Uber cool vintage kid's bike

[Chips_Mahoy]

My supervisor at work wants me to restore this for his dad as a Christmas present. It was his as a young child. His dad was born in 1938 and said he got this when he was 5 years old. The headbadge says SPEED BIKE and has a Texas Ranger badge looking emblem in the middle. The back tire is original: fat white wall. They're probably 2.5" wide when inflated. The motor is stamped steel. How cool would it have been to be riding this around?!

 

[saber617]

WOW :shock: That is wayyy cool. Keep us posted on the resoration. I would love to see this done.. 8)

 

[Walker]

cool bike, those are worth some $$

 

[Jaxon]

I saw one of these restored on ebay a few years ago and it was listed at 3500 if I remember right.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Awesome little bike!

 

[509clunk]

a speedy bike !! ive been looking for one :mrgreen:

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

a speedy bike !! ive been looking for one :mrgreen:

Where can I find some info on it?

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

I saw one of these restored on ebay a few years ago and it was listed at 3500 if I remember right.

Seriously??!! Was that a BIN asking price or was it the selling price?

 

[rfeagleye]

Speedy Bike...

Yeah, those things are worth some coin. I *think* I just saw one at a Memory Lane bike show with a huge price tag on it. Great find, that is a rare one!

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

I really need some photos of one or some literature to help me with the restoration.

 

[rfeagleye]

Bing search reveals...

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories ... eed-o-byke

I saw many posts with some David guy researching them to write a history of the bike.

 

[rfeagleye]

And eBay closed items has this!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... true&rt=nc

Pretty cool!

 

[B607]

I really need some photos of one or some literature to help me with the restoration.

I heard those bikes will really take a load! If you look at the truck in the background of this pic, you'll get an idea how old these bikes are.Gary

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

Now that's funny! I posted that exact photo recently in the vintage photos thread! I didn't even realize what the bike was! Never made the connection.......thanks Mr Obvious. You're a life saver!!

 

[509clunk]

a speedy bike !! ive been looking for one :mrgreen:

Where can I find some info on it?

Nostalgic . Net has some info, I know a couple of guys that picked them up for 500-1000$ and they were riders! The 3500 on eBay I am sure was a fishing expedition

 

[Jaxon]

I saw one of these restored on ebay a few years ago and it was listed at 3500 if I remember right.

Seriously??!! Was that a BIN asking price or was it the selling price?

That was the sold price as you can see in the ebay auction rfeagleye posted

 

[kingfish254]

WOW!!! Tell your supervisor that it a lost cause and you'll take it off his hands for $50. :mrgreen:

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

WOW!!! Tell your supervisor that it a lost cause and you'll take it off his hands for $50. :mrgreen:

Nah.....couldn't do that. He's a pretty good supervisor.

I'll take a look at Nostalgic. Thanks! I've found quite a few photos and a little info on them already. I'm hoping my supervisor's mother has an old photo of it from his parents I can use as a reference.

 

[ForgottenMCs]

a speedy bike !! ive been looking for one :mrgreen:

Where can I find some info on it?

The bike you have there is called a Speed-O-Byke. I am writing a book the history of these bykes and can answer all your questions. Please contact me, David Hartwick, at 408-497-7746 or [email protected]

 

[ForgottenMCs]

a speedy bike !! ive been looking for one :mrgreen:

Where can I find some info on it?

The bike you have there is called a Speed-O-Byke. I am writing a book the history of these bykes and can answer all your questions. Please contact me, David Hartwick, at 408-497-7746 or [email protected]

You can also find me on Facebook at ForgottenMCs Research. Go to my photos and find the album titled Speed-O-Byke. There I have many photos of Speed-O-Bykes. Many of the pics are of my Speed-O-Byke collection. I currently have 16 Speed-O-Bykes.