BonniRocket - Pretty much done at this point

[expjawa]

OK, I've done gone and updated my concept sketch to reflect newer ideas. It's funny, just when you think you've got a great idea, you find someone's done it already. So, I'm trying to incorporate bits that will (hopefully) be unique and make this bike distinct.

So here's the sketch MkII:


Hopefully, I'll have time to actually start working on it soon...

[Doon]

This is going to be a good one. You got some awesome cars for inspiration.

[expjawa]

Thanks. The cars shown are just examples. It's the whole scene. Really, I think inspiration came from watching The World's Fastest Indian too many times...

[expjawa]

Sources of additional inspiration:

[Heavy Pedal]

Yeah, that Firestone is cool! Those are the ones I like to pump up, then ride around. BTW, nice organization skillz!

[Terry66]

I saw a bike at a show a couple of months ago where the guy had shot clear over the patina to preserve it. Had a funky look to it, but it was also a little cool.

[MplsCoaster]

Really cool old pics. Think I'd go with the Monark rocket frame, sticks to the theme and not a complete bike, just my $.02
Good Luck!

[rickpaulos]

One of my bikes:

[expjawa]

I saw a bike at a show a couple of months ago where the guy had shot clear over the patina to preserve it. Had a funky look to it, but it was also a little cool.

I've thought about that. But I wonder how well it would adhere if you can't properly prep the surface. A surface rusted area is more or less a loose surface, doesn't make a good foundation...

BTW, nice organization skillz!

Not sure where you're getting that...I'm the most disorganized person I know. It directly conflicts with a compulisve need for clean. I'm basically a disorganized neat freak...

[kingfish254]

Watching while M.I.A. in Southeast Asia.

[Heavy Pedal]

I was just referring to how you keep you're parts on the wall for easy access. No diss... My parts are in totes, boxes, on the workbench....

[DaytonaRat]

Love the ideas being an Ormond Beach native always loved the old racing bikes... Keep it up!

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[expjawa]

Love the ideas being an Ormond Beach native always loved the old racing bikes... Keep it up!

That's kinda funny; Curtiss set his speed record there, but he's from here (or at least nearby). Kind of a small world thing. A replica of the V8 motorcycle is on display at the Glenn Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, NY, about an hour from where I live.

[expjawa]

I had an idea earlier for a tank-mounted double-lever quadrant that would combine the shift lever and a brake lever. All the cabling could (I think) be routed within the tank and then back to inside the rear triangle. Granted, not having the brake on the handlebar might be problematic, but it would look cool as all anything. I drew up a rough sketch at lunchtime; I'll start creating the CAD model once I have some of the parts in my hands to measure.

I'm also debating drum brake versus disc brake. The S-A eight speed hub I'm planning to use has either as an option, but the disc hub is available in a narrower OLD size. I'd have to respace the frame to run the drum hub, but might be able to get away with just springing it open to install a wheel with the disc hub. Also, the disc brake probably has less overall mass and less inertial mass. The drum might have less rotating drag, though, since discs are a constant-contact design and drums are not.

The brake choice is kind of important, since the bike will only have the rear brake. I don't want to fit it with a marginal rim brake, so that's out of the question, not to mention asthetically undesireable. The drum would be nearly completely hidden by the wheel covers, but a disc would be visible. I'm not sure if it visually adds or detracts at this point.

[kingfish254]

Enough drawings, lets see something!!!