Prewar Hiawatha with springer!

[dumpster_diver]

Scored this beauty for next biker buildoff! I am going to sell the hub, chain, chainring/crank so look for those in the classifieds or if you want them now, let me know!

 

[julesjunk]

Great Patina!......
Should make a wonderful build.

 

[ChadB]

You sure it's pre-war? I'm no expert by any means, but just going by the look of the springer, it's the same as my '49 Roadmaster has, and also that's a straight-bar frame, which if I recall Phil (RMS37) right, didn't come out until '47. Neat bike regardless, especially if you like rust!

 

[Rustinkerer]

I've seen that sprocket on circa 1950 Western Flyers. The serial # should be on the BB, Phil can narrow it down to a year or two from that. ~Adam

 

[user 135]

You win for Rustiest Bike.

 

[sensor]

awwwwwwwww its not that rusty!
nice find :mrgreen:

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Dude, I'm in Marietta, where did you find a bike like that?!?!?

Dr. T

 

[dumpster_diver]

Dude, I'm in Marietta, where did you find a bike like that?!?!?

Dr. T

U just got to look! old barns, sheds, scrap yards, junk yards etc!

 

[dumpster_diver]

You sure it's pre-war? I'm no expert by any means, but just going by the look of the springer, it's the same as my '49 Roadmaster has, and also that's a straight-bar frame, which if I recall Phil (RMS37) right, didn't come out until '47. Neat bike regardless, especially if you like rust!

It the rear dropouts that tell me it is a prewar.

 

[rms37]

Cleveland Welding did not introduce forward facing drops until 1954. The frame you have is from 1948-1949, if you post the serial number (with the complete Cw suffix) I could pin it down a bit closer. The rear drop-inch pitch vs. front drop-1/2" pitch rule of thumb doesn't work for many bikes and especially CWC, they used some (very little) 1/2" pitch prewar and mostly 1" pitch after the war till 1954.

 

[rico]

i realy like it
i think that a lube job, new tires and a clear coat will make that baby stand out laud :!: