58er Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Guess this is right category for this. Made these last couple years. Frame and sheet metal all from scratch on Harley replica. Sheet metal on Indian replica from scratch. Bought frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil H Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daswulf Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Awesome work 58er. Do you ride them? If so I bet you turn some heads with those. I don't know much of anything about them but I love the look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Where did you find the engines? Great job on these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58er Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thanks They are actually harbor freight 79cc predator engines. I strip them down take out low oil sensor /governor and mount them vertically. Then I make a set of " flathead" fins for the top to make them look more interesting. If they go bad. 99.00 gets you a new one. They rarely do. Very good honda clone motor. Here's another experimental bike I made from a fat tire bike from the store. I used a golf cart type clutch on it and a little bigger predator motor. Not really historically accurate but kinda cool. Blacksmithing has somewhat phased out my bike building. For now any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeaverNZ Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Nicely done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frosty Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I don't know how much blacksmithing has phased out your bike building, those look like pretty convincing forgeries to me. Beautiful replicas I'd almost be afraid to ride them. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58er Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Forgeries. Hehe. Nice. I like that. I should try it on money. Thanks. Better to crash on of these than the original. Not that I can afford one. Unless I start forging coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 The tiller steering of the old motorcycles has always scared me, I don't think I'd break 30 on one. I couldn't afford a replica. I hear money is too hard to forge and not have to explain to Treasury agents. Forge medallions and medals and you're okay. It's a striking hobby you know. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58er Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Yes. Agreed on the steering of bikes of this vintage. The Harley replica has accurately bent handlebars and it's very difficult to ride. Takes getting used to. On the Indian I took a more modern approach when I bent them up. The indian is a more performance minded bike and will go 35-40 and is very stable. ( not ignoring the blacksmith puns. Just fresh out at the moment if I come up with one I'll coal ya) hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Give me a ring if you think of one. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1776 Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 Wow. Very nice. I used to be looking into that a lot. I LOVE the work you have done. Do you use four or two cycle engines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58er Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 Thanks. 4 stroke Honda clone engines. I get them from harbor freight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1776 Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 4/14/2017 at 4:25 PM, 58er said: Thanks. 4 stroke Honda clone engines. I get them from harbor freight So they work pretty good huh? I might have to try that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 26, 2017 Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 4/12/2017 at 4:38 PM, Frosty said: I hear money is too hard to forge and not have to explain to Treasury agents. Forging is hard enough, but the heat treatment is easy to overdo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58er Posted April 26, 2017 Author Share Posted April 26, 2017 4 hours ago, 1776 said: So they work pretty good huh? I might have to try that. Yes. Very good engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoughJoes Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 We’re did you get the Indian frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Welcome aboard DoughJoes, glad to have you. If you'll put your general location in the header you'll have a better chance of hooking up with members living within visiting distance. He scratch made the frame and metal work, it's in the first post. The thread is 4 years old if you hadn't noticed. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 If I read it right he bought the Indian frame. I love the old motor cycles and scooters. Haven't owned one in decades though. I once had a Cushman Eagle that had the very first Crane cam made in it. My brother and Harvey Crane were best friends. Harvey ground the original cam on a bench grinder in my folks car port around 1956. That Cushman would run a hundred miles per hour and scare the daylights out of me going that fast on such small tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I went back and read it again. You have it right, he bought the frames. I can't imagine going that fast on a Cushman scooter, I had a Lambretta and 50 seemed crazy fast. Those little tires picked up every little feature of the asphalt. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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