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Well it's finished, and at the last minute.
Here is the build thread,
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=26308
I started with this 1941 Huffman made Firestone.
Here is the final drawing.
My friend Randy was instrumental in the design and most of the fabrication.
We Decided to go for a "way over engineered" look and I think we achieved it.
We got the bike finished just in the nick of time and had to take photos in the last minutes.
Here are the finished photos of the bike, they were taken Aug. 3rd in the am. The bike was finished in time but the photos were bad. Thankfully I have been given grace here and have been allowed to offer better photos.
Here they are
1941 Huffman Stream-Flex, my answer to what a SuperStreamline Twin-Flex might have looked like.
I used an actual 1941 Caddilac hood ornament.
Something old, something new, something bold, nothing blue. A rare vintage MacCaulley chain guard covers a new chrome sprocket. and an idea how the Stream-Flex works, clearly it runs on cables and aluminum.
Here's the streamlined bit, originally we weren't going to go through all the extra work to make this, but I insisted and we were both impressed at how good it came out.
The front fork, while looking rather clunky actually works really well. I have never ridden a bike with such a smooth springer!
A shot from the front.
Thanks for looking and it has truly been an honor to build with you guys and gals! I'm hoping for the top 10 this year so I need all the votes I can get.
(Maybe we should have a junior class for those of us with less talent, this one almost killed me trying to keep up with you guys!)
Here is the build thread,
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=26308
I started with this 1941 Huffman made Firestone.
Here is the final drawing.
My friend Randy was instrumental in the design and most of the fabrication.
We Decided to go for a "way over engineered" look and I think we achieved it.
We got the bike finished just in the nick of time and had to take photos in the last minutes.
Here are the finished photos of the bike, they were taken Aug. 3rd in the am. The bike was finished in time but the photos were bad. Thankfully I have been given grace here and have been allowed to offer better photos.
Here they are
1941 Huffman Stream-Flex, my answer to what a SuperStreamline Twin-Flex might have looked like.
I used an actual 1941 Caddilac hood ornament.
Something old, something new, something bold, nothing blue. A rare vintage MacCaulley chain guard covers a new chrome sprocket. and an idea how the Stream-Flex works, clearly it runs on cables and aluminum.
Here's the streamlined bit, originally we weren't going to go through all the extra work to make this, but I insisted and we were both impressed at how good it came out.
The front fork, while looking rather clunky actually works really well. I have never ridden a bike with such a smooth springer!
A shot from the front.
Thanks for looking and it has truly been an honor to build with you guys and gals! I'm hoping for the top 10 this year so I need all the votes I can get.
(Maybe we should have a junior class for those of us with less talent, this one almost killed me trying to keep up with you guys!)