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@cino
The Humber's finished ! To be honest it's been finished for a while now , done a fair few K's . I'm absolutely stoked with the bike , all that extra time getting everything set up perfect has really paid off . It's a real serene ride , no rattles or squeaks and the super slack angles coupled with the duplex forks and fat tyres means a super smooth ride . Kinda got used to the brakes , you just have to make allowances , like driving a VW with drum brakes. The only problem with the bike is , it just takes ages to get anywhere , not because me or the bike are slow , you just keep getting stopped my people curious about the bike , it does seem to attract attention .
Anyway , last batch of photo's for you , all taken by the Mrs , hope you like them as much as I do .
In the end I stayed with the inverted North Road bars , although I did narrow the width and shorten them . Then I wrapped the with white cloth tape , then 7 coats of shellac mix . This is much , much easier than some people would have you believe , you just buy a 240 ml bottle of brown French polish ( shellac / meths mix) from a specialist decorating shop , I got mine online for £3.95 plus PP, problary enough for 3 bikes , apply with a bit of sponge .The handlebar stops are wine bottle corks , from the wine bottle cork mountain in my kitchen .
The finished machine