Henderson “Piggy” Motorcycle is the Coolest!

I need to design some cool looking brackets to mount some glass shelves in our home. I plan to CNC these, and I wanted something with a cool design motif, so I started cruising Google Images with searches like “Art Deco Brackets”. Somehow, I came upon this Henderson motorcycle, which has to be the coolest bike I’ve seen in a long time:

Our kids refer to the big-grilled Chryslers and Bentleys (the modern cars) as “piggies” because of their evocative features. It’s a term of affection, but this bike has to be the King of Piggy art. Definitely Art Deco influences, Henderson was one of the Big Three motorcyle makers of its day (Harley and Indian being the other two). Unfortunately, it was a victim of the Great Depression.

If you like the Art Deco look, but are not into the “phat piggy” aesthetic of the Henderson, this 1937 BMW R7 from the same site is also beautiful:

Thanks to Coolhunter for making me aware of these cool bikes and sorry for interrupting our regularly scheduled machining program. Back to looking for ideas for cool glass shelf brackets now.

 

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