The old man did the panel beating. Pretty cool.
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Quote from: ADG on May 07, 2008, 06:08:57 PM
The old man did the panel beating. Pretty cool.
So your telling us it was made by hand? :o Holy SH*T!!! Thats freakin' silly! wt:
Freakin' amazing. 8)
Where are the wings?
pure art wt:
Art indeed; it's amazing what a skilled auto/motorcycle restoration expert can do with just a mallet & bean bag... A friend once loaned me a video of a fellow hand-building an entire Morgan auto body, using just pictures and the rusted remnants of the original body as a guide. wt:
Gorgeous!! wt: be::
Wanna trade dads? :-\
Quote from: pompetta on May 08, 2008, 09:59:02 AM
Wanna trade dads? :-\
no shit.... my dads a chiropractor. got a bad back?
Cool! Weren't those things good for something approaching 140 mph with the best running 500 manx racers under them? Not too good in heavy cross winds either.
Dad does good work.
LA
the manx has to be one of my favorite bikes from all times.
that is awesome.
Can I be adopted?
Very Very cool
Here's my father's partners web site if you dig restored vintage bikes. Ducati F-1 Laguna Seca for sale there. Rare bike.
http://web.mac.com/sonofmatchbox/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html (http://web.mac.com/sonofmatchbox/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html)
awesome stuff wt:
hotness!
Absolutely stellar! A work of art that I hope sees some vintage track use. Great bike. Cheers to the old man!!! dr::
Quote from: bobspapa on May 08, 2008, 10:12:45 AM
no shit.... my dads a chiropractor. got a bad back?
yes please!! not a bad back but a company that won't let me take the 99hours of sick time i've accrued (due to NEVER GETTING SICK IN THE LAST 6 YEARS) before i quit and go to grad school, so i could use a 2 weeks sick note from your dad.
banging that thing out by hand would be fun as hell, while studying blacksmithing i've watched coppersmiths make vessels and it looks tedious but fun and the results are amazing.
Quote from: powerhammer on May 08, 2008, 06:58:58 PM
yes please!! not a bad back but a company that won't let me take the 99hours of sick time i've accrued (due to NEVER GETTING SICK IN THE LAST 6 YEARS) before i quit and go to grad school, so i could use a 2 weeks sick note from your dad.
banging that thing out by hand would be fun as hell, while studying blacksmithing i've watched coppersmiths make vessels and it looks tedious but fun and the results are amazing.
How 'bout a note from a clergyman?
;D
Back on topic:
That bike is f**king beautiful!
I gots to get me sometin like dat
not sure that'd fly... i think they know me too well.
Quote from: ADG on May 08, 2008, 01:30:12 PM
Here's my father's partners web site if you dig restored vintage bikes. Ducati F-1 Laguna Seca for sale there. Rare bike.
http://web.mac.com/sonofmatchbox/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html (http://web.mac.com/sonofmatchbox/iWeb/Site/Welcome.html)
I'm really surprised that you "motorcycle enthusiasts" haven't commented about this link.
Quote from: LA on May 08, 2008, 10:59:26 AM
Cool! Weren't those things good for something approaching 140 mph with the best running 500 manx racers under them? Not too good in heavy cross winds either.
Dad does good work.
LA
Owned three of them, from the plate colours, thats a 350.
That's pretty hot 8)
Do you know who John Surtees is without a Google search?
Quote from: ADG on May 10, 2008, 12:45:42 AM
Do you know who John Surtees is without a Google search?
Yup and I've met him