Okay I still have no pictures for you but should have some poor phone pictures soon. I picked this bike up from my Father who found it in a garage sale many years ago. It is not original nor complete but I will leave it to you experts to let me know better what I have.
I am also not fishing for offers as this is not for sale right now ..... I do like the bike this is why I joined here instead of putting it up on eBay.
The good
well it has suspension at both ends and they seem to work, I remember when first getting it bouncing up and down it worked surprisingly well for a 100ish year old bike.
The bad
Someone had stripped the bike and tried to rattle can it, no decals and poor paint.
missing chain
seat is tired and cracked
missing some hardware and rear fender. I sort of remember this being with it at some point but I was not able to lay a hand on it last night. I will have to look as the front badge has gone missing as well and I am pretty sure it was also there.
Not sure what should be on the bike for wheels but they probably are not right.
So my questions are what do I do?
1. try and restore the bike, strip and paint. try and find correct time period missing parts.
2. leave it as is and just keep it as a curio in somewhat rough shape.
3. fix it and enjoy it for what it is
4. sell it and move on.
I am leaning more towards 1 or 3 as it has already been botched as far as being 100% original so if I can get it closer to where it should have been then It might be more appealing and could be used.
Is there a good reason to not ride the bike?
#2 is pretty much what i have now and It is an interesting wall hanger but I would prefer it to be looking better or more useable.
#4 is a last resort if I cannot do #1 or 3 and get sick of #2. I would prefer it went to someone who wanted it for what it is rather someone looking to flip it to make a buck. As I said selling is NOT the first option but the last. If I get to that point then I will entertain offers or send it off to eBay/auction.
Yes.....yes pictures will be posted as soon as I figure out how to get them off my phone and onto this site.
I am also not fishing for offers as this is not for sale right now ..... I do like the bike this is why I joined here instead of putting it up on eBay.
The good
well it has suspension at both ends and they seem to work, I remember when first getting it bouncing up and down it worked surprisingly well for a 100ish year old bike.
The bad
Someone had stripped the bike and tried to rattle can it, no decals and poor paint.
missing chain
seat is tired and cracked
missing some hardware and rear fender. I sort of remember this being with it at some point but I was not able to lay a hand on it last night. I will have to look as the front badge has gone missing as well and I am pretty sure it was also there.
Not sure what should be on the bike for wheels but they probably are not right.
So my questions are what do I do?
1. try and restore the bike, strip and paint. try and find correct time period missing parts.
2. leave it as is and just keep it as a curio in somewhat rough shape.
3. fix it and enjoy it for what it is
4. sell it and move on.
I am leaning more towards 1 or 3 as it has already been botched as far as being 100% original so if I can get it closer to where it should have been then It might be more appealing and could be used.
Is there a good reason to not ride the bike?
#2 is pretty much what i have now and It is an interesting wall hanger but I would prefer it to be looking better or more useable.
#4 is a last resort if I cannot do #1 or 3 and get sick of #2. I would prefer it went to someone who wanted it for what it is rather someone looking to flip it to make a buck. As I said selling is NOT the first option but the last. If I get to that point then I will entertain offers or send it off to eBay/auction.
Yes.....yes pictures will be posted as soon as I figure out how to get them off my phone and onto this site.