1972 Iverson Sprinter Project

[highwheelerboy25]

i was gonna post this in fresh finds but i decided to put it here since its going to be a project anyway. i only have these pics of it now because i just bought it and it hasn't shipped to me yet. i can't wait!!





found this original ad on musclebikemuseum.com

 

[kingfish254]

Never seen one of those. Those are some wacky cool bars!

 

[CCR]

Crazy !!! Get on it 8)

 

[highwheelerboy25]

it takes 20 x 1 3/8 tires and some had 3 speed sturmey archers on them so i think that's what i'll go back with. it was built to compete with the fastbacks and manta rays.

 

[buckfiddy]

Like those bars!

 

[krate-mayhem]

Thats going to be a cool biuld.

 

[TylerDDavis]

Never seen one of these! That's a wild looking bike.

 

[highwheelerboy25]

well, it showed up yesterday. . . . .its rough!!

 

[big kountry]

All it needs is a nanner seat some tlc an it'll be awesome kool

 

[highwheelerboy25]

i might put another "regular seat" on it. they weren't build with banana seats originally. . . . but i agree!

All it needs is a nanner seat some tlc an it'll be awesome kool

 

[blackdiamond]

Id go with the banana too...

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Cool bike, unique bars, but the riding looks 'odd', ya know? Kinda quirky.

The forward position of the bars, coupled with the 'racing' seat would lead me to think there would be a lot of 'out of saddle' peddling.

I guess that's to be expected, given it's a 'Sprinter'. Would be kinda tough to shift gears if you're standing up, leaning forward over the bars and 'sprinting' :mrgreen:

I can't wait to see what you do with it, and hopefully get to ride it in April at the show.

Cheers buddy!
Dr. T (Rob)

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Quick question, are the handlebars held in place by two 'seatpost-type' clamps that 'compress' the fork tubes like a seat tube?

 

[highwheelerboy25]

yes sir.

 

[Outlaw90]

Thats a really cool bike! those bars are outa control

 

[scrumblero]

Never seen one of these! That's a wild looking bike.

+1 , That whole front end is just awesome! :shock:

 

[highwheelerboy25]

here it is with a 20x2.125 on the back


i re-rebuilt the front wheel with black spokes. i think when i do the paint im gonna just paint the wheels to match the frame instead of chroming them.




rebuilt the rear



removed most of the dents on the pie plate



removed the bar tape to see how bad the bars are. . . .not bad





it took me forever to figure out how to take the fork off.





the plate that is underneath the bottom fork plate that has a bolt to hold the reflector on the plate is what holds everything together. you have to remove the crown nut and then remove the bolt holding the reflector on. after you do that the whole fork slides off..

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Awesome bike, love the out-of-the-ordinary bikes, something a bit different..

Cant wait to see what you do with it!

Luke.

 

[Murray-Eliminator]

Love the bars on these!..Heres the Ad from the 1972 spiegels catalog

 

[highwheelerboy25]

Love the bars on these!..Heres the Ad from the 1972 spiegels catalog

that is awesome!!!!! thanks for sharing!