Silver King? Yes, please.

[hammer mechanic]

I found this Silver King at a "Barn Sale" today.

I don't think anything original is left but the frame/badge. The truss rods look home made to me, and the fork has got to go. This is the first Silver King that I have seen in person so I had no choice but to buy it. I was able to get the seller to throw in a different seat(still not correct but better) and an old headlight.

No dents or cracks, and not too much corrosion. The fenders are Wald, and I just noticed that the front is on backward, will probably lose those anyway. No reason not to Rat it.

 

[Jaxon]

Half a king is better then none. Cool score. Lots of options when you rat it.

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

Good find!

 

[motu]

Poor old silver king...

I agree though ... Some SK is better than no SK! Nice find!

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[hammer mechanic]

I believe those truss rods may actually be correct, they just have been tweaked into an incorrect arc. They should be aluminum with a threaded hole into the truss rod at the top and stamped flat with and oblong hole on the axle end. That's how I'm seeing them, but of course I can't be sure from just your pictures.
Very cool find!

I agree now that I've had a closer look. They are just like you described, but the threaded holes at the top of the rods are pretty stripped out. I don't have any experience with these bikes, so when I saw that the truss rods were tubular instead of solid, I thought they might be home made, but apparently they came that way originally. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[SILVERKINGPC]

Poor old boy...All that horrible-quality stuff stuck on it. Makes you want to cry.
Yes, a clean Silver King frame is always good. Especially w/o those parts!!

 

[horsefarmer]

Neat frame! Should only get better and better from here!

 

[schwinn boy]

what type of sprocket is that?

 

[hammer mechanic]

what type of sprocket is that?

Not a clue. I did notice that CeeBee has a Silver King listed in the for sale section with the same type of sprocket. Coincidence? I would guess aftermarket, but it's only a guess. I like it anyway.

 

[Onewheelsqueel]

The one on CeeBees bike was off a Westfield bikeni had.