This is the frame I'll be using for my traditional build. Anyone have an idea what it is?
DILLIGAF Shelby "Bareflow" (formerly Hiawatha Arrow)
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Re: DILLIGAF build
Looks like a Shelby to me.Cool Frame to start with :wink:
Looks like a Shelby to me.Cool Frame to start with :wink:
Re: DILLIGAF build
Thats a Hiawatha Arrow frame - does it have holes for a headbadge?
Thats a Hiawatha Arrow frame - does it have holes for a headbadge?
Re: DILLIGAF build
Thanks for the insight guys. I'm agreeing with the Hiawatha Arrow. Photos online show a tank and chain guard very similar to the tank and chain guard that I have for this bike. Mine are ROUGH. No headbadge holes. Anyone know if this bike would have had a skiplink chain originally?
Thanks for the insight guys. I'm agreeing with the Hiawatha Arrow. Photos online show a tank and chain guard very similar to the tank and chain guard that I have for this bike. Mine are ROUGH. No headbadge holes. Anyone know if this bike would have had a skiplink chain originally?
Re: DILLIGAF build
Sweet frame!
Good luck!
Sweet frame!
Good luck!
Re: DILLIGAF build
Cool start!
Nice name :lol:
Cool start!
Nice name :lol:
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha Arrow
Parts gathering continues. Chain guard, rack and tank original to the bike. I am not going to use the tank. Anyone interested?
Parts gathering continues. Chain guard, rack and tank original to the bike. I am not going to use the tank. Anyone interested?
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha Arrow
Go ahead and name a price.
Go ahead and name a price.
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha Arrow
I had never seen one of those tanks until this build off, and that is the third one.
I don't think you will have a problem selling it.
I had never seen one of those tanks until this build off, and that is the third one.
I don't think you will have a problem selling it.
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha Arrow
Tank is sold!
Tank is sold!
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha Arrow
Crap. I missed out
I wish I didn't even see that
Crap. I missed out
I wish I didn't even see that
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha Arrow
Thanks for the private messages, and sorry for not getting to them sooner. Members have been upfront and honest with their interest. Frame, fork and tank going to 55tbird. Frame switch to come for the DILLIGAF build by the end of the week.
Thanks for the private messages, and sorry for not getting to them sooner. Members have been upfront and honest with their interest. Frame, fork and tank going to 55tbird. Frame switch to come for the DILLIGAF build by the end of the week.
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha Arrow
Humm mini for sale section in the buildoff. Now thats interesting.
Humm mini for sale section in the buildoff. Now thats interesting.
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha Arrow
I did not mean for my build thread to turn into an auction or sale. As previously mentioned, frame, fork and tank are going to 55tbird. Thanks to all those who expressed interest in any of my build parts. Hope to get back to my build soon.
I did not mean for my build thread to turn into an auction or sale. As previously mentioned, frame, fork and tank are going to 55tbird. Thanks to all those who expressed interest in any of my build parts. Hope to get back to my build soon.
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha
55 T-Bird is a great build inspiration.
Looking forward to it.
EDIT: I obvious totally misread the part about 55TBird. LOL
55 T-Bird is a great build inspiration.
Looking forward to it.
EDIT: I obvious totally misread the part about 55TBird. LOL
Re: DILLIGAF Hiawatha
Here's what these great looking bikes look like when restored for anyone who has never seen one. To me it is one of the ultimate factory bikes ever from a design perspective top to bottom, everything flows with a fluidity not seen today.
Here's what these great looking bikes look like when restored for anyone who has never seen one. To me it is one of the ultimate factory bikes ever from a design perspective top to bottom, everything flows with a fluidity not seen today.
Re: DILLIGAF Shelby Bareflow (formerly Hiawatha)
I worked out a deal with 55tbird on my Hiawatha Arrow parts. I'm going to use the one bike change rule,
"TRADITIONAL" BUILD OFF RULES
1. You can only enter one bike in the build off (can change bikes once if needed),
and use a Shelby Airflow frame. Photos to be added soon.
I worked out a deal with 55tbird on my Hiawatha Arrow parts. I'm going to use the one bike change rule,
"TRADITIONAL" BUILD OFF RULES
1. You can only enter one bike in the build off (can change bikes once if needed),
and use a Shelby Airflow frame. Photos to be added soon.
Re: DILLIGAF NOW Shelby "Bareflow" (formerly Hiawatha)
Back in action. Here's the new pile of parts and a partial mock up. My rear hub and chain ring are both skiptooth, and I don't have a chain. What's the best source for a skiptooth chain? Is it possible to run any other sort of non-skiptooth chain on what I've got?
Back in action. Here's the new pile of parts and a partial mock up. My rear hub and chain ring are both skiptooth, and I don't have a chain. What's the best source for a skiptooth chain? Is it possible to run any other sort of non-skiptooth chain on what I've got?
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Re: DILLIGAF NOW Shelby "Bareflow" (formerly Hiawatha)
The best source for a skiptooth chain is another bike that you paid less than fifty bucks for, which seems to be the going rate on eBay these days. Second best source is to ask around here, maybe someone has a secret stash - especially if you have something to trade. (You should have held out for a chain when you put the tank up for grabs.) Parts are sometimes easy, sometimes hard to come by. There's always craigslist, too where folks don't know what they have. Good luck w the build, I dig that frame. Looking good so far.
People sometimes restore old chains by slow-cooking them in heavy weight gear oil on a hot plate outdoors - less than 150 degrees for a few hours. Be careful, and mind the stench. The heat expands the metal so the gear oil can penetrate into the tight spots. I'm about to try it myself on a couple of old skiptooth chains. I think one might be salvageable and I don't have much hope for the other. I'll be posting the experiment over on my build thread.
The best source for a skiptooth chain is another bike that you paid less than fifty bucks for, which seems to be the going rate on eBay these days. Second best source is to ask around here, maybe someone has a secret stash - especially if you have something to trade. (You should have held out for a chain when you put the tank up for grabs.) Parts are sometimes easy, sometimes hard to come by. There's always craigslist, too where folks don't know what they have. Good luck w the build, I dig that frame. Looking good so far.
People sometimes restore old chains by slow-cooking them in heavy weight gear oil on a hot plate outdoors - less than 150 degrees for a few hours. Be careful, and mind the stench. The heat expands the metal so the gear oil can penetrate into the tight spots. I'm about to try it myself on a couple of old skiptooth chains. I think one might be salvageable and I don't have much hope for the other. I'll be posting the experiment over on my build thread.
