Bicycles - Page 10

**cheesy** · 07-31-2016, 03:24 PM

This followed me home from a bike swap today.

Early 70s Sears 3 speed built in Austria. So, either a Puch or an Austro-Daimler but more likely a Puch. All original, except for the brake pads. I gave $25 for it. Needs an overhaul, tires and a good cleaning but I bet there is less than 50 miles on it.

I also scored a pair of 50s/60s coaster brake rear wheels for almost nothing.

There was this there. Thankfully I came in the Audi and only had forty bucks on me.

wheelbender6 · 07-31-2016, 05:50 PM

How much did he want for the Whizzer? Looks vintage, as opposed to the more recent Taiwanese made Whizzers.

**cheesy** · 07-31-2016, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by wheelbender6

How much did he want for the Whizzer? Looks vintage, as opposed to the more recent Taiwanese made Whizzers.

I knew I couldn't afford it so I didn't ask, but it sold. And it was a real Whizzer. Looks like it may have been a Whizzer built Ambassador instead of a kit.

I still regret selling mine.

BlackBike · 07-31-2016, 10:27 PM

Cheesy... on the whizzer, What's the history on that. Was it a purpose built motorcycle or a bicycle? About what year. I enjoy learning about the old motorcycles.

**cheesy** · 07-31-2016, 11:23 PM

Whizzer started out as an 'Add On' kit prior to WWII. It proved popular enough after the war that Whizzer began to offer other accessories such as telescopic forks, generators, lights, and heavy duty wheels with drum brakes. They eventually began offering fully built bikes alongside their kits in 1947, the first being the Pacemaker. The top o' the line, I believe, was the Ambassador and it had all the bells and whistles. They also offered a well kitted 20" model. They went under in 1965.

I mistakenly identified the one in the photo as an Ambassador. It is, in fact, a well done install kit with the optional lights. I sorta drooled over the saddle bags.

Mine was an 'H' series engine kit(1947-ish)on a Rollfast frame with telescopic forks and heavy duty wheels without drum brakes. It had been ridden hard and put away wet before it got to me. It was missing a good part of the intermediate drive train and had been ridden a long time with a poorly adjusted headset. For so long that the cups just fell out of the frame. It did run, though. As my girls were little and needed to eat, I stripped the parts from the frame, sold those to a Whizzer collector, then scrapped the frame.

BlackBike · 07-31-2016, 11:33 PM

FastDoc · 08-01-2016, 02:05 PM

Great stuff here!

I love the input on the Whizzer particularly. Wonderful information, Black Bike.

Cheesy that's a wonderful looking bicycle. I bet it will be nice to ride and easy to restore. Good find. 26" wheels I assume?

Weldangrind · 08-01-2016, 04:32 PM

Spotted in Anacortes, WA last week:

Bike.jpg

Sturmey.jpg

FastDoc · 08-01-2016, 06:13 PM

Very cool and very original looking bike there, Weld.

I really like Anacortes too, BTW. Hope you had a good time there. :-)

pistolclass · 08-01-2016, 06:16 PM

So this bicycle thing you guys speak of.... I can't seem to find where they put the engine.

FastDoc · 08-01-2016, 06:33 PM

The engine, as it were, is below your waist...

**cheesy** · 08-01-2016, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Great stuff here!

I love the input on the Whizzer particularly. Wonderful information, Black Bike.

Cheesy that's a wonderful looking bicycle. I bet it will be nice to ride and easy to restore. Good find. 26" wheels I assume?

It's pretty nice, Doc. I got it for my cousins' wife. She wants to do the Lake Pepin 3 Speed Tour next year. And it is 26 x 1 3/8 or EA3.

Weld, that was a fifties Sturmey Archer shifter on what looked like a late fifties Schwinn. Possibly original to the bike.

FastDoc · 08-02-2016, 11:07 AM

And those old style SA 3 speeds go forever.

Weldangrind · 08-02-2016, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

Very cool and very original looking bike there, Weld.

I really like Anacortes too, BTW. Hope you had a good time there. :-)

Anacortes was really nice, but Deception Pass was extremely loud until about 10:30pm, with the fighter jets returning. That was every night. Of course, that's where we were camping.

