Colson Looptail "Looper"

[highwheelerboy25]

Got this from a fellow forum member and started on it the day it got here. I wanted to have a period-looking bike but I gues it's going to be more of a Resto-mod (a restoration with modifications).

this is a pic of it from one of the previous owners before it was parted out.



as I received it (minus wheels and tires).


installed a 42mm wide wheel set I got through JB Importers with a custom (weird) coaster brake rear wheel).


Got the chainguard on Feebay and had to do some brazing when it arrived and got most of it stripped and ready for a aged paintjob.


I think the fenders came off of a Wetsern Flyer X-53 Super or a similar Mercury.


add some wald wacky bars......

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Good paint match on the chain guard.

 

[gato'sbikes]

this bike just flows... really digging it

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Very nice! Love them deep fenders!

Luke.

 

[highwheelerboy25]

i think im done with the chainguard

 

[highwheelerboy25]

now on to the fenders!

 

[highwheelerboy25]

now if I could only find a decal like this one....

 

[Endlesschain]

awesome matching with the guards,Its something I am just starting to get into,my "poison ivy" bike was the first I did to make it look older(plus the color was not talking to me as it was)I have a new project coming up with mismatched parts so will have a go then,but digging your build

 

[yeshoney]

Is that not one of the sturdiest frames you ever seen?? That thing is a heavy weight in ballonet clothes!

 

[highwheelerboy25]

awesome matching with the guards,Its something I am just starting to get into,my "poison ivy" bike was the first I did to make it look older(plus the color was not talking to me as it was)I have a new project coming up with mismatched parts so will have a go then,but digging your build

thank ya!!

 

[highwheelerboy25]

 

[highwheelerboy25]

 

[highwheelerboy25]

 

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[highwheelerboy25]

This is what the fenders looked like after spraying the ivory white on them and wet sanding.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Looks great!

Luke.

 

[Schwinnspastic]

Cool looking bike, a bit more original looking than the Colson I'm workin' on ! err is that trying to work on
Mark

 

[highwheelerboy25]

still a work in progress.....

 

[77XLT]

The Colson is looking good. What is the process to match that paint? What color and brand of paint are you using?

 

[junknutz1975]

Love those bars!!
Sick build!!