*** Blue Arrow & Minnehaha >>>>>>>>>>DONE

[Funkme]

So should I put the headbadge where it's suppose to go:

OR
on the seat down stem?

Also found this old door...It will be the bottom panel of Minnehaha...

Spent the afternoon on BA.
Even had the motor running and went for a zip...If I was smilling before when I went riding,I must have a joker grin now...
Needs a few adjustments,like throttle and idle.+ chain...Also need to tighten the tank,thats the rattle you can hear.
Will toy with the kinks tomorrow after I finish the side-car.....
Earplugs needed.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

Head tube is my vote.

 

[Glen]

I reckon the seat tube for the headbadge. It is better noticed there and looks good. The head tube looks like it is quite attractive by itself and the badge seems to cover parts of the attractive lugs.

Glen.

 

[Pedal_junky]

Vote seatpost tube.

 

[Funkme]

I reckon the seat tube for the headbadge. It is better noticed there and looks good. The head tube looks like it is quite attractive by itself and the badge seems to cover parts of the attractive lugs.

Glen.

I was thinking the same thing Glen,it covers the points of the lugs,wich is a shame,and the girders hide the badge anyway...

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Seat tube.
Those lugs are a thing of beauty, don't do something that takes away from that! How would it look reversed with the blue badge above the other one?

 

[kingfish254]

Seat tube for the MAD badge.
Have you tried the headtube for the dedication badge? It's smaller and the points of it may compliment the points of the lugs.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Seat tube! Liking Kings idea too...

Luke.

 

[Funkme]

Good Idea KF just that I pop riveted it on...
Maybe I will swap them out,I am still looking for a 1922 taxe tag,so that could also go on the headtube...Will see if the dedication badge fits between the 2 bars...The mad badge is stunning and needs to be seen...

 

[white_cross]

Your bike is turning out really well!

 

[Funkme]

Spent the whole day today,working on the sidecar...
Found the perfect spot for the 1951 NZ florin...

Goes well with the 1951 taxe

Cut more out of the bottom...

Used the old metal door,to cover it.

Started on mounting the chassis.The rear clamps

Rolling,rollin

,rollin.
Sorted out the chain issue.
Swapped the badges.

Place the dedication badge at the back,you can see it and read it much better.

The truth is I'm done,finished...
Have a few tweeks to sort out,might redo the chassis a different way if I feel up to it tommorrow...But otherwise I'm riding around with a stupid grin on my face and gigglin constantly,trying to get use to the idea of a sidecar...
I am waiting on a glass filter,but wont arrive for another week or 2...

Will think about the the front and rear guards also,have a idea.But these are not important.Can do this later...
Went out and took photos,will get more tomorrow...

 

[Glen]

The florin looks great in that spot... so glad it made it to you in plenty of time.

Thanks for doing that as a dedication to my sister.

Glen.

 

[texasbigjon]

your fabrication skills never cease to amaze me! BAM ought to be a lot of fun blasting around the roads where you live. great job!

 

[Moisstink]

SWEEEET! Love the build. Taking on a side car with motorized approach is crazy ambitious! I love the front forks and I am sure this will be a blast to burn around town. Nice Job!

 

[Funkme]

First customer

The solar with many colors...Pick a color...

The stick shift. On a 3 gear inter nexus.

The front end,girder forks with a Besnard automobile lamp.

The MAD badge from a french cycling company...

Come out from behind the bushes!!!!

On the road

Cross country.

My next door buddy,Wowed!!! Taken in his field...

The dedication to Glen's sister Lynette (her nick name was Minnehaha) Glen sent me a 1951 florin to put on the build...Thanx Glen.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very, very cool! Awesome build and great personal meaning involved too, the build is a winner Funk.

Luke.

 

[Glen]

Absolutely awesome build.

I am so touched that you framed the memorial poem and included it in the photo

Thank you.

I see what you mean now about Minnehaha being small...

He is never going to fit in there

Glen.

 

[Funkme]

I'm re-doing the chassis to the sidecar,was so stressed to get it done yesterday,that I wasn't impressed with the out come...
So I am making the attachments stronger,also mounting the arm to the top bar,as it was sliding down...
I just stopped in for lunch as I was annoyed from not eating as well...
Today I am calm. Ommmmmm!!!!! Ommmmmm!!!
It is looking much stronger and better.
Yeah !!!! Alex is a big boy He lived in the USA for awhile and moved back here...Will ride up again,when I finish for the second time around

 

[Aquilex]

Amazing.

 

[Funkme]

Redid the sidecar attachments much better.
Also My idea was to use the chassis as a flatbed as well...

That way I can transport hay etc.