Hoodoo
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I like the upright sit of the early handlebars and with the long loop frame I need they need to be very long. I found the Wald 867's but they are about ten inches too short. I don't really like the 30" type, too wide and too flare although comfortable for upright riding on my special which of course is a normal industrical frame size and not looped.
Any suggestions, custom makers, proper bar diameter and metal type for making my own, or perhaps anyone out there might know of a close match already available, would be appreciated.
Right now my "Choctaw" (looks sort of like a 1910 Indian--it's also red) has an ersatz wood tank cover that looks good at a distance but of course that will be an improvement (and of course conventional handlebars just don't fit. I will be posting pictures from our saturday air fair soon as soon as the pics start coming in, personally I was having too much fun riding my trusty special, trying to get the newly put together Choctaw's chain to stay on (didn't work), and also having a hoot driving model T's and a Nash Quad, and as a special treat getting to ride a 1921 Triumph single cylinder model H, a 1917 Indian powerplus (both in the sidecar and in the saddle). The experiences
are such that my appreciation for the originals and also the tribute motorized bikes are deepened.
Al
Al
Any suggestions, custom makers, proper bar diameter and metal type for making my own, or perhaps anyone out there might know of a close match already available, would be appreciated.
Right now my "Choctaw" (looks sort of like a 1910 Indian--it's also red) has an ersatz wood tank cover that looks good at a distance but of course that will be an improvement (and of course conventional handlebars just don't fit. I will be posting pictures from our saturday air fair soon as soon as the pics start coming in, personally I was having too much fun riding my trusty special, trying to get the newly put together Choctaw's chain to stay on (didn't work), and also having a hoot driving model T's and a Nash Quad, and as a special treat getting to ride a 1921 Triumph single cylinder model H, a 1917 Indian powerplus (both in the sidecar and in the saddle). The experiences
are such that my appreciation for the originals and also the tribute motorized bikes are deepened.
Al
Al