Jim Barnard
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Even though I sold ZERO bikes on Friday and had NO idea how to fit 2 more into the lightning van, I sprung for 2 bikes that I have had before. Matter of fact I still have 2 of one.
So, equipped with more money than brains, I marched the length of the pasture where the swap is held and made an offer for 2 of my bucket list bikes. I asked for a 2fer deal and then offered 200.00 less than the quoted price. When I heard the bell chime, I knew that Clarence had gotten his wings and I had a very clean X53 and a decent Color flow.
The bikes are here in this before pic ... the pic before my wallet was enlightened.
The X53 did not need too much cleaning. Somebody loved it.
That 2 speed makes riding this around the beach hills an easy task. I suspect that I need to keep the skip tooth wheel, chain and sprocket off one of the other WF X53's when I part them out to help pay this off.
The Higgins is a pretty honest bike. Honest that is, if you admitted that you painted the nice gold colored fender stays silver when you attempted a chrome rescue in 1966. There must be 2-3 whole generations who thought silver lacquer was absolutely as "good the hell enough" as chrome. These same frugal Yankees had kids who thought that a can of Rust-o-leum flat black was the cure for the lack of maintenance and proper storage of the "old clunker in the barn."
About 6 hours or 21 episodes of the podcast "Up and Disappeared" later, I found the original gold stay paint under the silver. The paint came back to a degree and I lost NO pinstripes! Lots of chemicals were used and my fingers and the environment were irreparably damaged.
I have Christianed her Jewelie because of the... (oh, you know).
If anyone knows these X53 bikes well, please let me know if the black and gold one is correct. If you see a wrong part on it but a right part on one of the two I am brooming, let me know what to swap out and keep.
Thanks,
Jim
So, equipped with more money than brains, I marched the length of the pasture where the swap is held and made an offer for 2 of my bucket list bikes. I asked for a 2fer deal and then offered 200.00 less than the quoted price. When I heard the bell chime, I knew that Clarence had gotten his wings and I had a very clean X53 and a decent Color flow.
The bikes are here in this before pic ... the pic before my wallet was enlightened.
The X53 did not need too much cleaning. Somebody loved it.
That 2 speed makes riding this around the beach hills an easy task. I suspect that I need to keep the skip tooth wheel, chain and sprocket off one of the other WF X53's when I part them out to help pay this off.
The Higgins is a pretty honest bike. Honest that is, if you admitted that you painted the nice gold colored fender stays silver when you attempted a chrome rescue in 1966. There must be 2-3 whole generations who thought silver lacquer was absolutely as "good the hell enough" as chrome. These same frugal Yankees had kids who thought that a can of Rust-o-leum flat black was the cure for the lack of maintenance and proper storage of the "old clunker in the barn."
About 6 hours or 21 episodes of the podcast "Up and Disappeared" later, I found the original gold stay paint under the silver. The paint came back to a degree and I lost NO pinstripes! Lots of chemicals were used and my fingers and the environment were irreparably damaged.
I have Christianed her Jewelie because of the... (oh, you know).
If anyone knows these X53 bikes well, please let me know if the black and gold one is correct. If you see a wrong part on it but a right part on one of the two I am brooming, let me know what to swap out and keep.
Thanks,
Jim
