Things that make you go "WOW"

Maybe this belongs more at the Jockey Journal, but it was too good not to post here... Paul Brodie, a guy in Washington state, builds a 1919 Excelsior board track replica from scratch. Read the whole thing, incredible!


http://flashbackfab.com/pages/excel00.html


BTW, the bike is for sale... $100k!

 

I am speechless...........................................................wow

 

Lets see Paul Jr. do that! O.C.C. gets more than that for one of their doo dad adorned "choppers". I'd say $100k is cheap for this, very impressive.

 

WOW. The attention to period detail, and fabrication are impressive at least.

 

This guy has a serious mental problem!!!! I love it!

 

that is unbelievable cory

 

That is a labor of love, pure and simple. $100, 000 is so cheap for that it's almost an insult. My hat is off to the builder, that kind of dedication is truely rare in this day and age.

Frank

 

And notice he is a mountainbike guy as well............we are everywhere

 

That is so damn cool...

 

o.m.g.

 

perfect.

 

****** ****ing hell that's neat!! that's a half hour of my life that i'd be sad to get back, i'd have gladly given up more for a story like that!

 

The guy built the whole thing with nothing but a few photographs to go on. Most people on earth couldn't build a working toaster with that method.
WOW over and over again!
If this cat gets into hotrods we are all in trouble...

 

Man thats awesome.

 

This is absolutely amazing. The attention to detain and his vast love and impressive knowledge of what he's creating as well as his ability and drive to make it are beyond awesomw.It just leaves me speechless really.

 

What can you say... but WOW!

Amazing work, that's for sure.

 

Thanx for posting it up. Great read. Talk about p***ion... WOW!
Bil

 

The for-sale notice also says the buyer will have to sign an agreement not to actually ride the bike, because of liability / insurance. Sad, but I understand how it could be a predicament for the builder.

The thing that was kind of odd was with all that machining on the engine and frame, he fabbed the seat pan out of fibergl***. But it's like Cindy Crawford's mole... distracting, but you're not gonna kick her out of bed for it.

 

Mike Z -

Actually, Cindy Crawford's mole is made of fibergl*** too.

 

Thanks Mike...


Mutt

 

wow,sat and looked at all the pictures.
Then BAM.That's my friend Jerry Chin -the first picture of a racer sitting on a bike.

 

The guy is brilliant, his knowledge and craftsmanship is worth more than anything.

 

amazing....I am speechless...
my inferiority complex just grew about 1000%....
guess it's time to sell the cars,and all my tools,and find something I can do well...
after reading this,maybe I'll raise gerbils,or paint rainbows on little rocks...
Thanks for posting the link....
damn....

 

I think I'll go hang myself.

 

I saw that too. I looked at it for a moment and thought to myself "Hey cool, that's Jerry. It has to be Jerry 'cause that's his bike and that big, round Hawaiian head is unmistakable".

 

SPEECHLESS..................................................Well maybe not, that Bike brought more tears to me eyes than my first born. Also this guy might have OCD, just a thought. Beautiful to the least................................

 

Wow....well, I did make some, ah, nice engine mounts last night....
I feel so inadequate......

 

Damn, thats impressive!
Whats cool, is that now its there for future generations to see.

 

Makes me kinda wonder how the originals were made...

 

Yeah that makes me go WOW!