Weldangrind · 08-02-2016, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by cheesy

Weld, that was a fifties Sturmey Archer shifter on what looked like a late fifties Schwinn. Possibly original to the bike.

The $89.00 price tag indicated it was an Apache. I really liked the lines.

07-31-2016, 03:24 PM	#136
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,816	This followed me home from a bike swap today. Early 70s Sears 3 speed built in Austria. So, either a Puch or an Austro-Daimler but more likely a Puch. All original, except for the brake pads. I gave $25 for it. Needs an overhaul, tires and a good cleaning but I bet there is less than 50 miles on it. I also scored a pair of 50s/60s coaster brake rear wheels for almost nothing. There was this there. Thankfully I came in the Audi and only had forty bucks on me. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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07-31-2016, 05:50 PM	#137
wheelbender6 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Houston area Posts: 1,902	How much did he want for the Whizzer? Looks vintage, as opposed to the more recent Taiwanese made Whizzers. __________________ "Its not WHAT you ride; its THAT you ride"
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07-31-2016, 10:27 PM	#139
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Cheesy... on the whizzer, What's the history on that. Was it a purpose built motorcycle or a bicycle? About what year. I enjoy learning about the old motorcycles. __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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07-31-2016, 11:23 PM	#140
cheesy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Elburn, IL Posts: 5,816	Whizzer started out as an 'Add On' kit prior to WWII. It proved popular enough after the war that Whizzer began to offer other accessories such as telescopic forks, generators, lights, and heavy duty wheels with drum brakes. They eventually began offering fully built bikes alongside their kits in 1947, the first being the Pacemaker. The top o' the line, I believe, was the Ambassador and it had all the bells and whistles. They also offered a well kitted 20" model. They went under in 1965. I mistakenly identified the one in the photo as an Ambassador. It is, in fact, a well done install kit with the optional lights. I sorta drooled over the saddle bags. Mine was an 'H' series engine kit(1947-ish)on a Rollfast frame with telescopic forks and heavy duty wheels without drum brakes. It had been ridden hard and put away wet before it got to me. It was missing a good part of the intermediate drive train and had been ridden a long time with a poorly adjusted headset. For so long that the cups just fell out of the frame. It did run, though. As my girls were little and needed to eat, I stripped the parts from the frame, sold those to a Whizzer collector, then scrapped the frame. __________________ Cheesy ______________________________________ 07 Hi Bird Enduro-Flown the Coop 07 Ural Gear Up 79 Honda CX500 77 VeloSolex 4600 V3 73 VeloSolex 3800 I'm making this up as I go.-Indiana Jones Telling me something 'is for my own good', is a fast way to a fat lip.-Me I don't even care about my own problems, why should I care about yours?-Quote on one of my favorite t-shirts
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07-31-2016, 11:33 PM	#141
BlackBike Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: George West, Texas Posts: 4,097	Neat !! __________________ ***************************************** 2015 Bashan"Blaze" BS250GY-31 (DB-07K-250) GONE 2017 Suzuki V Strom 650 XT "We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin~
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08-01-2016, 02:05 PM	#142
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Great stuff here! I love the input on the Whizzer particularly. Wonderful information, Black Bike. Cheesy that's a wonderful looking bicycle. I bet it will be nice to ride and easy to restore. Good find. 26" wheels I assume? __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-01-2016, 04:32 PM	#143
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Spotted in Anacortes, WA last week: Bike.jpg Sturmey.jpg __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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08-01-2016, 06:13 PM	#144
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Very cool and very original looking bike there, Weld. I really like Anacortes too, BTW. Hope you had a good time there. :-) __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-01-2016, 06:16 PM	#145
pistolclass Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: connecticut Posts: 978	So this bicycle thing you guys speak of.... I can't seem to find where they put the engine.
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08-01-2016, 06:33 PM	#146
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	The engine, as it were, is below your waist... __________________ Happy to serve.
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08-02-2016, 11:07 AM	#148
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	And those old style SA 3 speeds go forever. __________________ Happy to serve.
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