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That is a cool ride friend. Lovin' the Pepsi seat. Serial numbers should be on the bottom of the crank housing.

Classicriders, Old thread but a great find. I just scored a free 1980 Suburban five speed, same color and set up but nowhere near the condition of yours. I always loved the Shimano FF System crank assembly. Had one in the early 80's and let go of it. This is the first one I've had with that...

Not for a girls bike. Cool rides.

Nice ride! I see your handlebar stem is different from mine. When I get the chance I'll take some good pics of it so we can discuss. How did you determine yours is a '67? I leafed through the pages on the musclebike forums and found ads for Hawthornes similar but slightly different than mine...

OH yeah, we happy.... Great score man, looking forward to the next pics.

Thanks for the responses. While it may have appeared to be an obvious answer, with this being my first springer I do not have anything else to compare it to. If the other fork hadn't been repaired with a big glob of bubblegum I wouldn't have been the wiser if I'd found slop on both fork...

Sorry for not leaving the number, I guess that I assume that everyone has caller ID or *69 service available these days. The decision was made to keep it a couple hours after I called you when I found myself still scrubbing the wheels. You know how it is once you start putting time into...

The fork dropout has cutbacks on either side that measure 1/8" between the two points shown. That is 1/4" of play. I do understand that in order for the dropout to fit into a round tube that the cutbacks would need to be there. Without knowing the factory process and seeing what I am seeing it...

Twowheelfan, thanks for the pic! Those are the exact same model forks as mine. I do understand the operation of the rest of the forks and the pivot point that you have illustrated. When you get the opportunity please take a close look at the section that I have shown and see if your forks do...

Thanks for your input Andrew. These forks are supposedly from a '49 Columbia/Westfield. I sure would appreciate it if those of you that have similar models would take a good look at this and share your findings. I'm pretty sure that the "slop" is intentionally designed to be there but I do not...

I was hoping for some feedback, but looking back at the thread I guess the obvious answer is that I have nothing to lose by trying to fix the forks the right way, if it fails then I can at least say that I tried eh? Thankfully the repair was done by brazing and there isn't any damage done to...

Guys, I brought the bike inside this morning and started knocking the rust off with a wire brush. I found that I way overstated the damage to the frame. The more that I cleaned the more the old bike bug set in.... Know where this is going? I've got to retract my previous statement, I'm...

That paper is probably too brittle to rewrap. My guess would be people will want to know what's under the paper before they commit to a purchase. Great find, hope you picked them up at a good price and doubt there will be any issues moving them.

I purchased a set of "repaired" Columbia/Westfield springer forks for my '55 Hi-Way Patrol. The forks are built to pivot at the point indicated in the pic. This is my first set of springers, the pivot point was something that I was unaware of when I made the purchase. The pivot allows for...

LOL, reminds me of an old joke I heard during the moped boom of the late 70's early 80's. "Do you know what big girls and mopeds have in common?.........They're both fun to ride 'til your friends see you on one." Good luck on the auction.

I think my response was reading like I was selling my Varsitys, my apologies. Neither are for sale. My point was that they are a very common find in my area. My bride and I see them often and in great shape in the $20-$30 range.

Adam, thanks for responding, I thought I could count on you to chime in. Yeah, I probably should have done some more research before posing the question. I sat the bike side by side with the '69 Huffy and almost everything is identical with the frames, the only difference being the shape of the...

Someone a little edgy? Man, do the right thing and self-edit that last post. I've read your submissions to the forum. Undoubtedly, your first post wasn't received well. When I read the original I too went to theliberator and had the same experience that Militarymonark had. I noticed that he...

phib, congratulations on the new baby girl! My baby girl graduates from HS this year. Time goes by way too fast. Very cool trike.

I've got a couple of them too, one real clean for $30 the other not so clean but came with new tires for $10. Real common find at garage/yardsales in mid Ohio.

I don't do spandex bikewear. Cut off BDU shorts, T or sweatshirt, old ball cap worn backwards, old sneakers, sunglasses and earjacks. Chixdiggit.

Picked this up at the auction today, it was listed as a BF Goodrich Challenger Balloon tire bike. Imagine the disappointment when I saw that it was a late 60's middleweight. Oh well...parts for my Columbia came today, I'll have my big boy bike soon enough. Couldn't pass this up, overall it...

