That horrific picture in the last post needs an antidote of some kind, lest it haunt me for the day and days to come.

This, because it shows beyond peradventure what human beings, creatively motivated, are capable of, will help:

At least a bit.

The bike belongs to Frank Westfall from Syracuse, NY. According to some info I found online, the bike was originally built by O. Ray Courtney in 1936 and is based on a 1930 K.J Henderson.

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The bike is a fantastic piece of history, the craftsmanship is absolutely stunning and it’s surely more of a museum piece than a daily rider. Frank has obviously spent an incredible amount of time meticulously restoring and rebuilding the bike to its current gorgeous state.

What a piece of work . . .

Is man.

h/t David Thompson

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