Oh boy, I've got a whole stash of random parts and pieces specifically for this kind of thing! You know how they say that when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail? Well, when I'm designing or building custom bikes, everything starts to look like a piece to a bicycle.
- Chain link fence post toppers to repurpose as headlight and taillight buckets.
- Old car brightwork for bike tank trim (chrome/stainless trim strips, car horn buttons, badges and emblems, etc.)
- G-scale model train tracks for art deco trim
- 1950s/1960s bullet taillight lenses from classic cars, for custom bicycle taillights
- An old rake head to turn into a phony set of fuel lines/spark plug wires for that dummy engine idea I had (and still plan to use) for my 1950 Hawthorne, Dumpster Diamond.
- Wood scraps (acquired all for free from FB Marketplace/Craigslist) for custom tanks and other custom wood pieces. I got a whole pallet full of that...
- LED light strips designed for... I guess cars... but I would love to use them to make my own pedal-powered TRON light cycle!
- Some vintage glass plates that I thought could make some snazzy headlight lenses
- A bunch of other bits and pieces I can't remember right now.
Remind me to shoot some pictures of this stuff later! I think you guys would get a kick and more than a few ideas out of my collection of non-bicycle bicycle parts!
