There$ money in old bikes!

bobcycles

Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe

• Aug 28, 2015

• #1

I recently purchased a super rough 52 Phantom rustbucket on ebay........after wrenching on this
mess for 2 hours last night in the LA heatwave, totally disgusted at what I bought, and pissed......then suddenly......a cool little surprise!
While dismantling the Phantom seat chassis, I noticed something wadded up in one of the springs. Green weathered paper of somekind.
I carefully extracted this little nugget and unfolded it to reveal a past owners secret money stash. A One Dollar Silver Certificate
and dated 1935. So cool! The paper is so weathered it's almost like tissue paper, very fragile and delicate. But how awesome.
I stopped hating myself for wasting money on the rust bucket as this little 'pay out' made my day.

Anyone else find anything cool tucked away in a vintage bicycle? Wad of cash in a tank etc?

 

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kz1000

Wore out three sets of tires already!

• Aug 28, 2015

• #2

I found some hornets in the handlebars of a JC Higgans

 

WES PINCHOT

Cruisin' on my Bluebird

• Aug 28, 2015

• #3

Interesting Bob.
Thanks for sharing.
Wes

 

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W2J

Finally riding a big boys bike

• Aug 28, 2015

• #4

I found a few live 22lr rounds in some handlebars once.the rattling was driving me nuts,so i pulled the grips and voila!

 

bobcycles

Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe

• Aug 28, 2015

• #5

kz1000 said:

I found some hornets in the handlebars of a JC Higgans

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HAHA! I found some hornets in a Wasp once

 

the tinker

Cruisin' on my Bluebird

• Aug 28, 2015

• #6

gone

 

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frampton

Wore out three sets of tires already!

• Aug 28, 2015

• #7

I removed the grips from an early Elgin balloon motobike and found quite a bit of tobacco stuffed into the handlebars on both sides. Never did find the corn cob pipe.

 

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how

Wore out three sets of tires already!

• Aug 28, 2015

• #8

I got a real nice complete antique wrench set outta the tank of a 48 Auto Cycle I pulled outta a dumpster in back of a tire store.

 

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SJ_BIKER

Riding a 41 Super Deluxe

• Aug 28, 2015

• #9

i found a squishy black thing under a 1952 ladies schwinn hornet.....i reached under the rearfender and touched some more checking out some dent.....the it dropped to the floor and ran.....it was a spider....big and black i stepped on it .....then i started to check it out and under its back side it had a red hour glass.....since then.....i always check umder the fenders and springs.....no bueno sometimes...

 

Andrew Gorman

Cruisin' on my Bluebird

• Aug 28, 2015

• #10

My current commuter was a 65.00 Univega from craigslist, but once Itook it apart there was a 20 dollar bill rolled up in the seatpost. Presto chango, a $45.00 Univega!