11-10-2010, 07:32 PM
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Custom Henderson "Streamliner"
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11-10-2010, 08:07 PM
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On the visceral level; very cool.
Hold on a minute...
Are those panniers on the front wheel?
They rotate left-right with the steering? Are they sprung or unsprung?
It's solo machine, right?
Are those cargo tie-downs behind the seat? Or handles, for what purpose?
To have something to hang on to when try to wriggle your butt free from the suction of the "bucket seat?"
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11-10-2010, 08:40 PM
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Amazing. When I looked at it I thought it was a new bike with retro-streamline looks. Even though it's classic streamline, I get this feeling that it's 2010, not 1936.
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11-10-2010, 08:43 PM
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Yes, it's coolness is definitely timeless!
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11-10-2010, 08:44 PM
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WOW!!!! They should make more! That thing looks good. 
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11-11-2010, 01:47 AM
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Probably the original inspiration for this contemporary deco design.
Arlen Ness, Smoothness
Since we're in the deco streamliner period, how about a Lincoln sedan delivery and a matching Harley smooth-ster.
http://www.decorides.com/decoliner_decoscoot.htm
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11-11-2010, 02:44 AM
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Insane! :
(in a good way)
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11-11-2010, 06:04 AM
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Along similar, but less swoopy, lines -- Teutonic? -- is this BMW R7 prototype from 1934:
A single copy was crafted in 1934 by design engineer Alfred Böning. His vision was a
departure from the "bicycle with motor" design still prevalent in the 1930s. The R7
incorporated sweeping enclosed bodywork, a pressed steel frame, valanced mudguards
and then-innovative telescopic front forks.
More info and pix.
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11-11-2010, 08:51 AM
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