Worth the work?

[mcmitchell]

We recently purchased an abandoned home and found this in the shed. It looks to me as if it’s missing a few “pieces”. I have googled a bit but can’t seem to nail down the exact model I have to compare photos. Can anybody tell me what it’s missing and if it’s worth restoring?

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[unregistered]

Welcome! I don't believe it's missing much other than the headlight on the front fender (see two holes where it would mount). It is interesting to see someone welded that top bar to make it more like a boy's bike. That addition is not stock/original.

But, it's really hardly worth putting the effort into an old girl's bike. Perhaps this would make a good display piece to lean against a tree or that kind of thing. (Assuming that tacky trend is popular in WV, too...)

Or throw it on FB marketplace for $35 and be done with it.

Good luck!

 

[Freqman1]

The headlight is missing and someone welded an extra bar in. This is not worth restoring. Clean, service, ride or throw up on Letgo or CL for $75 and call it a day. V/r Shawn

PS I guess Jeff and I were typing at the same time. $75 would be optimistic--$35 is the get it gone now price!

 

[Sven]

Welcome to the CABE. Good luck

 

[gkeep]

Monarks are very comfortable cruisers. With the welded bar, being a womans bike and it looks like repainted its not collectible but a lot of fun to ride. Clean it, lube it and put some new tires and tubes on the rims. Your bike is hands down better built than anything new that would cost $500 at a store today.

No doubt there is someone on here looking for parts to restore a boys bike and unfortunatly with this bike the parts are worth much more than the bike as it sits.

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

here in the San Francisco Bay Area that bike would be on Craiglist or FB marketplace for about 5 minutes at $35.00. the rack and chainguard are worth more than that.

 

[videoranger]

parts bike

 

[bricycle]

Welcome to our Group!!
the chain guard worth $40+ and rear wheel worth $50 maybe, as they are ALWAYS rusty!!
seat's not bad either...$25-$35

 

[Rivnut]

Did someone attempt to make a boys bike by adding the bar or was it added because some other part of the frame is cracked and this was the easiest repair?

 

[mcmitchell]

I don’t know anything about the addition of the bar. The frame does not appear to be cracked anywhere. I appreciate all of the info. We were just going to throw it in the dumpster but I think maybe I will clean it up and keep it.


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