Friday, August 31, 2012

47 FL - Another Day - Headlight Install and 80's Pics

Today

October 1984 - 
There's my old white Buco helmet on the headlight that I still wear (in certain states)

October 31, 1987...with the Ex-Elvira...I still have both bikes...
There are those saddle bags on the Knuckle I just re-installed...25 years later

Head light and bracket getting fitted up...

Headlight profile...

Still debating... Riser Set Up or Hollywood Speedster bars

I rummaged through some old photo albums last night looking for pictures of the 47 knuckle and came up with the two above. One from October 1984 (about 7 months after I finished the initial build) and one from Halloween 1987 after she was rode hard and had some additions. I was happy to get a picture with those saddle bags that I just put back on her. The other bike in the pic is my 47 Flathead in one of it's many configurations Black with Apes and a 21 up front.  I'm till debating whether to re-install the Hollywood Speedster bars (I had on the Knuckle in the 80's) or keep the riser set up...

3 comments:

  1. looing good! did you not fancy whitewall tyres this time? milo

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  2. Thanks Milo! I went back and forth (back then) from white walls to the Continental K112s as you can see from the 84 to 87 pics.I still have those other wheels with the whitewalls. The K112s are great in all weather and I plan to ride this bike through everything...maybe I'll switch off from time to time...

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