Duplex T110 Factory Rigid

A recent conversation I had with Flathead Rob got me think about modifying a factory rigid rear section to fit my '61 T110.  The following is a photo of a Duplex with an earlier rigid attached.

Studying the photo above got me questioning if the seat-to-dropout tube is stretched.  These are stock.

Are they the same or not? Anyone know of a clever way to derive approximate scale  dimensions from a photo?

It's also got me thinking about jigs. Obviously the length of the one below is not stock but I like how the engine plate mounting holes were used to tie the frame to the jig. Crime Scene Choppers has a pretty nice blueprint for a frame jig available on there website. I'm concerned the material required to build a jig might not be all that much cheaper than paying someone that knows what they are doing handle it.

The cop out option would be to buy a Unit hardtail from Acme choppers. I like the stock looking axle plates. They claim to build custom hardtails too.

Seattle Cossacks 2013

The calendar on the team website is out-of-date so I thought I'd post a more current version for reference.

Native

Emma is now a full-fledged Seattle native.

Shell Blue Sheen

I finally found the right first race car of Vaughn on Bring a Trailer. My first car was a Sprite Should I have to help out with the maintenance I already have a intimate knowledge of every f@#king nut and bolt on the car...

Since I have the uncanny ability to turn nearly anything back to the subject of motorcycles I couldn't help noticing how close that color is Triumph's Shell Blue Sheen. Shell Blue Sheen is possibly by favorite factory paint color (for the Pre-Unit era for sure). It's the color I've been most strongly considering for my '61 project.

 

I spotted this bike on the Zon blog recently thinking I really liked the color. I wasn't til I saw it side-by-side with with Shell Blue that I realized how close the colors really are.

Turbine Powered '32 Roadster

Flathead Rob, Vaughn and visited the Lemay Marymont Museum last weekend. One of the most captivating cars there was was this turbine powered '32 roadster. It's not really that surprising it was built by a Boeing engineer. What is a little more surprising is that he routinely drove it to work for a while. Word is Boeing reserved a special parking spot for him because because the car has no reverse.

I got curious about it and went looking for any historical references on it. There are plenty of details here. Now I just need to track down some video footage of it running.

Ran When Parked

1937 Harley Davidson ULH - I'd make a little room for this one.

Ran When Parked

1947 Triumph T100 - This roller would make for the start of a super cool project,

World's Fair - 1962

Here's a good stunt for the Cossacks to revive.

Three high-wire aerialists of Circus Berlin's Zugspitz thrill World's Fair workers by riding a motorcycle across a steel cable strung between the roof of Memorial Stadium and a point 376 feet high on the Space Needle

Illustration

From 8Negro. Wow.

Ran When Parked

1948 Triumph Speed Twin - Thanks to Vorhese for pointing this one out. It's really pretty but I don't see this one selling for anything even close to $20,000

Inspiration

I have a couple of friends that are currently at the most will-breaking stage of a project, the engine build. This should help reinforce why you started it all in the first place.

Legacy

This one is only for Vaughn.