I picked up this 20" 3 speed at an auction today. The top end of the frame is extremely pitted but solid. The front and rear fenders are shot. Someone cut the front fender off just in front of the brake caliper the rear fender has a rust hole about 2"x1.5" in the top of it. The old bike...

No kidding, note to self start watching CL more closely. Awesome bike. In regards to how big of a chain, I suggest handcuffing it to yourself.

Mostly I ride with my bride as well. I've got a couple of guy's who will hit a trail with me on occasion. My wife has always had great legs but man after a full season of pedaling you should see them now! I've been writing about my Ohio trail experiences on a local forum and seem to have...

My bride thinks I'm pretty fly. I like the show idea too. CABE'S WORLD, CABE'S WORLD, PEDAL TIME, EXCELLENT. WOOWOOWOOWOO.

Man, at least throw some old rusty bent rims on it. Let us know if you get any bites.

Someone should inform him.

I don't think the pic of the head badge goes with the set. I don't see any white paint on the nose of the bike in pic #5.

You're in the right place! Post your bike pics here and be somewhat prepared to answer detailed questions. With this audience you will find a bunch of interest in even the most pathetic looking rides.

First time visiting this thread. Tidewater likey. :D I'm going to see how the truss rods look on my Columbia combined with the Springer forks now. Love the rear sprocket too, do you wish you would have opted for a 3 speed or derailer hub?

Larmo63, You certainly cannot take it personally. If I had the knowledge I would love to help, alas my current knowledge is specific to the bikes that I own, most of which are rusting hulks from the 60's and worse mostly middleweight bikes. I've found that most of my posts get an answer of...

Welcome to the hobby byrdmeister, I've only been here a little more than a month. In that short period of time, this has become my favorite site. Just read a local auction listing, will be going to see if I can pick up a Schwinn built BF Goodrich ballooner midweek...The listing is vague can't...

Joel, here is another pic of the same bike. My bride and I were there on July 5. Tough building to get good pics in with so much packed in there. I hope you had ample opportunity to ride the towpath trail while you were there...great ride.

Nice work!!!

Awesome find! The bike looks much better with the tail light re-installed.

That about sums it up for me too Kunzog. Cool site.

Almost a shame to have it buried behind the springer. Great bike!

My bride and I are planning to attend. Looking forward to it! Until then, Tidewater

It must've been a deal. The link takes you to a deleted entry. What was it?

Hello all, Although I've had an appreciation for old bikes prior to arriving here; this site has really helped to ramp up my interest. The day my father-in-law gave me the '55 Columbia and '58 JC Higgins was an interesting turning point for me. I wanted to find information on the bikes and a...

http://search.aol.com/aol/imageDetails?s_it=imageDetails&q=Reliance+Moto+Bike&img=http%3A%2F%2Fi58.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fg280%2Ftazturtle%2Fbmxreliance1.jpg&host=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vintagebmx.com%2Fcommunity%2Flofiversion%2Findex.php%2Ft1026725.html&width=124&height=93&thumbUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fim...

It reminds me of a bike one of my friends had somewhere between '78 and '80. If it is the same bike it came with a one piece tank seat and rear fender combo. I thought the model might be a Huffy MX, I did a couple of searches and found stuff similar but not quite identical. Possibly a Reliance...

That's exactly why I ride bikes.

Ouch, it's always that extra 1/4 turn that does it too. At first I thought you snapped the bolt, never seen that happen with the neck before.

The 4 wheel RS/SS variety was what I had in mind, but this one was much more affordable.:) Fresh off the truck. 15 minutes later, it's ready to ride. On my bike ride yesterday I noticed a pile of old bikes behind someones garage. I stopped and inquired with the lady of the house. She...

http://s1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc434/DCBURR/Hawthorne/ I don't think the thumbnail link worked out. This should do it.

Here's a badge pic. If you know Hawthornes pretty well, please click on the thumbnail and browse through the album. I pulled the baskets and took a few more pics and made some notes. I would really like to nail down the year of this bike. I think that the rear dropouts might be a good...

Part three of today's lawn ornament score. I found another thread dedicated to it looks like the maker is AMF. The serial number on the left rear dropout reads T208. Any help identifying the year of this bike will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

This was part two of today's lawn ornament score. I believe it is a 1970 model. My wife wants to restore it for grandkids that we are hopefully years away from having.:rolleyes: It does have a cool little tank and basket on it