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Title: Hello from Indian Territory
Post by: ndian22 on January 27, 2015, 02:24:55 PM: Registered a couple weeks ago & thought I'd best introduce myself. I've a Simplex frame, no engine, just acquired & have started gathering information and parts. Reading this forum and your posts has been very helpful, as has seeing the excellent results of your dedication in bringing new life to these wonderful little cycles. Very inspiring.

The frame is #16683 & in checking the registry I'm thinking 1957, although I was told by the gentleman who had it in storage for the last 35 years that it was a 1941 model. It was missing drive train and engine when he acquired it and it sat in the barn all that time. He was probably told it was a '41 & he was just repeating that information.

I'm not going to restore to original, rather I'll modify and hopefully retain some of it's original character while creating a bike that is both safe, reliable and fun to ride. Rick C.
Title: Re: Hello from Indian Territory
Post by: Ricks on January 27, 2015, 03:20:43 PM: Welcome Rick! Post some pictures so we can see what you are working with. Bikes found without original drivetrains are usually too expensive to restore to stock and make an excellent platform for a conversion.
Title: Re: Hello from Indian Territory
Post by: pd on January 27, 2015, 08:41:01 PM: Welcome Rick C .

Pete . :)
Title: Re: Hello from Indian Territory
Post by: Bob53 on January 28, 2015, 06:11:04 AM: Welcome Rick. What part of Indian territory are you from. I'm near Tulsa, OK.
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Post by: butch27 on January 28, 2015, 08:58:33 AM: Welcome from S.E. Michigan.
Title: Re: Hello from Indian Territory
Post by: ndian22 on January 28, 2015, 12:10:24 PM: I.T. west, just south of Clinton...thanks for the welcomes! Rick C.
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Post by: Sonrisers on January 28, 2015, 07:53:41 PM: WelcomeRick. Post all info and a lot of pics. Love to see the whole process from start to finish.