HARPO
Cruisin' on my Bluebird
Well, I'm usually on the lookout for my next project. And this is what a found. A ton of work!! Though the Cadet speedometer shows such low mileage, your can see that this bike was left to the elements for quite some time. It is all original, though...
I was attracted to it because of the rear rack with the four reflectors, along with the dual headlights (photos always make things look better on-line!). Obviously not by much of anything else. But, the bike was pretty close to my daughter (45 minutes away), so I figured it was at least worth a look after agreeing to a price.
When I got there, it was much worse than I had thought. Turns out the bike was found in a "barn" upstate along with a few other things he purchased. Super nice guy, and after going over some of the details that were poor, he agreed to a lower price. We were both happy.
So, along with a banged up front rack (I might be able to straighten out), dented tank missing the horn, and rusted out lights I'll have some work to do to get it halfway decent. Only the paint bothers me, as I know I can do well with the rust. Should the bike not look as I had hoped when done, then a parts bike it will be!
I haven't had a rear rack like that in a while anyway, so that alone was worth the purchase.
I was attracted to it because of the rear rack with the four reflectors, along with the dual headlights (photos always make things look better on-line!). Obviously not by much of anything else. But, the bike was pretty close to my daughter (45 minutes away), so I figured it was at least worth a look after agreeing to a price.
When I got there, it was much worse than I had thought. Turns out the bike was found in a "barn" upstate along with a few other things he purchased. Super nice guy, and after going over some of the details that were poor, he agreed to a lower price. We were both happy.
So, along with a banged up front rack (I might be able to straighten out), dented tank missing the horn, and rusted out lights I'll have some work to do to get it halfway decent. Only the paint bothers me, as I know I can do well with the rust. Should the bike not look as I had hoped when done, then a parts bike it will be!
I haven't had a rear rack like that in a while anyway, so that alone was worth the purchase.