Post pics of your "Fastback" zep-Hawthorne or rollfast

[jd56]

Where in Va?

Rapidan

About 3 hours from me but, only about 1.5 hour from where I was today for work.
Contact me if you need help on pickup and packing John.
You got my number.
And congrats. Us old guys are in bed at 2 am eastern time. But not you westies....lol[emoji22]


It's all about the Rescue / Revival and of course the Tanklights!!

How did I run out of room so fast?

my FB page
https://m.facebook.com/antiquebikerescue

 

[jd56]

I haven't unboxed it yet...

Damn!!...very nice.
I would have been too excited to leave this on in the box.

It's all about the Rescue / Revival and of course the Tanklights!!

How did I run out of room so fast?

my FB page
https://m.facebook.com/antiquebikerescue

 

[Barto]

Ok, I really love this frame style and once I finish the 4 bikes I have in the que I want to do a "Zep". Problem is - I wouldn't know a "True" Zep from something that looks like one. As a matter of fact, just the other day I saw what I thought was a Zep frame for sale for $125.00 and asked the seller if it was, he said he didn't know. What are the tell tail signs of a "true" Zep? I have a Roll fast bike and love the head badge so would love to fine a Roll fast Zep...but, we'lol see when the time comes. So, what should I be looking for and what is an average cost?

Thanks,
Bart

 

[Robertriley]

Here are a few of mine. I sold the Blue repainted one last year.

 

[Freqman1]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but no fork lock= no Zep. Most of the bikes in this thread are not Zeps. The frame in the for sale the other day did not look to have a fork lock. As said earlier in this thread, especially with the earlier frame, people have come to refer to them as Zeps. V/r Shawn

 

[reginald]

Zep bikes!!!!!!

:eek:Here are two of mine!

 

[rollfaster]

Zep frame bikes or...

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but no fork lock= no Zep. Most of the bikes in this thread are not Zeps. The frame in the for sale the other day did not look to have a fork lock. As said earlier in this thread, especially with the earlier frame, people have come to refer to them as Zeps. V/r Shawn

When I posted my bike, and started this thread, I was not yet educated on these bikes yet. The bike I posted is actually a rollfast fastback sport model. Nothing rare at all here, but shares that killer frame with the "true" zep. But from what I gathered, and you're right Shawn, a real zep was a fully equipped bike with a locking fork.

 

[mrg]

Not sure of the timeline but I think the first Zeps had this frame/fork lock

 

[rollfaster]

Great example and thanks for posting it. So I guess the early ones have the cylinder in the head tube and the later the locking fork.

 

[reginald]

MRG, you have a cool frame there....are those fenders OG? If so, those fenders seem 37/38 or later, being longer on the front. As far as the thread is concerned, I don't care if you call them fastbacks, motobikes deluxe, zeps, etc. Just post 'em.