{"id":51332,"date":"2018-05-03T15:31:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T22:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=51332"},"modified":"2018-05-03T15:31:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T22:31:10","slug":"snap-fab-reveals-stellas-mettle-bike-at-handbuilt-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/snap-fab-reveals-stellas-mettle-bike-at-handbuilt-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Snap-Fab Reveals \u201cStella\u2019s Mettle\u201d Bike at Handbuilt Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-51332-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Stellas-Mettle_-Joe-Mielke-and-Sean-Starr-min-1024x683.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;51335&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Introducing Stella\\u0026#8217;s Mettle&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin\\n\\u0026#8220;Stella\\u0026#8217;s Mettle\\u0026#8221; is a 1946 Indian Chief build inspired by WWII aircraft mechanics and flight crews. Joe Mielke of Snap-Fab tools in Tulare, South Dakota debuted this build at the Handbuilt Show in Austin Texas.  \\u0026#8220;The bike started as a 1946 Indian Chief Rolling Chassis only \\u0026#8211; it had been laced up with 18\\u201d wheels instead of the standard 16\\u201d wheels \\u0026#8211; which really set the tone in that the naked chassis with those wheels \\u00a0\\u0026#8211; very much lighter and more transparent looking. I was hoping that the design would fundamentally change the bike, but in a way that would not permanently alter the chassis in a way that could not be recovered in the future. The tank is stock in fact.\\u00a0 Joe\\u2019s shaping of the fairing and tail section achieved that, and the paint from Sean Starr pulls the custom and stock parts together nicely. \\u0026#8221; Says Robert Pandya the owner of this bike. \\u00a0 Snap-Fab left their mark all over this bike.\\u00a0The materials used in those products are sprinkled throughout the build, including\\u00a0 items such as a custom shift knob, leather battery strap, and leather seat cut and sewn by Mielke\\u2019s father, Dan. Aircraft rivets, die-cut lightening holes and braces and bead-rolled stiffness was added throughout the build. \\u00a0 \\u201cThe big thing was to keep the ride-ability and integrity of the stock chassis, but completely change the look of the bike both from the side profile and from the top view.\\u201d says Joe Mielke of Snap-Fab. \\u201cVintage motorcycles have their own challenges regarding function, assembly and service access, so keeping the bike exposed but building just enough bodywork to really change the look was the goal. 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