33 Colson

[SKPC]

1st post here for me. I just took custody of, and am restoring a 33 motorbike with unmatched parts. Need more info on crank-set and wheel-set that were on it.
The bike as I found it .

CRANK- Unknown year Mead-style has "keyed" sprocket.

WHEELSET-The early/odd 26" clincher wheelset with colson front and ND no-oiler rear may or may not be original to the bike. Anyone? 14/16 spokes were toast, so I disassembled them.

I will be needing more help on this resto as I discover more about this amalgam..

 

[Cowboy in NC]

Welcome to the Cabe-- `Like your Bike !!!--------Cowboy

 

[stezell]

Sprocket appears to be a Shelby, not so sure it's a Colson.
V/r
Sean

 

[stezell]

Welcome to thecabe also. There are plenty of knowledgeable people on here that can help you out. Oh fordmike65 where are you at? It appears to be originally a 26" wheeled bike, just saying.
V/r
Sean

 

[mike j]

Welcome, nice bike w/ a lot of potential, really like those motorbikes. I think that it may have had this crankset. This is an earlier model, but I believe that they were used up until 1937. What size tires are on it now? It looks 28" to me. Good luck & have fun w/ it.

 

[Herman]

I don't believe it's a Shelby , on a Shelby the upper and lower bearing cups are the same diameter as the neck

 

[tommydale1950]

Nice, what is the serial # ? I may have some the parts you need ...Tom

 

[frankster41]

1st post here for me. I just took custody of, and am restoring a 33 motorbike with unmatched parts. Need more info on crank-set and wheel-set that were on it.
The bike as I found it .
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CRANK- Unknown year Mead-style has "keyed" sprocket.
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WHEELSET-The early/odd 26" clincher wheelset with colson front and ND no-oiler rear may or may not be original to the bike. Anyone? 14/16 spokes were toast, so I disassembled them.
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I will be needing more help on this resto as I discover more about this amalgam..

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Amalgam? Isn't that used for filling teeth? Looks like nickle plating on hubs. Or am I missing something?

 

[SKPC]

Amalgam-"a mixture of different elements"-#2Websters. A combination of different parts(elements) not original to the bike. There is nickel on the rims/hubs though, yes.

 

[SKPC]

Serial " is 3J6333 on bb shell. The mystery crank-set that was on the bike has longer arms than the chain-stay history tells.
This pic below is with a shorter length crank I had laying around. To get this to clear the stay, it had to be spaced waaaay right.
This makes me assume it was a short arm crank with wide arm spacing & the sweetheart sprocket.. pics below..

The tank came out Tan...frame/fork is black.

The bike has 26" tires on it in the 1st pic. Comparing this rim to a 559-26" rim, it sits 3/16" taller. Has anyone here seen a 26" clincher rim like this on a Colson hub? The Model D rear has no oiler in the shell...