Just scored this #og flightliner from a real estate agent who found it in a basement. I just finished cleaning off 30 years of basement oxidation. Looks almost brand new now!
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....!!! .... !!! ....!!! I guess I just missed that CWC fork. been searching for that type springer for two years now for my 1959 amf roadmaster sky king. Please let me know if the deal does not go through and give me second dibs. I have a correct but ladies fork on it now.
The plan was only to go there and sell. But Its hard to stick to that rule once I end up with money in my pocket. Got a decent price on this nice higgins and couldnt refuse it. lol Thank you Tanksalot for the good deal on the higgins wheel set. It llooks a lot better now
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I am no expert but there is no way to tell if it is a hornet or a spitfire with out the original chain guard.. the chain guard would have the logo of model name on it. A hornet would have a tank and painted rims unless it was a hornet deluxe (chrome rims). but a deluxe would also have a springer...
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I originally bought this bike to part out because of all the cool parts on it. Now I am having trouble deciding if I should or not. Seems like its kind of a special bike.
Call me crazy, but i just couldn't resist this clean 57 Hornet Deluxe. The crazy part is I drove almost 8 hours round trip to pick it up. I had never seen this color combo before and fell in love with it. Even crazier is that I now own two 57 Hornets and I purchased them both in upstate Vt...
I could do sept. 8th. We have some really great flat bike paths in RI. If anyone is interested we should ride the east bay bike path. 14 miles of gorgeous flatness that follows the Narragansett bay coastline.
There is a two digit number stamped on the rear hub underneath the Sturmey Acrher Logo that can help you date your bike. The two digits represent the year the hub was made and most likely the year the bike was made also