I have already posted mine, the 1950's Wards Hawthorne I found at the flea market for $20.00. It has parts missing and parts needing replaced, but it is a good start for something I don't intend to sell in the near future.
My first bike was a Monkey Wards. After that I've owned various JC Higgins, Murry, and Schwinns, and some others I can't remember, but my best find is the one I have now that I bought new off the internet. An aluminum framed beach cruiser from China. It's the lightest, and has the best quality accessorys of all the bikes I've ever owned, and when the price is adjusted for inflation, it's by far the least expensive. Is it perfect? No, but no other bicycle I owned was either.
That's a good looking bike! Are you going to motorize it?
Very cool bike, can you post more pics?My best find was this EMPO bike from the netherlands, build in the 1930's
The pic shows the bike in restored condition...
sometimes i can hear the bike calling : motorize me, motorize me.......
Been there done that lolMy first bike was a Monkey Wards. After that I've owned various JC Higgins, Murry, and Schwinns, and some others I can't remember, but my best find is the one I have now that I bought new off the internet. An aluminum framed beach cruiser from China. It's the lightest, and has the best quality accessorys of all the bikes I've ever owned, and when the price is adjusted for inflation, it's by far the least expensive. Is it perfect? No, but no other bicycle I owned was either.
That's a good looking bike! Are you going to motorize it?
Looks like a great project! Post pics of the build!For me it has to be this one. My major prob is sourcing a machine shop when I just wanna do it my self. I have sourced a piece of crap pipe just the right size to form angle iron straps. Then there is the new play of a drill press and lots of cutting oil and a hole saw on billet grade aluminum bar. This bike has weird angles I want to J shaft it. But I got to adapt the S.B.P kit to do it. http://motorbicycling.com/attachments/f45/24898d1274899071-my-newest-rat-full-susp-p1010011.jpg
Yes the motor will fit!
You might want to check out this thread then, it works great at removing rust!http://motorbicycling.com/f3/rust-removal-26725.htmlMine isn't that exciting. My boss was getting rid of a junk pile which included smashed up airplane wings, props, some tractor parts and lo-and-behold a bicycle. I took the bike (free!), the scrap man can have the rest. It's an 80's or early 90's Huffy mtn. bike. The frame is in good condition, but everything else is rusted solid. Most importantly (to me anyway) is that it was made in the USA. I haven't motorized it yet, but someday I'm sure I will.