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Another bike looking for a new lease on life. This one would be kinda cool just greased up, new tires and on the road. Kind of a ghost bike. Very cool patina. Bike is very solid and complete. $150. This would be best picked up as I don't want to be responsible for broken fasteners from...

Here is a late 40s CWC skip tooth that needs a new home. I purchased a truck load of bikes a while back and hope to find many of them new homes. This is one. It has been sand blasted and primed. Blackout hubs. Excellent winter project. Asking $150 plus actual shipping via Bike Flights. Bike is...

Here is a 1920 something Hawthorne 28" bike looking for a new lease on life. Looks like it has been blasted and painted. frame does have a brazed repair behind the crank bearings. What you see in the pictures is what you get. Hopefully someone can get this on the road again!! Asking $85 plus...

Here is a post war CWC skip tooth 26" project bike. Straight and solid. Good working blackout hubs. Original color was deep maroon as you can see in the rims and under the blue paint. Assemble and ride as is or an excellent restoration candidate. What you see in the pictures is what you get...

Here is a late 1940's CWC Roadmaster 26" guys project bike. Bike has been sandblasted, primed and has some glazing applied over pitted spots that needs to be sanded. Good straight solid bike that just needs to be finished-does have some pitting. No wheels or seat. $175 shipped via Bike Flights...

1956 Schwinn Wasp 26" ladies bike. All original other than front rim which is painted rather than chrome. Tires look to be original but are not salvageable. Original paint should shine up reasonably well. Bike is in good working condition-just needs tires, seat cover and some TLC to be a great...

Thanks so much!!! Hiawatha, I can sleep now! It does make sense as Gambles was THE store around here.

I picked up this tank with both fenders, light and rack at a sale the other day. I'm going crazy because I can't place the decal. What are these from? They look to be early 50's CWC but what badge?? I won't be able to sleep until I know!!

Here is a nice Murry Meteor Flite That was part of a small collection that I picked up over the fall. I am selling off a few bikes that I don't have storage space for. This is a nice solid great riding bike that was professionally repainted a few years back. The paint quality is really good, the...

Here is a 1975 Kawasaki BX 200 muscle bike hoping to find a new home. Bike needs bearings repacked, a general cleaning and left pedal replaced. Seat needs to be repaired/restored. A good candidate for restoration or ride as is. $275 plus $60 shipping via Bike Flights. plus $60 shipping...

The frame is unfortunate. Is the 1/2 pitch original to the bike?

Thanks for the thoughts!

I picked up a few prewar bikes today and this was in the group. I am thinking that this is a 1920's Westfield? It has no badge but the holes are vertical. It is rough, the down tube is tweaked. Is it worth saving or is it a bunch of parts? Thanks for any input!

Thanks Johan!

How do I know if my rims are correct for this bike? Also-what size nipples and spokes? Thanks for any words of wisdom.

Thanks for the info!

This rim came on a 1920's Hiawatha that I purchased a while back. It is obviously not from that bike. Could anyone ID and date it? I am totally unfamiliar with this style rim. Thanks so much!

I am missing the sprocket, seat, front Columbia hub and period tire for the front. As you noted the rear fender braces were replaced but I can fabricate new ones if I can't find originals. If anyone has these parts that they are willing to sell/trade please let me know. Izee2 I will keep my eyes...

Thanks so much. I am currently restoring a 1941 USN Dodge WC 26 Carryall and do WWII USN living history. My goal is to get this bike correctly restored to what was in use by the Navy during the war.

I may sweeten the pot a bit-If anyone is interested in the bike for $350 shipped (to the lower 48) let me know. Pay Pal please.

Has anyone seen an original in Navy Gray?

I like that the OD paint looked to be applied with a brush-very WWII GI. I am working on exactly the same bike, serial G85949. I wonder how many of these bikes ended up in use by the military?

That makes sense. I am assuming that the hubs were New Departure black outs by late '42?

Cool, thanks! So it is a mid to late 1942 Columbia light weight. It looks like the USN used this type of bike-is there a serial number designation like on the Army bike or were the bikes basic civilian models? I hope that I am not asking completely redundant questions and again thanks for your...

Oh yeah-it is a Columbia. I forgot to post a pic of the badge.

I recently purchased a shed full of old bikes-several from the WWII era. This is one of the bikes. I removed all the parts that were obviously not correct. Not being at all familiar with this model I have a few questions-Is this a war time VG? If so would it have had blackout hubs? Are the rear...

Here is a 1975 Kawasaki Bx-200 that is looking for someone that will clean it up and get it back on the road. My main interest is pre war bikes so I thought I would pass this on to someone who will appreciate it more fully than I. It is a great candidate for restoration or just to ride as is...

I have been having no luck finding any resources to recover or supply restoration parts for saddles from the 20's and 30's. I am sure that there are several suppliers out there-I just have not been able to find them. Any help is very much appreciated as I have several coverless seats. Thanks!!!

Thanks for the info-this will get me started. I am going to get this bike on the road as I have most of the missing parts. It will balance out my 1939 Shelby.

Thanks! That was what I was thinking but wasn't sure. I am guessing that this is an early 1930's bike. Are those rims Shelby rims?

I picked up this bike yesterday. It is rough-basicly a parts bike that I have since disassembled but it has a decent motorbike frame and some very usable bits. My question is-what and when and by whom was a Gambles Eagle made and sold? I have not been able to find any info on it. I may actually...

Great info! This is awesome! I have the same bike and have been struggling with tires. After seeing your bike I am going with the P-35's as well. The original rims can always be reinstalled if better tires become available. Thanks so much for the post and info. Now another 1920s bike will be...

Thanks for the thoughts! I think this would be perfect for a rat bike-and a lot of fun! Being that it is not really my era I think I am going to sell it to someone who would make better use of it so if anyone is interested or knows of someone looking for a project like this feel free to contact...

Last year I picked up several old bikes from a guy in the Dakotas. One was this X53. I'm more into pre war stuff and know very little about it. As you can see it is rough. Is it worth restoration? Sould I sell it for parts? It does ride really nice, just looks rough and is missing several spendy...