A friend took me out to his parent's farm this morning to have my pick of the old bikes they had. I wasn't expecting much on the 45 minute drive out there, but I was pleasantly surprised. We began with the bikes in the scrap pit. They had been in the elements for several years and a fire that was supposed to clear the pasture got out of hand and the bikes were a bit close.
The first one I kept was this "Royal Crown" English Racer. It is sporting WF grips a JC Higgins shifter, and a tiny banana seat.
It served as a target evidently.
Next the scrap pile gave up this GTR muscle bike. It is frozen solid and may be assigned yard art duty.
The rest of the scrap pit bikes were ladies and kids bikes that I left behind.
The barn was the next stop. The bikes were strewn amongst old tires, engine blocks, and busted furniture.
First to emerge was this '63 Schwinn American.
Then this Hawthorne made its way out.
The last one I wanted to save was the gem of the day- '52 Hornet***
*EDIT- I realized after a bit that a '52 Hornet was a straight bar frame so I reckecked the serial number and it is a '61.
The first one I kept was this "Royal Crown" English Racer. It is sporting WF grips a JC Higgins shifter, and a tiny banana seat.
It served as a target evidently.
Next the scrap pile gave up this GTR muscle bike. It is frozen solid and may be assigned yard art duty.
The rest of the scrap pit bikes were ladies and kids bikes that I left behind.
The barn was the next stop. The bikes were strewn amongst old tires, engine blocks, and busted furniture.
First to emerge was this '63 Schwinn American.
Then this Hawthorne made its way out.
The last one I wanted to save was the gem of the day- '52 Hornet***
*EDIT- I realized after a bit that a '52 Hornet was a straight bar frame so I reckecked the serial number and it is a '61.
