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[Goldenindian]

Dave -rims look like 26inch? Try to find some nice 28" rims for that ride.

 

[DaveT]

Dave T: I don't mean to go off on a side tangent....because other cabers will have more to say about your machine....your machine and many others in this thread have Dayton motobikes with the black fenders with carmine centers. Does anyone when this started? Where they ever all carmine? Carmine outside black centers on the fenders? Fenders that match the frame. In the 1920 catalog it "appears" to have carmine fenders. Very few examples I see are all carmine. Is this black fendered setup standard or something Dayton changed along the way? Let me know. Thanks.

 

[DaveT]

Dave T: I don't mean to go off on a side tangent....because other cabers will have more to say about your machine....your machine and many others in this thread have Dayton motobikes with the black fenders with carmine centers. Does anyone when this started? Where they ever all carmine? Carmine outside black centers on the fenders? Fenders that match the frame. In the 1920 catalog it "appears" to have carmine fenders. Very few examples I see are all carmine. Is this black fendered setup standard or something Dayton changed along the way? Let me know. Thanks.

Very nice complete 1919 model 162 motobike. Maybe old resto?....still ALL the right stuff! Nice score for the price. Very nice Davis machine. Welcome to the cabe.

It doesn't appear, to my eye, that it is factory paint. Perhaps the original color but not original paint. I've never removed anything to see if I could see original paint.
Where would I go to get rims and tires that would approach the originals. I assume perhaps they were originally 28" wood rims. I suspect, also, that the balloon tires are not correct. My knowledge of this bike's needs is extremely limited. So, what does it need to at least have the correct wheels?

 

[Goldenindian]

I said that because there was some red paint on the headbadge. Usually a sign of an old re-paint. Yes the right color scheme.
Yes the would have taken 28" wood rims. Tech549s Dayton posted just before is a perfect example of original rims and tires for Dayton. Those tires are extremely rare, finding a pair that nice is nearly impossible. Universal Elizbethtown display tires are an option. Daytons should have white. You can get a good straight set of rims on the cabe. Put an ad in wanted: someone will try to help.

 

[hoofhearted]

DaveT ....

Primo machine you have !!

A voice in my noggin tells me the
machine used to be black.

Could be original black paint on
those fenders. You may want to
explore this.

The fotos tell me the black on the
fenders is a soft, satin finish - age
related.

There may be black under all that
red on the frame. If this proves out
to be true ... and you want to remove
some paint ... someone on the CABE
can give you the 411.

It's a killer machine ... so un-abused
and crisp.

You are very fortunate - DaveT !!

...... patric

1920 Catalog Page

 

[DaveT]

Patric.......
Overall, the bike looks like it was painted with a fine bristle brush sometime in the ancient past........maybe before the advent of the spray gun or rattle can. I'm not sure what I even want to do with it. For sure, at least, accurate tires and rims. Tell me what you know about Lux Low. They have what appears to be 'close to original style' 28" wood rimmed w/white rubber tired wheels on their site if I'm willing to cough up the 600 clams it would take to make the switch. They look to be very nicely done.
BTW, thanks for the compliment. I really want to do the right thing, but being such a newbie, not sure what direction to take.

 

[hoofhearted]

DaveT ... first off .. I don't feel comfortable commenting
on Lux Low's merch simply because I have never had
the experience of examination of same.

Second off ... no way I will be commenting on Lux Low,
the person .. and a fellow CABEr -- other than to say he
has quality stuff and has been (with me) a very-straight
shooter.

Do a CABE Search ... wood wheels for sale ... and 28''
tires for sale. You may find info re: a person who makes
quality wood wheels ... your choice of a variety of spoke-
count .. and I believe - finished or non-finished.

Other CABEr's may chime in ... maybe lead you to a partic-
ular thread .. so as to leave this thread as Davis-Only, as
can be.

Supposedly, all Davis machines are brush-painted ...then
rubbed. You will be fairly hard-pressed to find any brush
marks on a Davis.

In addition .. on a Davis ... when the outside area of a fender
is painted to be a certain color ... the frame will-also be that
color. In your machine's case ... the outside of those fenders
is black ... and would have, what Davis calls, carmine accents
for the fenders, only. The frame of a Dayton carries no accent
color ... or striping.

Do as much research as you can, DaveT.



....... patric


post script .....
Don't be shy about punchin' the LIKE button on any fellow-CABEr's input ...
if you like what they have shared with you.

1895 Davis DAYTON badge design. Screwhole version
'though they were left out in the illustration.

 

[azbug-i]

Does anyone know if this drop stand will fit my dayton on page 22. My phone is sucking and wont attach pics in my office building. Junk reception. Thanks for thr help everyone.. and the compliments! !

http://thecabe.com/forum/threads/28-drop-stand-with-ears.97094/

 

[hoofhearted]

Does anyone know if this drop stand will fit my dayton on page 22. My phone is sucking and wont attach pics in my office building. Junk reception. Thanks for thr help everyone.. and the compliments! !

http://thecabe.com/forum/threads/28-drop-stand-with-ears.97094/

VVV The above link shows this stand. VVV

azbug ... it will fit.

You may want to consider holding off for
a correct Davis-Built stand. Your machine
deserves to be finished right.

Below are two Davis stands - either is correct
for model-year 1917 thru 1922 ('23).

Another Davis stand ...for 1916 and earlier .. is
shown below the two Davis stands.

This stand is Canadian in origin .. but is correct
for the earlier Davis models.

....... patric

 

[oddball]

Yup, been looking for that hard to find 1913-16 stand for my 1916 Chief for a couple of years now