My old school creation!

Hi, It started out as a Huffy Beach Cruiser that I bought at a Thrift Store for $15 and it kind of got out of control from there. The fuel tanks are old pump style fire extinguishers from the early 1900's and has kersone lanterns from the late 1800's which have been bulbed and wired for light along with sirens from the 50's that run off a 6 volt battery and Power Wheels motors. The sidecar started life at another Thrift Store as a pull behind cart that a small child would ride in behind a parents bike and it went from there. The sidecar frame is wooden covered with canvas and sealed. I don't know why I built it except just to see if I could and with a lot of trial and error I got what you see. My Very First motorcycle show I went to I won "First Place" in the antique class and won "Best Fabrication" of the entire show! I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out, what do you think? Coming soon are pictures of my son's OCC Stingray bike which is where all this really got started. By the way thats him riding in the sidecar in the Avatar while it was in the cardboard mockup stage!

 

[sideshowsideswipe]

really looks very nice. not the greasy dusty mess that my commuter bike looks like!

 

[azvinnie]

that is one kewl side car bike. very nice job on the whole build, along with all the pics. very very nice

 

[luke]

great bike and sidecar need i say more

 

[locoWelder]

Now thats the way to go! I would love to pick your brain on how you built the sidecar.....mainly how you attatched it to the bike frame....could you post some more photos of that ....I'm working on one now ...but i'm thinking on going electric with it....only if I can get batteries that dont weight a ton that will give me a 40+ mile range

 

[ibeenjammin]

Sweet Nuggets!!

 

[go you good thing]

Very nice ride

You must be a cabinetmaker as the design of that timber frame provides strenght in all the right areas.

 

[wesman1234]

That's cool!

You should be very proud of that build. It must have taken a lot of research to make a replica of a sidecar that looks so amazing. You are the man the sidecar man that is.

 

[gone_fishin]

everyone: if you simply "edit" your first post, the "new post" indicator won't light up and noone will know about the new pics

your best bet for best exposure is to post a "reply" to your own gallery, then add your new pics there... 8)

 

[Alaskavan]

Way cool!

 

[spunout]

You must be a cabinetmaker as the design of that timber frame provides strength in all the right areas.

That's just what i was thinking. very nice!