HENRY MORGAN'S COLLECTION

[Rat Rod]

So I get a text message from my friend Henry Morgan telling me that he's wanting to get rid of what's left of his bike collection to focus more on his VW Bus. He's been using the Bus to store several of his bikes and it was time to clean house. After talking back and forth a bit he makes me an offer that I'd have to be crazy to refuse....I actually told him that I thought he was crazy. :lol:

He drove down from Oklahoma today to deliver the goods and visit for a while. I started off with a relatively empty garage and now I'm full again. Oddly enough, two bikes I had sold him made their way back to me...the Elgin and the Ruff Cycle. The bike that I'm really excited about is member Critter1's "Lackluster" from Build Off #7. It has always been one of my favorites and it had been sitting in an art gallery window for the past year in Oklahoma.

So here is what I ended up with today...

Elvis's Bike. :lol:

Now, the hardest part of this deal will be deciding what to keep and what to sell. Don't worry, Henry told me up front I could do what I wanted with it. I may do some part rearranging on a few of these to get them where I like them and then go from there.

Anyway, a big thanks for Henry for hauling them down here....garage is full of rats now. :lol:

 

[thatismytruck]

LUCKY!!

 

[ODDER]

Great stuff! He had some cool ones. I got to see the Roland rockit at his place. too much cool for two wheels. 8)

 

[skyrider deluxe]

I really like that Elvis bike

 

[dogdart]

quite the haul , some real beauties

 

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Very cool , the Elvis bike , is a frame and tank I believe he got from me , I was hoping to see a Schwinn in the mix
I sold to him as well , I hope Bobby is doin OK ? , I enjoyed texting with him from time to time ,but have lost his
number at some point ,I would like too get my hands on that Elgin,,,or at least the frame !



Rafael

 

[Rat Rod]

He did mention that most of the stuff for these bikes came from purchases here on the site.

 

[Rat Rod]

The Elgin has had a funny past with me. When I first bought the frame off of Ebay I built it up in sort of a 26" BMX style. Then I tore it all down to use the parts for a KOS KRUISER I had purchased. I sold the frame to Henry Morgan and he built it up with parts he had. At some point he traded it back to me and I had it for a few weeks and then he wanted it back so he bought it back from me. And yet again, it ends up in my garage. :lol:

 

[kingfish254]

Awesome bikes and great stories too!

 

[kram]

Cool stuff Steve! This is a great score.

 

[user 135]

And he Delivered it too. I like the story on the Elgin.

 

[CCR]

Always did love Critters build off bike Digging the Elvis bike too :mrgreen:

 

[Rat Rod]

Also got a tub of parts that contained this little gem...an NOS Person's siren.

 

[user 135]

Also got a tub of parts that contained this little gem...an NOS Person's siren.

This whole thread is in clear VIOLATION of Hugo's Bike Code. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3536&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

 

[Rat Rod]

Ha Ha. :lol:

I know...part of me feels bad for even ending up with all of this stuff.

I think I asked Henry 5 times if he wanted to do this and he kept reassuring me that he was focused on the VW now and he was good with it all.

 

[Critter1]

I'm happy to see Lackluster ended up in good hands.. after changing hands a couple of times. It still looks great, and I'm sure still rides smooth as ever. Have you had it out for a spin yet?

 

[Rat Rod]

Justin, all I can say is that YOU are a true artist my friend. :wink:

I knew I liked the bike a lot while you were building it, and your attention to detail is amazing, but seeing the bike in person is a whole other story.

I'm not sure if this is sacrilege or not, but I swapped a couple of parts out to make it more comfortable for me....THE BIKE RIDES LIKE A ROLLS ROYCE!

Hopefully my choice doesn't offend you.

 

[Critter1]

Thank you!!

It still looks great Steve! Looks like a way more comfy ride now too. I'm sure those Triple-Traps & Profile stem will make their way onto one of your BMXs or klunkers.. and rightly so.

 

[Danimal]

I think the CWC springer on the Elgin was mine. I know I sold him some stuff over the years.

Steve, is the siren for sale?

 

[Rat Rod]

Steve, is the siren for sale?

It might be. :lol: