Next up is my black deco bike. I've recieved a few e-mails to see this bike, so here it is. It was the 1st custom I did, and it is the hot rod that is never done. It's gone thru many changes (3 sets of forks, 4 seats,etc) I just put the cool aluminum trim on the bottom of the bike last month, and I'm planning a different headlight treatment. I have no name for this one, but it's been called the Mad Max bike, the train, the taxi, the war machine. It's a 1948-50 JC Higgins with a Roadmaster/American Flyer fork. . The fender covers are 1954-55 girls Color Flow covers. The rack is a Shelby.Well, hope you guys enjoy my offerings. I hope by the next issue to have a 1914 cyclone custom bicycle done. Until then, Jason Coryer from Buffalo |
Portfolio: Jason Coryer |
My name is Jason Coryer and I live in Buffalo, NY. I've been building custom bicycles for about 4 years now. In my spare time I am an antique dealer and have had many cool stock bikes. I got sick of snobby bike dealers/ collectors that say "I have 10 Elgins", or they this or that.so I decided to build one nobody else had. My first one was a J.C. Higgins done in a strong art deco style. I'm up to about 5 or 6 now.I still have my first one, and I'll share it with your readers in the future. This is my most recent project that is 99.9% done.I always liked Indian motorcycles,so I built my tribute to '30s Indian styling.it has features that 32-38 Indian scouts had.when I built this, I couldn't decide what year to do, so I did a little of every year in that time frame,and called it a 1935 Indian Scout custom bicycle. It started life as a 1950 Cleveland Welding frame, had sent out for seat tabs to be welded on.added cropped and shaved 1954 Shelby fenders, with fairings designed and built by me..the fork was designed by me, using a Monarch main fork,the leaf spring I designed had to be sent out, and the fork struts are reworked sissy bar parts,the aluminum Indian head was done by me, and is one of my favorite features of the 1934 Indian Scout. The light is a 1954 Simplex light motorcycle headlight. The horn is a combination light and an audio mic housing.the seat is a '50s Troxel recovered with deerskin tanned and stretched by an Indian I know, the front springed seat hinge was hand-bent by me. The chain guard is an after-market Schwinn that I cut. I believe the rims are '30s Rollfast drop centers,with a coaster in the rear, and drum brake up front. The tank is a '50s Roadmaster. All paint was done with a rattle can, with all pinstriping done by me. |
1935 Indian Scout (Ghost Restoration) |
1941 Indian Sport Princess (Ghost Restoration) |
Frame...late '40s or '50s Colson. Fork-.late '40s blxe or something like that/made in Germany. Tank...late 40s or 50s Stelber. Seat, grips, handlebars, and pedals..I forgot (probly just stuff I had laying around) Rim- front...'50s stock, hub...late '40s drumbrake. Rim-back...50s stock, hub.'70s 3-speed Sturmey Archer. Tires...stock modern. Drive train... modern GT bmx crank and sprocket (machined holes by David Johnson) and modern chain. Shifter....Shimano 333 altered to fit Colson frame,with custom bent rod and a '50s Iroquois beer tapper (Buffalo, NY) side cover is an old indian bell. Fenders: Front...wald stock, skirts by owner, made of aluminum,altered to be used with no fender supports. Rear...Wald stock, skirts by owner, made of aluminum, altered to be used with no fender supports. Headlight...spotlight from car horn...horn and belt buckle altered to fit by owner. |
1913 Indian (Ghost Restoration) |
This one is the 1913 Indian bicycle which I call the 1913 Indian Hedstrom Special..I built this bike in tribute to Oscar Hedstrom, the genius designer of Indian motorcycles, in the teens.The motorcycle was actually called the Hendee Special, named after George Hendee, because he was the man with the money. Anyway, Mr. Hedstrom designed the cradle suspension, which I have reproduced here. .The bike started as a 1955 Huffy,which went thru various modifications. The forks are combination Huffy and '20s emblem fork. The seat is a Persons pan covered with deerskin with a version of the 1913 Indian motorcycle seat adapted. The rims came off a wartime Blxe tandem and was relaced to fit a Sturmey Archer 3- speed back hub, connected to a working shifter. The suspension works, but like the original motorcycle, adjusting all the linkages is very time consuming, .so I just torqed all bolts down to avoid any unnecessary wear. |
Next up is my black deco bike. I've recieved a few e-mails to see this bike, so here it is. It was the 1st custom I did, and it is the hot rod that is never done. It's gone thru many changes (3 sets of forks, 4 seats,etc) I just put the cool aluminum trim on the bottom of the bike last month, and I'm planning a different headlight treatment. I have no name for this one, but it's been called the Mad Max bike, the train, the taxi, the war machine. It's a 1948-50 JC Higgins with a Roadmaster/American Flyer fork. . The fender covers are 1954-55 girls Color Flow covers. The rack is a Shelby.Well, hope you guys enjoy my offerings. I hope by the next issue to have a 1914 cyclone custom bicycle done. Until then, Jason Coryer from Buffalo |
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