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Just bought my first restoration project!

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ThePreacherMan

'Lil Knee Scuffer
Hey everyone!

Just purchased my first vintage cruiser to work on and I'm super excited! I have a few questions though about what you would prioritize!

Surface rust and getting the headlight to function will be my first piece of business, but what do you think I should do with the seat? It was replaced and I am not a fan of the way it looks. I want to mimic as best I can what the seat would have looked like at the time of production.

What else would you work on?

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Nice; and looks fairly complete with respect to parts and accessories; and in great condition for a 50+ year old bike.
I would likely swap the added Wald basket to another more plain looking grocery getter bicycle. The red bike would be for just showing off.

Agree that the funky seats in those days were also not heavy weight, but may have been original to 1960s bikes.
Also, agree with the Huffman make, as indicated in the other thread.
 
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Nice bike that you picked up! Hope that you will post some more photos as you work on the project. As far as the seat, I would think about posting an add in the want add section of the forum to see if someone may be able to help out.
 
If you plan on riding this then I would suggest a seat like this that has more spring that can carry more than a 90# kid.


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That red/white seat might be correct depending on the year, but I would agree that you probably want something more comfortable for a rider.
 
That red/white seat might be correct depending on the year, but I would agree that you probably want something more comfortable for a rider.
It is hard to see in the pics, but it's a newer weird fabric cut that is definitely an attempt to match the colors of the bike but not quite
 
It is hard to see in the pics, but it's a newer weird fabric cut that is definitely an attempt to match the colors of the bike but not quite

I'm not up to speed on this make and model but I'm thinking that seat is original and common these and on the Murray built bikes.

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