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Hey Tommy, have you considered a small dice choke knob? 
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You have done well grasshopper, go now into the wind...
"Got the wind in my face the road goes on for miles...."
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Beautiful, I love the seat. Love the pinstriping.
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Hi Ben - I did consider the dice choke knob, but I decided to use the chrome knob Brent had for sale. I did use dice on the tire valves. - Tommy
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Cool. Overall I LOVE the bike. I have Brent's idle know cover...
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Forgive my ignorance but, right-side shifter - how is that possible?
BTW - the details are phenomenal! Have to ask, what next?
We were born before the wind...
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Couldnt help but think, why did it look so good from the front. Really Solid yet simple. No Speedos the answer, really cleans the front end up.
Mines coming off tomorrow.
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But, But, but you'll never know how fast your goin'. 
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I just loves that shifter. Is that a 'Lil Heineken Keg mister?
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Hi Reid - The shifter knob is an old Schmidts of Philadelphia beer tap. They went out of Business many years ago. It's a tribute to my now deceased father in law. I can still remember him with a 16 oz. in his hand.
Thanks again to everyone for your comments. - Tommy
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Tommy, Not only is your bike the coolest the jpegs in your photopost are of stunningly high quality as well. Love the shots and the angles in which you photographed the beast. I love the bike sitiing in front of the old style gas pumps. Like someone else said - Get it on the front of a magazine!!!  The world NEEDS to see.
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Tommy, Not only is your bike the coolest the jpegs in your photopost are of stunningly high quality as well. Love the shots and the angles in which you photographed the beast. I love the bike sitiing in front of the old style gas pumps.
Like someone else said - Get it on the front of a magazine!!! The world NEEDS to see.
And bring it to Pat's in the fall
Benny
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Tommy,
What kind of pipes are they?
Thanks
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Tom, GREAT looking bike! What kind of pipes are they? Thanks 
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Hi Mike And Ez - The gas pumps are part of a display that was built in our town. The same person also built a full size 1920's Mobil station. It is amazing. I can post a pic if anyone is interested.
EZ - The pipes are Bubs.
Thanks Tommy
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I can post a pic if anyone is interested
You betcha!
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Tommy, how did you mount that drill box/tool box? And how thick is it?
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Ben - Just below the tool box is an allen bolt that holds the brake line on the inside of the frame. Use that to secure the tool box bracket that you will have to fabricate. I used an old Craftsman box that was new and never used,it is much heavier than the new ones and did not have any logo stamped into the lid.
I did post a couple more pics with the 1920's station as the background. It is a work of art, the entire building is painted wood not vinyl siding. I do appreciate the owner letting me use his stations as backgrounds
Tommy
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Thanks for the info Tommy! I suppose you could actually drill a hole in the drill box and bolt it straight up? Or did you make it so it is removable? Very cool idea none the less!!
Benny
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