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  1. Jay Moore

    does any one know what year this hawthore is?

    does any one know what year this hawthore is? i'm sure this bike was pieced together a long time ago but would like to know if any one can tell what year or years this head badge was made. it says wards on top a big h in the middle and hawthorne on the bottem any info will help thanks.
  2. Jay Moore

    does any one know were i can find repop tanks?

    i got a 1940's hawthorne and would like to find a horn tank for it or any tank that will fit for that matter. i saw once a site that made repop tanks but can't find it now. please let me know whats out there thanks.
  3. Jay Moore

    1940's hawthorne

    i got this 1940's hawthorne for x-mas this year. it's a skiptooth complete riding bike. not sure if another company that made the bike the frame is very close to my huffman i just got rid of. found this bike on craig's list and drove alittle over a haft hour to get for $100. best x-mas gift...
  4. Jay Moore

    doing something with the huffman frame

    At this point i'm not sure were this build is going i want to keep it vintage. i got out bidded at the last minute so i'm not going with the monark forks now. i'm still going with a cross bar handle bars but not sure about the rest. in the mock up state it's starting to look like a low rider...
  5. Jay Moore

    doing something with the huffman frame

    not sure what color i'm going with. i kind of want to do a blue and white paint job with white tires. i guess a lot will depend on what i win off ebay. i really hate those last minute bidders, you walk away from your computer for a minute and you lose. got a few hours left on some monark forks...
  6. Jay Moore

    My girlfriends Rollfast

    LOOKS LIKE A LATE 50'S EARLY 60'S ROLLFAST. I BUILT A ROLL FAST FOR MY EX-GIRLFRIEND IT WAS A FUN PROJECT. I MISS THE BIKE ALOT MORE THEN I MISS HER. HERE IS THE LAST PIC I TOOK OF MY ROLLFAST.
  7. Jay Moore

    doing something with the huffman frame

    so i had a lot of parts from the rollfast build i was doing. i got rid of the rollfast but kept a bunch of parts for my huffman i mocked it up to get an idea of what i want to do. i'm getting monark forks and red brick tires and cross bar handle bars for it so far thats the plan. here are some...
  8. Jay Moore

    girls rollfast build (some up to date pics of the rollfast)

    TODAY THE FRAME, TANK, AND OTHER PARTS ARE GOING TO SANDBLASTING IN SANTA-ANA CA. I STARTED WITH SANDPAPER AND WAS OVER DOING THAT VERY QUICKLY. I HAD TO CUT AND STRETCH THE FORKS TO WORK ON IT. THE STOCK FORKS WERE TO FAR GONE TO USE. STILL HAVE WAY TO MUCH WORK TO DO TO IT. I'M LOOKING FOR A 3...
  9. Jay Moore

    help. what kind of bike?

    THAT WOULD BE A ROLLFAST FROM WHAT YOUR SAYING. CAN'T TELL FOR SURE WITH OUT A PIC
  10. Jay Moore

    How to date a Rollfast?

    I WOULD SAY ITS FROM LATE 40'S TO EARLY 50'S LOOKS MORE LIKE EARLY 50'S I HAVE THE SAME HEAD BADGE AND SAME TANK ON MINE I KNOW MINE IS LATE 40'S. I DON'T NKOW MUCH ABOUT ROLLFAST BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THE CHAIN GUARDS WERE ROUND IN FRONT FOR THE 1940'S ROLLFAST AND EARLY 50'S . THE MID TO...
  11. Jay Moore

    building a bike for the girlfriend

    my girl wants it pink and black but i don't know if i want to that to it. i kind of want to paint it turquoise and white the original colors. its her bike so what ever color she wants i guess she will get i have had such a hard time taking it apart. the forks and gooseneck were rusted togather...
  12. Jay Moore

    Colson Klunker

    looks like my frame. mine is a huffman. but what are people doing to the seat post? iwas going to weild a sleeve on it so i can use a newer seat. i have two at the moment that i need to do something with the seat post.
  13. Jay Moore

    $25.00 dollar schwinn

    IT IS A 5 SPEED SPITFIRE FROM 1979 I LOOKED IT UP
  14. Jay Moore

    schwinn question

    got the bike for $25 bucks rides nice and i'm going to sell it after i clean it up, for more projects
  15. Jay Moore

    $25.00 dollar schwinn

    got this schwinn for 25. bucks pumped the tires up and rode it around. the tires have been holding air all night so far. its dirty and needs a good cleaning and its missing the brake levers for front and back but does have the cables and brakes on there. i think i'm going to clean it up and sell...
  16. Jay Moore

    FUNDRAISER CRUISE IN CARLSBAD, CA. 11-15-08 LOTS OF CHOPPERS

    Re: FUNDRAISER CRUISE IN CARLSBAD, CA. 11-15-08 YOU COULD DO GIFT CARDS AS WELL YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE CHOPADEROS WEB SITE OUT OR GOOGLE CHOPADERO-INDEX THATS HOW I FOUND THERE SITE
  17. Jay Moore

    FUNDRAISER CRUISE IN CARLSBAD, CA. 11-15-08 LOTS OF CHOPPERS

    THIS RIDE IS PUT ON BY THE CHOPADEROS. I AM NOT A CHOPADERO BUT THEY ARE WAY COOL BIKE PEOPLE. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF CUSTOM BIKES THERE. IT WILL BE LIKE A ROLLING SHOW. I'M GOING TO TRY LIKE HECK TO MAKE IT, AND I HOPE TO SEE SOME OF THE RAT ROD CREW THERE. SATURDAY NOV.15th 1PM 525 CHESTNUT...
  18. Jay Moore

    schwinn question

    WELL I GUESS I WON'T PART IT OUT THEN. GOING TO GO BUY IT TODAY OR IN THE NEXT FEWE DAYS. THE BIKES NOT GOING ANY WERE ANY TIME SOON AND I KNOW HE DOESN'T HAVE THE INTERNET SO HE WONT BE LOOKING UP WHAT ITS WORTH. I'M NOT TRYING TO PULL A FAST ONE BUT HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THIS BIKE, AND SAID...
  19. Jay Moore

    schwinn question

    so my neighbor saw me working on my rollfast and said he had an old schwinn in his garage. i went to look at it thinking it was some rusty old p.o.s. but it was a clean schwinn i'm thinking late 70's early 80's it has a big drum brake and i think it's a 5 speed. not sure on that, i know it has...
  20. Jay Moore

    San Diego Newb

    you can try ebay there is a guy with alot of cool bikes and he lives in san diego. mostly old beach cruisers i just got a roll fast and a huffman frame good bikes at a good price. buy a frame and start out that way. i did. and that guy's ebay store has a lot of rat bike parts check it out at THE...
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