My buddy just got back to Euroland.. He did a X-country trip through the States and he came back with some kick *** pics. Here's too machines which pretty much blew my mind... Crocker custom @ L.A. Roadster show... One of the coolest bikes I've seen so far And this one @ So Cal's open house party... Another fine piece of machinery being made for Mr. Gibbons.
[ QUOTE ] Another fine piece of machinery being made for Mr. Gibbons. [/ QUOTE ] Ahhh -- THAT GUY! He gets all the cool stuff.
HEY! Where are the controls on that Crocker? Is the throttle hidden? I see a cable peeping out of the handlebar. Does it have a foot clutch (right pedal?)?
Mmmm... Let's see... Right pedal = clutch Left pedal = rear brake Probably a jockey shifter which we don't see in the pic. Left grip has the cable... Would that be the throttle then???
I saw that bike at LARS. You've got the controls exactly right except that you CAN see the shifter. It's that little lever right in front of the kickstart. The photos don't do it justice. In person it's much cleaner and the textures of the metals and lowness of the bike look incredible.
that crocker kicks EVERYBODYS ***,...if the GOOCH posted it then this thread would be six pages... man,,that bike is KILLER in SO many WAYZ youll never realize..... and that makes me sad..
[ QUOTE ] that crocker kicks EVERYBODYS ***,...if the GOOCH posted it then this thread would be six pages... [/ QUOTE ] I thought it would go for a few more too, haha! If I'm not mistakin', Jimmy Shine is building the bike.
no doubt about that crocker...my 2 its the dopest m/c rollin around right now and def is Shine buildin the pan...killer work as usual thanks for the pics
that bike isnt for billy, its Shine's new bike he is building for himself. I saw it there a few weeks before the open house... nice piece
[ QUOTE ] that bike isnt for billy, its Shine's new bike he is building for himself. I saw it there a few weeks before the open house... nice piece [/ QUOTE ] Right on!! I got wrong info then... Looks killer indeed!
Yup from '58-'63(narrow shoe's), '64-'72(wide). And just another lil' info, Early '58's used the old style pressed sheet steel drum, then late '58's used the cast style. They found the pressures from the hydralic unit would distort the pressed drums. -Jesse
[ QUOTE ] hey flyingdutchman did you ever post your pics from daytona? i never saw them if you did. [/ QUOTE ] The pics from the Horse show are on our website... I mentioned it here. They didn't come out too good though... I never posted the flattrack pics.
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