

You could also do the LED flashlight conversion to this headlight....

That's cool, but this light is held together by a screw in the back, can't do any cutting back there. One of the reasons I like this light so much is that it takes a small bulb and the glass is separate, makes it a much easier task. I typically use a head lamp since the components are small and compact anyway.

 

[MazdaFlyer]

That's cool, but this light is held together by a screw in the back, can't do any cutting back there. One of the reasons I like this light so much is that it takes a small bulb and the glass is separate, makes it a much easier task. I typically use a head lamp since the components are small and compact anyway.

Just get an LED bulb for it if it’s not a sealed beam. Try SuperBrightLED.com


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[OddJob]

How's that headlight conversion coming along? Any progress on this cool build?

 

[Machine Age Victim]

How's that headlight conversion coming along? Any progress on this cool build?

Just came to post an update, I think I figured out the fender situation.

Trying to figure out how to mount the headlight

 

[RustyGold]

Very, very, nice

 

[Captain Awesome]

That thing looks great!!!

 

[OddJob]

Coming together nicely!

 

[late for dinner]

I wish I owned your bike.

Have you considered a fender mounted light?
I think it may give the bike a lower 'ready for speed' impression by tying into the line of the lower bar.
Then again, where's my build off bike?

 

[KJV]

 

[HuffnPuff]

Great build. Love the fork/bar combo with the vintage frame.

 

[sdframe]

Very very nice.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Thank you for the kind words, I feel extremely fortunate to be able build this the way I've always wanted to.

Here's some progress I made with the front light. I left the package in to show which headlamp I started out with, the insides are perfect to do this with.

Have you considered a fender mounted light?

I did, but I want to keep with more of the motorcycle theme/look, so I'm building a bracket on the front. The top of the light will still be below the top of the fork, to keep it streamline.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Still working on the headlight bracket and looking for ideas on a battery box, but I have wiring and placement all worked out.

I also mounted the tail light and drop stand bracket

 

[toro1978]

Why not use motorcycle headlight brackets? They are also such a simple design you can make them yourself and will hold the headlight steady in place.
I would also position the headlght lower as an extension of the tank - since you have cafe racer clip-ons should go well together.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

I had though about that too, but this isn't a motorcycle headlight (just looks like, I think it was a car spotlight) so it doesn't have holes on the sides to mount it. I might end up making holes just to use that kind of brackets.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Some cleaner pics