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Bigcheese327
09-20-2004, 09:05 PM
...or, "How I beat Hatch to an old bike."

Well, I guess this one doesn't count, since it's not motorized. I spotted this on a backroad in Midland County while going with a friend to attend a Township Meeting (long story). We stopped in to the house and asked the nice old couple there if they were getting rid of the bike or if it was just a lawn ornament. They said "Please take it! There were two more out there. We've had them sitting in the pole barn for over twenty years."

I don't know if this is valuable or not, but it sure is neat. I'm not going to touch it except to put new tires on it and lube the chain. It's a Sears pseudo-tank model. Anybody know how old it is or how to get those headlights working?

Bigcheese327
09-20-2004, 09:06 PM
Another view - note my new/old Schwinn in the background.

Bigcheese327
09-20-2004, 09:09 PM
Headlights?

Bigcheese327
09-20-2004, 09:12 PM
Chain guard.

rusty210
09-20-2004, 09:16 PM
I have the same bike, but with the Murray name. Take the light off and split the tank to put batteries in it. I have mine stripped down to repaint, but can't decide what I want to do.