The Streamliner

[toro1978]

Wow, this is sooooo fine! Great work and vision!

 

[David Cooksey]

So I'm leaving the front wheel for the moment.
On to the main body....

I'm doing it in sections to make it manageable

 

[David Cooksey]

So with the shape put in, the front edge is prepared to be turned. I want this as a sharp edge, probably the only one on the bike.
First the fold line is drawn, then the edge is pre-stretched.

Then folded and offered up to the bike.
Oops, I put the line in the wrong place!

So a new line is drawn using the front axel as the centre of the arc (how I should have done it in the first place!)
And the edge flattened out and re-folded. During this process the edge goes into a horrid wobbly mess.... Stay strong David , it will be fine.... Lol

 

[toro1978]

Did you bend the fork blades so the dropouts be further forward or does it just look that way on the photo?

 

[David Cooksey]

Did you bend the fork blades so the dropouts be further forward or does it just look that way on the photo?

No I haven't touched the forks

 

[toro1978]

There is a really nice curve on them.

 

[David Cooksey]

There is a really nice curve on them.

It does
Shame I'm completely covering it really!

A few shrinks in the top edge then curved over

 

[SkyknightJohn]

Just...Wow.

Mad skills.

 

[David Cooksey]

Moving on to the drive side, the panel was duplicated, just the opposite.
I want the chain to be enclosed within the bodywork. Unfortunately the pedal hits the aluminium

A small step was put in using the swaging machine.

It's better, but it still touches the aluminium.

So the next step is to flatten out the curvature of the panel. The front folded edge will need stretching and the area within the pedal will need shrinking.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Looks great, I'm sure you'll correct the problem!

 

[Scrap Wolf]

That looks great [emoji457]


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[David Cooksey]

I'm going to have to rethink this area as the pedal still touches. If I take out the curved panel shape it will look flat and boring. I'll probably cut a disc out for behind the pedal area and sink it into the panel.
Anyway here's how it's looking for the moment

 

[David Cooksey]

I've cut out the area behind the pedal arm and made a disc to replace it.
I decided to put in a feature with the bead roller while I could.

This was then welded into the side body panel.

 

[David Cooksey]

In a rare moment of English sunshine, I wheeled it outside for a couple of photos

 

[Duchess]

Wow!

So often, it seems that the people with the tools and skills lack the eye for design. You, sir, have all three.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

I love it when artists like you use bicycles as their medium.

Keep going mate!


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[SwissGuy]

This is going to look like those salt lake speed record racers!
I just love it!

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[Machine Age Victim]

I can't wait to see where this goes!!

 

[Brian macumber]

It reminds me of the movie tron.

 

[David Cooksey]

Thanks for all the kind words

Now, I need to start planning the back. I was going to cover the rear wheel simular to the front, but how about sweeping the bottom edge up so the whole bike makes a sort of teardrop shape?

What do you recon?