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1941 Monark Silver King Rocket

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piercer_99

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
So presently I am working on a project in Atlanta.

Yesterday I was out driving around, saw an antique store in Marietta, just North West of Atlanta.

As I walked in the door, they had this bike off to the side, front tire off the rim, price tag, for to much money, and on the tag it said a late 50's Chicago built bike. I knew by the dropouts it was a pre war.

The five digit serial number was a give away also. Anyway, it is a good survivor and a keeper.

I got it back to my hotel, put a new tube in the front tire and it rides rather well, although it needs a compete tear down and the bearing worked on, maybe some grease, stuff like that.

Someone tried to repaint it years ago, so the original paint is history and it will need to be redone. I also took off the basket, not my style.
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I do want to get the rear drop stand, and the parts for the headlight, guts, bezel and lens.

I don't think the tires are original, but they are really old, The Special LHR Balloon Tyre, they are really soft, pliable, and in like new condition on the tread, minimal cracking on the sidewalls, very minimal.
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here are some photos of it at the jobsite, locked up so it doesn't run away overnight. Not enough room in my hotel for it right now.
 
That's a cool pre war Rocket. The LHR tires wouldn't be original as they were made in Japan from what I remember.
 
I had Davis Deluxe on a 54' Higgins I had, they were stock on it.

I had Firestones on a 58' Higgins, not sure if they were stock, I think they were from the early 60's.
 
Glad Shaw asked ! Piercer, I've been studying your new find , as it looks alot like my recent find with no badge ...
mine has a hub code E "triangle" on the hub which would say its a 1939, The badge screw holes are top/bottom, clearly for a rather long rather long badge..... Frame seems identicle to the untrained eye.

Have I got a monarch here also ? Anyone able to pin down what badge I am missing ?

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Can you show a pic of the whole bike? Kinda looking like an Elgin serial # to me? BTW you would probably be better off starting your own thread. You will get more visibilty and it doesn't hi-jack the OP thread. V/r (very respectfully) Shawn
 
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