what would be the widest tire
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It is hard to tell from a pic, but I measured a 24 x 3 Kenda on a ballooner rim and it is about 3-1/8" wide. You could measure between the seat stays and the chain stays to see how much room you have. If it is close you could use a little finessing with a hammer to make it fit :mrgreen: The other issue with fitting large tires for me has been the chain clearance where it passes the tire. You can space the chainring out a little to try and make it work.
Buzzy,
Sweet bike! Do you know if that was a factory muscle bicycle or not? Either way it's totally cool! What is the badge on this frame- i used to have the 16 inch version of this same frame... Personally, I'd try a 20x3 tire in the back and a 24 inch tire up front.
Sweet bike! Do you know if that was a factory muscle bicycle or not? Either way it's totally cool! What is the badge on this frame- i used to have the 16 inch version of this same frame... Personally, I'd try a 20x3 tire in the back and a 24 inch tire up front.
thx,need a tank for it but dont have a clue on what it looks like
i dont know much about it when i first got it i posted it up with all the info and could not get any answers to what year or tank that fit or any other info
i dont know much about it when i first got it i posted it up with all the info and could not get any answers to what year or tank that fit or any other info
headbadge and chaingaurd definitly says Hawthorne. thats as much as i can figure out besides that the handelbars and banana seat/sissy bar are probably not stock on the bike.
Ratina is probably right now that I look at it again. I'm guessing the frame itself is late 1950's to early 1960's. More likely to be early 1960's, I think. It would be a really neat bike to restore with the current look or just clean gently and make ride-able considering it looks to be an older conversion. 
Edit: I think I've seen Hawthorne tanks on eBay that would fit that, I'll go look... It may not have ever head a tank, but then there is that odd bracket piece on the top tube... Maybe it had one of those smaller space-style tanks that was up against the top tube.
Edit: I think I've seen Hawthorne tanks on eBay that would fit that, I'll go look... It may not have ever head a tank, but then there is that odd bracket piece on the top tube... Maybe it had one of those smaller space-style tanks that was up against the top tube.
