Hawthorne bike info? (CLEANED UP !)

[whopperchopper]

Anyone have any info on hawthorne bikes? I think they were sold at Monkey Wards back in the day. I picked up a beater off CL, it has the reflectors on the forks and the head tube so probably a 71??? Has the cool chain guard!! I'll get picks up in a day or two. Thanks

 

[rfeagleye]

I know a little! I have a couple of 1969's, a Formula V and a Mustang. The Mustang has Top Drag handlebars and a 48" sissy bar.

A lot of thier bikes were made by Rollfast, so I would bet if it has a cool chainguard, it is probably Rollfast made.

 

[whopperchopper]

heres some pics of the Monkey

 

[CRASH]

Holy crap I think that's my friend's bike!

 

[rfeagleye]

Yup, that bugger is Rollfast made. That is most likely a Smoothie? I have some Rollfast literature at home and will try and hunt up some info tonight.

They had a killer chainguard didn't they? The frame design is great too. That is similar to the Top Drag, only shorter.

And you can't beat a good set of XKE 990 tires!

Nice find!

 

[whopperchopper]

Ya ... LOL.. I got it mostly for the tires, but I do know the guard is kind of a hard one to find next to the huffy flaming stack guard this is my favorite!

 

[Jaxon]

Nice Score on that bike. Those tires are going up in price everyday...lol It should clean up pretty easy.

 

[76swingbike]

That's a beater? More like a beauty! She's got potential and should clean up nicely..

 

[333]

Close to a jumbo jet?

 

[76swingbike]

Deja vu!! My friend found this at a flea market near Branson Missouri today for $32.00 and asked me if I wanted it?

 

[Green Dragon]

32.00 ? WOW ... you have good friends ( and good flea markets ).
Love those frames, and what I call the 'fish' guard.... have a painted one on a regular skoot type frame, not sure if it was a smoothie or what, been spray bombed,etc...

 

[whopperchopper]

Deja vu!! My friend found this at a flea market near Branson Missouri today for $32.00 and asked me if I wanted it? View attachment 9398

Wow were on a roll. I have a shifter like that but need to find the right size fulcrum to mount it to the top bar.

 

[76swingbike]

Wow were on a roll. I have a shifter like that but need to find the right size fulcrum to mount it to the top bar.

Sweet but your bike is cooler with the shorty rear fender, shark chain guard and the Billboard tires!!!

 

[ZygoteLittle]

heres some pics of the Monkey

Really digging this chainguard! +!

 

[rfeagleye]

Hawthornes are coming out of hiding ha!

I dug out the American Bicyclist magazines I have from 1971-72, let me see if I can find some pictures of the same bike in Rollfast style.

 

[rfeagleye]

Found it!

Looks like this is what you have, without that seat. That is a Troxel seat and sissy bar on that one. Cool find indeed!

 

[rfeagleye]

And it is called a Pacer haha! Just like the car ha!

 

[76swingbike]

Cool Ad Rob... I should get my bike tomorrow from my friend and he said the bike is called the Race Ace ha! Do you have an ad for my bike? Its probably a little older 69 or 70?....

 

[rfeagleye]

Let me see what I can find...

 

[rfeagleye]

Best I could find for you:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARDS-HAWTH...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I thought I saw one like it on eBay, that is the auction for it. I didn't have a picture of yours, but that is the same bike I think. I would bet the Race Ace name was added to the bike, and that it was called a Mustang or Pacer in the catalog.