Barn Fresh

[Groover]

Great work Charlie, and great work-time on them too. Amazing actually. Takes me more than 70 hours just to make up my mind on something, like which tires I should use.

[Bill Havins]

Very nice!  Thanks for the "After" shots.

[Markcarovilli]

Charlie

As always, you do super nice work.  Thanks for "setting the bar". 

Mark

[Chuck in Indiana]

I loathe crusty hardware

Me, too.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Charlie

As always, you do super nice work.  Thanks for "setting the bar". 

Mark

Don't know about "setting the bar" - there are a few guys on here that can do just as well or better. I mostly post these projects on here to inspire others to drag that old derelict out of the barn and get to work.  ;)

[canuck750]

Nice work Charlie, I am amazed you can do the level of workmanship in the time spent, practice makes perfect they but even still I think I work at about 1/4 the speed you do :BEER:

Cheers
Jim

[Chuck in Indiana]

Nice work Charlie, I am amazed you can do the level of workmanship in the time spent, practice makes perfect they but even still I think I work at about 1/4 the speed you do :BEER:

Cheers
Jim

Yeah, me, too. I'd have at least half that in paint prep and paint.  ;D

[Bob Wegman]

Charlie,  What are you going to do when all the loops ever made are up and running and looking good?

[steven c]

 I have one of Charlie's bikes that he built being kept at my house till the owner can find storage and I can say the the quality of his work is first class. Beautiful Ambassador.
 For some reason my photos never link so here you go.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/19950017@N08/6854246074/

[Lannis]

Charlie,  What are you going to do when all the loops ever made are up and running and looking good?

Me, I'll be wearing mine out on the road and beating it up and riding it in the rain and someone will have to put it back in shape someday ... Like the DC-3, there's no "fatigue life" limit on these things .... !

Lannis

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Yeah, me, too. I'd have at least half that in paint prep and paint.  ;D

Even though I was trained in auto body and paint, I leave that to someone else. But, it's something I may eventually need to do in-house. Hard to find someone that'll do the level of quality I want at a reasonable cost.

With these two bikes, the Ambo's tank was already painted (the customer had it done in the UK in '98), I had the rest done to match. The painter had health issues and a personal tragedy, so what should have been 2 weeks turned into four months. The Eldo's bodywork arrived painted, was done by the owner's brother 20 years ago. Looks good in the photos and from 10 feet away. But up close it has lots of "patina".

Charlie,  What are you going to do when all the loops ever made are up and running and looking good?

Guess I'll move on to something else. BMW /5-/7s? Maybe by time that happens, some of them will need to be done again.  ;) I might be ready for retirement by then.

 

[Cam3512]

I have one of Charlie's bikes that he built being kept at my house till the owner can find storage and I can say the the quality of his work is first class. Beautiful Ambassador.
 For some reason my photos never link so here you go.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/19950017@N08/6854246074/

Does Leo from NYC still own that bike (Sophia)? Have not heard from him in a long time.

[Mark West]

Beautiful!

[Yeahoo Whoyah]

Charlie: The Ambo looks to be a very late production model, with the deep sump rear drive and honeycomb engine cases. Do you recall what was the build date?  Has the owner registered the VIN on Gregory B's site?
BTW- inspirational craftmnaship  :+1
 

[steven c]

Does Leo from NYC still own that bike (Sophia)? Have not heard from him in a long time.

Yup, still his. Leo and his wife (my niece) now live in Philly.