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After the positive show success with Rebar I, Mr. Larry Miller thought he should move on to an even more challenging project. The task? Improve upon a bike that had placed in all seven shows that it hard participated in. To accomplish this, Mr. Miller wanted to include a significant amount of additional detail work with his old friend rebar in this next bike. He also wanted to show off his talent in not only the construction of gas tanks and front fenders, but also his ability to modify the overall design of a motorcycle. And finally, as all car/bike guys know...if some is good, more is better.
Rebar II delivers.
For this project, CFC acquired a Paughco rigid frame and cut the down tubes out of it. In their place he TIG welded two 1 1/8” thick solid stainless steel rods to the frame from the neck down to the engine cradle. The down tubes are now 10” over stock and the backbone is 6” out over stock. These alterations now stand the bike at 9 feet, 7 inches overall, which is five inches longer than Rebar I. In the midst of his frame, Larry placed a length of 2.25” thick solid stainless steel rebar to act as the seat post (again an improvement over Rebar I's 1.75" thick post).
When it comes to the fenders, the skeleton of the front fender is all stainless steel rebar. The rear fender was expanded from to accommodate an Avon 250 rear tire, whereas Rebar I was designed to hold a 200 tire. Both bikes do make usage of Avon’s quality, a tire extremely well respected in the custom bike business for their style but also for their handling ability.
As far as the power is concerned, this frame houses an El Bruto 127 cubic inch engine with 145 horsepower and a Revtec 6 speed transmission. The gas tank was designed by hand, and has a pair of chop saw pistons with rings on them to act as gas caps. Additionally, for fuel shut off purposes, the fuel assembly used is one that can be found on a Toro Wheel Horse garden tractor. All of the tank trim was constructed out of rebar and is also removable.
Overall, the rebar detail work shows up in: headlight bracket, foot pegs, shifter rod, chainguard, tail light bracket, rear fender support sissy bar, engine support, and the transmission support.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this bike, or any of the parts that happen to appear on it, please e-mail Larry at larry@cornfieldcustoms.com.
