Prince George Vintage Motorcycle Club
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Hortons Heroes on April 08, 2014, 02:51:40 PM
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(http://i.imgur.com/caOxX4r.jpg)
In my searching for custom bike stuff I have never seen anything like this...kind cool. I assume it costs a fortune but neat look. Not sure where I would hide all my wiring if I got one!
More pics...and french!
www.motard.ca/nouvelles/un-reservoir-dessence-de-moto-en-pyrex
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Actually, that seems really cool to me - especially the shot with the engine running (and the fuel on full boil) The tank is small, though, and very deep on the tunnel; probably too small without the added visual/technical interest of the Pyrex...
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Have you seen these before Rusty? Not as cool as a clear tank but thought the idea was pretty neat. The one looks a little more steam punk that I think is needed but I know I have enough ratty tanks that I may try installing one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9UBaDV2dFI
(http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mOa1_ATeAetLcCsNuf6xcsw.jpg)
(http://www.hdforums.com/forum/attachments/general-harley-davidson-chat/136635d1283326960-fuel-sight-gauge-sight_glass.jpg)
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The fuel guage is certainly visually interesting enough (and, speaking as someone who ends up pushing a bike at least once a season - undeniably practical as well) but the idea that it becomes another thing to buy instead of a thing that comes from your heart and hands puts me off a bit. What is it really but a couple of fittings and a section of see-through fuel line... something that could be cobbled together from the dregs of the average tool box.
I don't know much about steam punk - but I imagine any cache attached to the style would be quite undermined by reducing it to spendy iconography. Being co-opted by those anxious to turn fashion into commerce is a constant danger for those on it's edge. It would seem the best defence against this would be expessing a style that is self-defined - and hand-crafted.
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I like it! Also wonder if you hit it will it dent or....?