With the rolling chassis in place, Seth committed himself to being the sole fabricator on this four-month project, fabricating all parts in-house and giving it the Top Dead Center touch.
Seth accented the hand-crafted forward controls, sissy bar, triple clamp, and jockey shift by turning out brass stock on the lathe for more of a raw look. One of Seth's personal touches on this bike was his self-proclaimed Hill Stopper feature. This was done by mounting an old '50s-style front brake perch on the bars, and then running a cable down through the bottom of the frame.
By connecting the cable to the bottom portion of the rear foot brake, the rider is able to engage the rear brake and hold it in place with his right hand. Without question, anyone who's ever spent more than a few minutes on a jockey shift bike with no front brake knows how beneficial the use of your right leg can be when starting off on a hill.
With the majority of the frame fabrication knocked out, Seth spent some time on the English Wheel, hand-shaping a one-of-a-kind fuel tank and oil bag. To add a minute amount of comfort to the bike, a custom seat pan was rolled out and wrapped in leather, and brake drum rivets were used for flavor as well as function.
Wrapping up the build, Seth molded the frame and painted it in-house as well. He began by laying down a silver base, followed up by silver flake, and then added some red flake. A tangerine toner was supplemented to spark up the realistic flame job. After all was said and done, Seth was able to say he truly built this bike from the ground up.