Ideas for Hawthorne

[EvilJohnny37]

I just got this skip tooth hawthorne today and I can't decide what to do with it. At first I wanted to under-go an absolute rebuild and repaint and make it perfect, but the more I rode it around, the more I liked it just the way it was (even if it IS missing the other side of the tank...). I'm rebuilding a skip tooth girls bike for the girl right now, so it's going to be fun riding skip tooth bikes around with her regardless.
I also think that it's "rattiness" lets everyone know that this is for sure not a reproduction made in china cruiser bike, haha!

Still, I wanted to see what you guys thought.

 

[TheDuke]

Leave it! Maybe clean'er up and clearcoat what you got! Maybe some red tires would look sweet!
(or whitewalls) :wink:
L8 EM

 

[sensor]

heck all id do is try to locate the other half of the tank,an older(period correct...if you will)seat,older pedals and ride the heck out of her!!
btw great score :mrgreen:

 

[EvilJohnny37]

Yeah, that's what I'm leaning towards. It's already one of the most fun rides on two wheels i've ever owned. I guess I shouldn't take away it's "classiness in rattiness" haha!

Anyone got a lead on left side hawthorne tank though? or any place where i could try and find one? i don't even care if it's the same color...

 

[Joshua85]

on ebay lookup the seller "33kong" his name is Jerry Peters. He runs Chestnut Hollow and has some amazing parts.

if he doesnt have any auctions for the tank, send him a message and he might have something lying around. He usually isnt cheap though, but you get what you pay for

thats a beautiful bike and i agree, it screams for brick red tires, maybe find some cream colored rims to compliment the red