Built in May 1979 Sold in 1980. Contoured top tube makes it a 17" frame. It's in great shape and another that will be hard to repurpose. Filled the tubes and around the block it went. Shifting up and down three gears is a bit rough but a great ride.
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Those make good adult sized muscle bikes. Apes and a banana seat with high sissy bar and you're set! A large version of one of these:
And it keep the spirit of the original while becoming something else. Awesome.
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You have to hesitate as you shift with those 3 speeds , makes for a much smoother gear change.
The tires look to be in good shape as is the whole bike. The Sturmey Archer 3 with coaster hub is a good hub. I never take them apart to lube, they usually have an oil port on the hub shell. Light oil like good machine oil is what works best. I also remove the shift chain and add light oil right down in the axle where the chain attaches to get the oil all in the guts. Once it gets all worked in that's when the gears can be adjusted perfectly. The shift chain could probably use some oil also.
