ON THE ROLL AGAIN. FINISHED

[KJV]

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I want to get this one going again. So, figured might as well start a thread and maybe it'll make me do something to it.

Can't remember the exact year of this ROLLFAST
right off I'm thinking a 47. But, have had this roll fast for little over 20 years now. It was really nice red with the White.
I put brand new red tires on it when I first got it. Everyone around here called did the fire truck.
Well, this picture tells the story of what we have now.

Plan: : clean it up, tune it and get rolling again.

Willie say ,on the road again, so we're going to play on that as words and name this build thread on the roll again.

Be rolling out.. but, in a different way.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Good starting point, looks like its almost all original and all there! Roll on!

 

[Funkme]

Build it, and it will roll...Crusty red. Interesting to see the outcome.

 

[OddJob]

..."I just can't wait to get it, back on the road again..." Looks like a solid start with some cool history. Doesn't get much better than that!

RaT oN~!

 

[Wildcat]

Nice! It looks like a 47 Rollfast. The serial number is on the bottom bracket and will give the exact year, in reverse order. 74 is 1947.

 

[KJV]

Nice! It looks like a 47 Rollfast. The serial number is on the bottom bracket and will give the exact year, in reverse order. 74 is 1947.

Will check it again.
Was remembering it to be a 47.

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Great starting point!

 

[KJV]

Bath today

Whizzer saddle

 

[OddJob]

In the shop we refer to those as a 'sofa saddle'. Plenty of cush for the tush. Speaking of tush....

 

[KJV]

Removed the rear rack that I had put on there back when I first got the bike.

shot of the head badge. And a front shot to show the Shelby handlebars I have on here, and the truss rods off of a CWC Roadmaster.

 

[KJV]

No need to worry about putting on fresh red tires. So I'm going to go with these tan/brownush 2.35 s

 

[KJV]

Hubs

 

[KJV]

Oh yeah : been doing some shine..

 

[metalchewy]

Oh yeah : been doing some shine..

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Great bike to start.

Looks like it's cleaning up well, what did you use for the shine?

 

[KJV]

Great bike to start.

Looks like it's cleaning up well, what did you use for the shine?

Many hours of scrub-n-rub...
asfo da
Shine ? Just an old family recipe.

 

[Mr. Monkeyarms]

Awesome!! I must be getting over my dislike toward tires that aren't black 'cuz love those for this bike. Wicked handlebar as well. Really looking good!

In the shop we refer to those as a 'sofa saddle'. Plenty of cush for the tush. Speaking of tush....

Thanks for posting my friend @Palepainter incredible band!!

 

[KJV]

Awesome!! I must be getting over my dislike toward tires that aren't black 'cuz love those for this bike. Wicked handlebar as well. Really looking good!



Thanks for posting my friend @Palepainter incredible band!!

Thnx.

This bike looked great : when the paint and the tires were all bright red. Hopeful : these brownish color will go with
The current condition of the color of the bike.

I put various colors of tires on these 30s and 40s bikes to give them proper era look.

 

[KJV]

Well, rained on ..
Nice bubbles, & still see self reflectiòn.

 

[KJV]

Decided against the brown 2.35 :
Size filled Fender too much, would be fine without fenders. So, have changed Tire choice.


Stay tooned...

 

[metalchewy]

Stay tooned...

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