Originally Posted by
noglider
Finding all the flaws in the '80 bike, why continue with it? You'll soon have the '53 bike, and I know you'll do great things with that. It will prove to be a good specimen.
Because the '80 is new enough and so far removed from the '50s models that I don't have that much remorse modifying it. Or putting a practical rack on it. I couldn't bring myself to drill a hole in one of the '50s models or do anything that'd kill its original appearance.
It's also lighter, which makes it exceedingly well suited to this modernization campaign...
-Kurt