Firewing 1953 Columbia 3 Star DeLuxe (2nd) - 3/15 TRADED

[kingfish254]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

Love the 8-balls in the chainring, I'm sure there's plenty of places to cut them in half and throw them on. Is this your place? Nicely done if so!

I'm liking the crazy 8s chainring too, but I'm not planning on covering my bike with 8's :mrgreen:

The backdrop for these photos is QueenFish's courtyard. This is her baby and she hates it when I mess it up with bicycle photos. :mrgreen:
She's had it on multiple tours, in magazines, in the newspaper, and even had a few artists ask to paint it as their subject. I will pass on all of the compliments. It is a great place to sit back and relax and not even realize that you are in the middle of downtown Savannah.

Here is the painting that we have hanging in our hallway. You can see the koi pond on the left and the doors to my shop on the first floor of our 1873 Carriage House.

 

[MplsCoaster]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

I'm likin' your build! The parts you chose look cool together
Nice Garden (with or without a bike :lol: )

 

[Funkme]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

Both light ideas look great,the red one makes it more classic,but I'm likin the skull with the horns n torpedo grips...Wicked...

 

[raggedjim]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

I hate to give advice, but if I had a set of bars like that I would consider a bolt in bar in the front between the curls and mount three lights, one large head, and 2 smaller running lights to either side like a Harleys running lights.

I really love this bike, I'm just not feeling either of your headlight options.

Good luck, Rg

 

[carrotsnax]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

Looking good!

 

[kingfish254]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

I hate to give advice, but if I had a set of bars like that I would consider a bolt in bar in the front between the curls and mount three lights, one large head, and 2 smaller running lights to either side like a Harleys running lights.

I really love this bike, I'm just not feeling either of your headlight options.

Good luck, Rg

I am always open to any and all suggestions!!!
I don't know if I am completely following your idea though. Do you mean a bar that runs between the two curls? That seams like it would disctract from the flow of the curl? I don't think I am reading your idea right.

It does get me thinking though and another lighting idea popped in my head.

 

[kingfish254]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

I'm likin' your build! The parts you chose look cool together
Nice Garden (with or without a bike :lol: )

Looking good!

Both light ideas look great,the red one makes it more classic,but I'm likin the skull with the horns n torpedo grips...Wicked...

Thanks All. I like the skull too, but I need to work on the idea.

Another idea that popped into my head after ragged suggestion was possibly mounting two of these Delta lights on the bottom of the ramshorn curl. Just an idea. I have no clue if they would work well with the build or not.

 

[raggedjim]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

Pardon my Paint skills, but something like this???



Just a thought, and you may be right, it may take away from the rams horns...

 

[user 135]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

On your idea thread, you had some shoes.......Here a cheap option.
Shwings. http://www.shwingsonline.com/shop/index ... uct_id=115

 

[yoothgeye]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

 

[kingfish254]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

Oh no, I am going to be in trouble when QueenFish sees that painting. :mrgreen:

 

[CCR]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

aww... a happy little bike :mrgreen:

 

[kingfish254]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

CMAN, those are pretty cheap, but there is still no way I am wearing those!! Something tells me that Yoots has already ordered a set though. :mrgreen:

 

[kingfish254]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

Pardon my Paint skills, but something like this???



Just a thought, and you may be right, it may take away from the rams horns...

HMMMMMMMM, I'll have to sleep on that one and break out some ductape to mock it. Hard to say without actually mocking it up.

 

[yoothgeye]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

CMAN, those are pretty cheap, but there is still no way I am wearing those!! Something tells me that Yoots has already ordered a set though. :mrgreen:

I would definitely wear a pair of those, but I'm out of money. Need to sell something, I need about $50 for build-off parts from porkchopbmx.com

 

[Lowlife Lucas]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

Lookin good!

 

[kingfish254]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

Long day at the office, but I couldn't help trying the Elgin skirt guards on that came in the mail today.

 

[dracothered]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/11 LeatherBars+Seat+Crazy 8s

Long day at the office, but I couldn't help trying the Elgin skirt guards on that came in the mail today.

I say go with those ones for sure...

 

[kingfish254]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/13 Elgin Skirt Guards

Yeah, I like these the best. They seem to fit better too. I still need to do some work to straighten them out but I like them.

 

[Machine Age Victim]

Re: FireWing 53 Columbia 3 Star-5/13 Elgin Skirt Guards

I really like that the top of the skirt guards line up with the back of the seat!