I would like to attach a headbadge to an older Claud Butler I have; there are the appropriate holes for it. The previous owner told me he took the headbadge off and never reacttached it after he had the frame painted.
It appears as if it was riveted on (I cannot see theads in the holes); are there special rivets (this was a thread a couple of years I sort of remember) for attaching headbadges, and do you need a special rivet gun to attach them? Essentially what I'm asking is, could I just go to a hardware store and get rivets that would work and not rust? And assuming I have the proper tap (which I think I do), is it more advisable to tap the hole for a screw and then find an appropriate brass (would one use a brass screw?) screw to attach it? Or would some kind of glue work just as easily, if not more so, and keep the headbadge in place just as permanently as a rivet or a screw? And I wonder about the clearance between the inside of the headtube and the top of the fork.
Thank you.
Cheers.
Tom
Tom Hayes
18585 Munn Road
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023
hayesbikes@nls.net
hayes@jcu.edu