$53.00 for a Motobike frame?

[Barto]

There are times when something screams "Buy Me", and thats what I have...a buy me bike.....for $53 bucks!!! Badge says "Wards Harthorne Flyer" S/N V14185.....what is it and more importantly what year is it?

The Front fork is pretty wide and would accept a pretty big tire (2.125 no issue at all) it has a few dents In the drivers side.

Thx,
Bart

 

[rusty.kirkpatrick]

Yep, that would've been hard to pass up.

 

[barneyguey]

Yep, that would've been hard to pass up.

Is that made by Schwinn? It's the correct era or time frame that Schwinn was selling bikes to them. Barry

 

[bricycle]

fork looks a bit tweaked, but can't argue with $50! Must be 34 or newer.

 

[rusty.kirkpatrick]

Is that made by Schwinn? It's the correct era or time frame that Schwinn was selling bikes to them. Barry

No clue, all those motobikes look the same to me, lol.

 

[barneyguey]

Yes they do! I can't tell much difference until about 1935.

 

[Barto]

Yeah, the seller said it was a 35 but I'm not sure about that.
Front fork is tweaked for sure...would love to find a replacement as this one is pretty wide......I would love to put some Fat Frank's on!
Bart

 

[barneyguey]

There are times when something screams "Buy Me", and thats what I have...a buy me bike.....for $53 bucks!!! Badge says "Wards Harthorne Flyer" S/N V14185.....what is it and more importantly what year is it?

The Front fork is pretty wide and would accept a pretty big tire (2.125 no issue at all) it has a few dents In the drivers side.

Thx,
Bart

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Howdy! Are you a fellow picker? Guitar picker that is. LOL

 

[barneyguey]

This is a real crappy photo of a 1935 Schwinn Excelsior I used to have. This is why I thought yours may be a Schwinn. Now that I went back and looked at the photo, they look different around the head tube.

 

[Barto]

This is a real crappy photo of a 1935 Schwinn Excelsior I used to have. This is why I thought yours may be a Schwinn. Now that I went back and looked at the photo, they look different around the head tube.
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Yep, just a bit different. In fact, this it my area of Concern as when I looked up Hawthorne Flyer Motobike, I found two frame styles. Both were different in the head tube area.
Bart