{"id":19805,"date":"2018-09-28T13:51:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T17:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/?p=19805"},"modified":"2018-09-28T13:51:42","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T17:51:42","slug":"two-wheels-x-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hawkdog.net\/wordpress\/archives\/19805","title":{"rendered":"Two Wheels X 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who knows me, knows that I love two wheeled vehicles. My own riding has been restricted to bicycles for a long time, but I love looking at a nice motorcycle too. The presence of an engine gives builders freedom to be less minimalist and practical &#8211; expressed esp in the world of choppers. Last Saturday there were two bike shows: the Welcome East motorcycle show in Portsmouth NH and The Builder&#8217;s Ball handmade bicycle show in Boston. I spent time at both as I made my way back to Scituate.<\/p>\n<p>There was an an amazing range of bikes at the Welcome East show; a diversity that led to my favorite juxtaposition of the day: two bike conversions next to two superbikes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Good juxtaposition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/44856561122\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1971\/44856561122_ae912d503b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Good juxtaposition\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My favorite was this perfect BMW. I am a sucker for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Motorcycle_fork#Earles\">Earles forks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Bay Em Vay\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/31033525248\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1936\/31033525248_83d4c0146d_z.jpg\" alt=\"Bay Em Vay\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Builder&#8217;s Ball was smaller but in some ways even more amazing. The attention to detail was incredible. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapmancycles.com\/\">Brian Chapman<\/a> used spare spokes as chain slap protectors:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Chapman Cycles spoke chainslap guard\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/44906817221\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1980\/44906817221_012db792e3_z.jpg\" alt=\"Chapman Cycles spoke chainslap guard\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bilenky.com\/\">Bilenky Cycle Works<\/a> fabricated a gorgeous rear dropout to accommodate a Gates belt drive:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Bilenky\/Rohloff\/Gates\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/31033533298\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1969\/31033533298_d704c67a96_z.jpg\" alt=\"Bilenky\/Rohloff\/Gates\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There needs to be a break point in the drive side rear triangle of Gates-equipped bikes so that the belt can be threaded into place. I&#8217;ve never seen the problem handled so elegantly.<\/p>\n<p>There was also space for less\u00a0Apollonian stuff. A bike chopper with what I assume is a combination running light and butt warmer:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Choppah\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/43994465855\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1907\/43994465855_658e301186_z.jpg\" alt=\"Choppah\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And this amazing machine:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"P9220026\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/44186921244\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1955\/44186921244_be9c6b99b3_z.jpg\" alt=\"P9220026\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Hydraulics!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/doncoyote\/29970784147\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1920\/29970784147_399d3b7f98_z.jpg\" alt=\"Hydraulics!\" width=\"333\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I thought at first that it was some sort of e-bike conversion. And then realization dawned: hydraulics! The owner was given the bike by its creator, a Worcester machinist, as he was heading off to a retirement home. The current owner has had the bike for two decades and it is still immaculate. I&#8217;d hang it on a wall if I owned it &#8211; art.<\/p>\n<p>Locally, preparations for my bike trip continue. Today&#8217;s task is choosing books that will live at the Scriptorium in Breuklyn &#8211; Lotte and I are heading south tomorrow to celebrate my b-day with friends and fam!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who knows me, knows that I love two wheeled vehicles. My own riding has been restricted to bicycles for a long time, but I love looking at a nice motorcycle too. 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