Resto-Mod Hercules
 

Here is my recently completed Resto-Mod Hercules. It is all chrome and white and red metalflake! I repainted it and found some 1 inch Mylar tape to reproduce the stripes. I lost the AMF markings but that is fine. I found the red and white Fizik seat and an aluminum seatpost to replace a pretty tough looking red and white spring mounted thingy! I turned the bars upside done for that racey look. Tires are Schwalbe Delta Cruisers. The pedals and brake pads are white rubber. That is a NOS Shimano 3 speed twist grip shifter. I machined a bracket to mount the original saddle bag to the new seatpost. The chainguard is original with original paint on it. To fully pimp it out I had to put dual mirrors, a chrome headlight and an anodized red bell on it. Pee-Wee has nothing on me!

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That spews "sexy"...love all the little details too.

That is PIMPED dude. Nice save.

Makes me think if Pee Wee's bike went on a diet.

Nice job. That is pimped out indeed.:D The Shimano 3 speed grip on a Herc with a S/A (presumbably) is a little sacrilegious though, don'tcha think?? ;) It works with the theme though...

I still miss my old Hercules 3 speed, about the same vintage as that but certainly not so slick.

Except for the upside-down handlebars(been there, tried a few times, on different bikes and find the fit uncomfortable), I really like the bicycle. Busy, to say the least, but the business works and looks just great. Well done!

Thanks for all the nice words, guys!

Dig.

I'd like to see a close-up of the machined saddle bracket, I like the shiny look.