Cleveland Welding S/N Project...See Page 58 Post 576 for chart

[Hmmm70]

It was built between 50-54. Serial number will tell exact date.

The seat, chain guard and grips are wrong. Rims might be too.

Hi Ratina. Thank you for the response. Here is the serial number. G61665 then A and possibly C. Does that help at all?
Also, given the pictures I posted, and the non-correct pieces you identified (at least those, I'm sure), what would you all do with this? Strip it and redo it, try to get original parts, or just ride it as is? The tires are mismatched and have cracks, so they at least will go. The gray paint on the rims is chipping also.

 

[Boris]

Phil (RMS37) was good enough to do the research and put this chart together for us. Let's return the favor and use THIS VERSION of it to acknowledge that fact.

 

[BillMetric]

picked up another Z number: Z4370, and I found my chain guards, one each a paisley and a 19 holer, just need a battery tube to finish this 1936 Hawthorne

 

[Krakatoa]

Really nice neat bike above!

Great save nice presentation welcome to the CABE!

@BillMetric

And a "good job" is in order to:

@Boris

I also keep Phil's chart handy at all times

Nate

 

[BillMetric]

Thanks Krakatoa,
I sold my first classic bike while riding it around at the Hershey PA car swap in 1986, it was a complete brown house painted over red '36 Roadmaster flat tank, was just missing the braced drop stand and battery tube, I sold the bike for $200 ... but I had only paid $50 for it ! I may still have the original chain tread tires I saved off it somewhere but I haven't seen them for 30 years, I have an old photo of it someplace I should post when I find it, wish I had written down the serial number somewhere, I'd gladly refund the 1986 purchase price if the buyer would like to sell it back

 

[skiptooth]

here is a few things; I believe is correct w/ cwc the seat post clamp is a big factor ; the rib seat post means 1948-53 also the crash bars on the springer and carrier are 50's verify w/ other members ! I'm very happy that Phil will take the time to straighten us out... thank you phil....Richard...

 

[TieDye]

here is a few things; I believe is correct w/ cwc the seat post clamp is a big factor ; the rib seat post means 1948-53 also the crash bars on the springer and carrier are 50's verify w/ other members ! I'm very happy that Phil will take the time to straighten us out... thank you phil....Richard...

Skiptooth, I have a ladies Roadmaster CW series, serial number D12558 Cw. By Phil's serial number chart, it would have been made December 1947 to March 1948. With the number being 125... I am assuming most likely January of 1948. And, so, I refer to it as a 1948 as I feel confident about that. My seat post is welded and does not have the rib. What do you make of that? Can anyone else help with this detail with their serial numbers? It may help us to nail this detail a bit more. Thanks!
Deb

 

[BillMetric]

heres my old '36 flat tank from 1986 in front of the '29 Ford I just inherited, sorry no serial number, it was an A# though, it had a stainless Delta light on it when I sold it at Hershey PA swap back then, anyone seen it lately? I'm trying to find another identical saddle, it looks like a single wire frame Troxel but not sure what model it would have been?

 

[BillMetric]

Found those tires I took off in 1986, I believe they are the original 1936 tires and tubes with threaded metal stems, I don't think the repros have the checkerboard sidewalls
United States Rubber Company
Giant Chain Tread No. 778
"the original chain tread"
Des. Pat. No. 43454

 

[Krakatoa]

Do you recall what the badge read on your flat tank? Roadmaster Speed King Pilot?

@BillMetric