my "new" fork!!!!

[fast eddie]

since i started diggin these old bikes and rats, i have fallen in love with these big beefy, mechanical lookin forks that came on the older bikes, i bought this at the swap meet at Peddler's last weekend (bicyclerick's shop in KC, MO) from an old timer. 65 bucks - they've already been re-built and repainted. i cant wait to see what they end up on, i have a pretty good idea, and yes, ive already started gathering parts for the rat rod bike build off 3 so watch out boys!!! man, i LOVE these forks!
fast eddie outty

ill bet these things weigh 15 or 20 pounds!!!

 

[mastershake916]

They are very neat, especially that one,now you have me thinking that it would be cool to make new, even wackier springer fork designs.

 

[CCR]

looks cool , havent seen that set-up before, what kinda bikes it from ?

 

[fast eddie]

i bought the fork by itself so i dont know what it came off, but one of the old timers called the truss rods "crash bars" which is new to me, ill look a lil closer and see if can find a name on em somewhere,
fast eddie outty

 

[JIMBO420]

Those are fork-in cool!

 

[Firewalker]

nice! I have a set of thoses aswell! I to do not know much about them but I belive they are from the late 40s

 

[JIMBO420]

Makes sence to call them crash bars, sorta like on the bikes that ponch and jon rode in C.H.I.P.S

 

[Manny Moons]

I have a set of those forks aswell. They are Cleveland Welding Co. and also seen on some roadmasters.

 

[fast eddie]

thanx for the info guys, does anyone know why the truss rods flare out to the sides like that? does it serve any practical purpose or is it just a style thing?
fast eddie outty

 

[Firewalker]

well like the old guy called them...they are crash bars.

if you were to lay the bike down the bars would help keep the side of the bike from making contact with the ground ( protect the fairings). More practical for motor bikes and faster speeds :wink: . mainly looks for the cycle world

FW