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New from Pennsylvania
« on: May 06, 2014, 10:16:58 AM »
Hello, all.  Dave from PA here, not a Simplex owner yet but have admired them from afar for a while now.  I am now looking for one and this looks like the place for information. 

Thanks.

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2014, 10:18:03 AM »
Welcome Dave!  Eastern or Western Pennsylvania?
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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2014, 03:08:46 PM »
Hi Dave,
Welcome to the site, and you are right; these guys are full of knowledge and know how.
Be careful though; Simplex fever can set in at any time.
Just 6 months ago I had ZERO Simplex and now I own Two.
They seem to be migrating to this area.
Member "Oil Lamp" lives a stones throw from me and has a total of four.
Hope to hear you're riding one of you own soon.
Cheers
Stafford

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2014, 06:15:04 PM »
I'm with Stafford...bought my first Simplex in December, by April it was totally restored! now I just made a deal to buy a Simplex quarter ton truck!  I'm hooked!!
The bitterness of poor quality, lingers long after the sweetness of low cost!

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2014, 06:39:52 PM »
Relic,
The only thing I have found close to a cure is the acquisition of other Simplex.
So..............Take 2 Simplex and go to work on them.
Cheers
Stafford

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2014, 07:18:58 PM »
Welcome Dave, hope you find what you are looking for.

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2014, 05:50:31 AM »
Thanks for the welcome.  I am in Western Pa, about 50 miles north of Pittsburgh.  While I am new to the Simplex world, I am familiar with parts and project accumulation.  I have a 40x48 two story garage stuffed full of mostly teens thru forties Ford parts and cars, plus a handful of Schwinn and Shelby bicycles, a couple Honda minibikes, a Harley WL project and a bunch of other junk. 
Just in the last few days I've found 2 project Simplex bikes, another complete Automatic, and a lead on a roller, all fairly close by.  I'm going to try to just do one Simplex, but you know how that goes...

Dave

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2014, 05:59:04 AM »
Come to the VMBC Meet in Portland, Indiana in July.  It is the biggest meet of its kind and is not that far from you!
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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2014, 06:14:10 AM »
Thanks, Rick, I will look into it. 

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2014, 01:09:05 PM »
Are you near Warren PA? I know a few motorized bicycle guys there.

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2014, 01:49:23 PM »
Are you near Warren PA? I know a few motorized bicycle guys there.

No, sir, that's a little over 2 hours north and east of me. 

Dave

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2014, 07:44:11 PM »

 Hello Dave and Welcome . No need to hoard up all those bikes . You can share them with us ;) Well OK share the photos as you fixem up . Enjoy the Projects, they help keep us young .

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Re: New from Pennsylvania
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2014, 12:55:44 PM »
Welcome Dave . :)

Pete . :)
Goes around , Comes around . :)