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Offline gerhed

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Antiques Road Show
« on: June 02, 2009, 03:44:03 PM »
"Sir, what you have here is a national treasure"
Well not exactly, but the Chief does have new livery.
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2009, 06:30:52 PM »
Nice...but that rear tire doesn't look "historic".  Is this what you will be riding?  (Should be fun.)

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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2009, 07:46:26 AM »
Historic or not that is one sweet ride. I'd love to have one.
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2009, 01:49:05 PM »
Historic or not that is one sweet ride. I'd love to have one.
Thanks--Very comfortable too, with the new seat.
You could almost go to sleep out there !
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2009, 04:16:49 PM »
gerhed, is that a decal or hand painted? usually decal right? nice seat too.
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2009, 07:09:40 PM »
Nice to see an Indian without those goofy bathtub fenders.

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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2009, 09:07:28 PM »
i've always been curious about that rear suspension. have anything to share about it?

looks like a semi-epileptic spring (sp) but wonder what's in the vertical tube.
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2009, 02:47:58 PM »
i've always been curious about that rear suspension. have anything to share about it?

looks like a semi-epileptic spring (sp) but wonder what's in the vertical tube.
Those are decals--very delicate and I almost screwed them up completely--the situation was salvaged, however.
The rear vertical tube has a big spring in it as well as a grease fitting.
With grease pumped in tight you get a full 3/4 inch of vertical travel.
The seat springing more than compensates for the almost rigid rear end.
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2009, 11:03:54 PM »
yeah, i don't know what i was thinking there was a leaf spring in there somewhere. that just don't make no sense.

interesting that the enclosed coil spring is packed in grease.
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2009, 01:17:11 AM »
SWEET!   More pic's please, I sure would like to have one of those!   Head
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2009, 06:48:13 AM »
Yeah- I always considered them a hardtail.  Interesting that the seat is on the chummy seat frame.  Hows that feel compared to the post/spring set-up?  Is the drive chain on the right side?  Don't I remember them being on the left?  Is that a late 30's model?
Did you find it at an auction?  Yard sale?  How's it run? (or does it...?)
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2009, 10:02:34 AM »
Ern,

I wanted to move the seat back about a foot (fit me better-looked cooler etc.) so I needed the additional chum-me
rig which is actually off an old Harley, of course. The spring post is still in place.
Drive chain is on the right. It's a '48 Chief.  Some of the 20's and 30's Chiefs and Scouts had my fender set up.
I'm just too cheap to drop the $600 each for the valenced fenders.
I bought it off a guy in Oxnard, California in 1968 for $250.
It still runs !

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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2009, 12:07:27 PM »



My last one was a '48, too.  For the life of me, I can't figure out why I remember the chain being on the left...  A friend helped put Guzzi Eldo fenders on after I got T-boned on it.  I actually liked it better, for some reason.  Those glass tail light lenses are sure a PITA, though.  What a dumb design.

I'm afraid I'm not able to wherehouse more than a couple of bikes. 
Oh well...
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2009, 02:44:25 PM »
My last one was a '48, too.  For the life of me, I can't figure out why I remember the chain being on the left...  A friend helped put Guzzi Eldo fenders on after I got T-boned on it.  I actually liked it better, for some reason.  Those glass tail light lenses are sure a PITA, though.  What a dumb design.

I'm afraid I'm not able to wherehouse more than a couple of bikes. 
Oh well...
Never liked the look of that tail light either.
I made mine out of a micro ammeter.
How's that for D.O.T. ?
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2009, 06:26:43 PM »
genius gerhed! looks high quality from here; how did you make the lens if i may ask?
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #15 on: June 07, 2009, 04:11:20 AM »
genius gerhed! looks high quality from here; how did you make the lens if i may ask?
I cut down a B&W polycontrast photographic
printing filter #4.
And taped it up against the glass on the inside.
It's actually a little on the purple side !
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #16 on: June 07, 2009, 06:16:58 AM »
Lucky for you it doesn't have to pass safety inspection because of the antique tags.
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Re: Antiques Road Show
« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2009, 07:22:28 AM »
In North Carolina, NOTHING over 35 yo has to be inspected. 
Kind of counter-intuitive, actually...  but it saves me some money.  8)
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