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General Category => What Year is my Bike? => Topic started by: Jason Smith on July 24, 2023, 08:06:08 PM

Title: Year of frame help
Post by: Jason Smith on July 24, 2023, 08:06:08 PM: I was told 45 or 46, please let me know your thoughts? Please disregard the motor.
Title: Re: Year of frame help
Post by: pd on July 25, 2023, 05:48:52 AM: The seat spring seems closer to a 1948 .

Pete . :)
Title: Re: Year of frame help
Post by: kartjockey on July 25, 2023, 06:26:04 AM: Maybe more pics of the other side. Be interesting to see what bolt holes are on the vertical brace. Would help determine what air breather it may have had.
Title: Re: Year of frame help
Post by: Ricks on July 25, 2023, 11:03:31 AM: Quote from: kartjockey on July 25, 2023, 06:26:04 AM
Maybe more pics of the other side. Be interesting to see what bolt holes are on the vertical brace. Would help determine what air breather it may have had.

Also, post higher quality pictures so we can focus in on the details.
Title: Re: Year of frame help
Post by: Jason Smith on July 25, 2023, 01:18:04 PM: One more
Title: Re: Year of frame help
Post by: Jason Smith on July 25, 2023, 01:18:49 PM: One more
Title: Re: Year of frame help
Post by: kartjockey on July 26, 2023, 12:43:49 PM: View Dave Cocina's' 1947 in the restorations category. "servi-cycle 47 number 2"

Looks a lot like yours.

I am calling it 1946 or maybe early to mid 1947 Your bike doesn't have the lower hole for the '48 style breather that was used on late 47s

Pic from H16218. Nearly the end of 1947 models
Title: Re: Year of frame help
Post by: Jason Smith on July 26, 2023, 04:36:02 PM: Thank you very much