C-51 Customs

Sneak Peek of Jack’s 1966 Skinny Shovelhaed

The tank you see here is exact copy of a tank I’ve had on my wall for many years.  With the help of Rolfe and Rory, it has a new home.  Thanks guys!

1966 Panhead

1948 frame

Steed mid controls

18″ rear wheel, 21″ front wheel

Primo belt drive

S&S Super E

Joe Hunt Magneto

old tractor headlight

1966 Shovelhead

1948 Frame

Small british tank with flush mount gas cap

Ceriani front end  with 21″ Akront, stainless Buchanon spokes and Flyrite spool hub

18″  Excel rear wheel, stainless Buchanon spokes,  star hub

cray pipes ceramic coated

wide ribbed rear fender

Paint by Rolfe Brittain

Featured in Dice Magazine Issue 31

Good bye forward controls, Hello Mids

Anderson foot pegs

C-51 cafe racer featured on Pipeburn “… beautiful 1977 Triumph 750 T140. The stunning 5 gallon tank was made by The Tank Shop out of Scotland and took 8 months to receive but “was well worth the wait”. Jason told us “The bike was a total tear down and rebuild. The motor is a 750 with a 5 speed, .40 over pistons and everything else on the motor was upgraded. Stock amal carbs with velocity stacks. I switched the heads over to the slip over 650 style pipes with pressed in adapters on …” read the full story

1960 Panhead lower with 1966 Shovelhead upper

1948 wishbone frame

4 speed transmission

stock horseshoe oil tank

Primo belt Drive

Steed Mid controls

high pipes with Bung King flared ends

33.4  Sportster front end with 21″ wheel

18″ rear wheel with british ribbed fender

Low tunnel Frisco tank

Mallory ignition

S&S Super E

Paint by Rolfe Brittain

1972 T120 motor and front end

1970 N.O.S. frame with bolt on hardtail

Daytona gas tank

Paint by Rolfe Brittain

Version  #1

Paughco wishbone frame

S&S Panhead built by Duncan Keller of Yankee Enginuity

Mallory Ignition

S&S Super E 

Rivera belt drive

Steed exhaust pipes ceramic coated with trumpet mufflers

Mid controls

Stock style springer 19″  star hub wheel

16″ rear wheel with 1936 spare tire cover fender

1940′s horseshoe oil tank

Seat by Don Clancy

Paint by Rolfe Brittain

Originally built for the Dirtbag Challenge in San Francisco,  but didn’t follow the rules.  An exercise in what can happen with a bunch of parts laying around the shop.

1948 Harley hummer frame stretched to fit a 1967 Benelli single motor.

1948 Harley hummer girder front end a gas tank

1970′s front Triumph fender used for rear fender

rear 21″ wheel:  Avon speedmaster, Susuki trail bike hub laced to a harley 21″ rim with Buchanon stainless spokes

front wheel: Avon speedmaster, funky spool hub laced to a harley 21″ rim with Buchanon stainless spokes

bicycle bars with Susuki trial bike internal throttle

Swan shifter

wrapped exhaust pipes with VW stinger

Italian Lycete seat

bicycle headlight

paint as found