I've got my bike in pieces and ready to get it restored. I need some opinions on the rims. I called some places in my state Missouri. They all said they can't/won't chrome the rims. They said since they are essentially bike rims it wont stay on (flake off) or they are too thin to chrome. I had one tell me they could nickel them and they recommended I nickel everything they said it looks better. I don't know the difference in looks of nickel vs chrome.

I've seen a lot of bikes that people have powder coated the rims. Is this because they couldn't get them chromed or was it for the durability? I would like to keep them as close to original as possible and they were chromed to begin with. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Newbie here, I recently inherited a 1937 from my father that had been sitting for at least 30 years or so. I have got it home and been trying to gather info to start to rebuild it. I contacted Wayne and he was as helpful as he could be. Only problem being he said he has only seen one 1937 complete before, but he was still a wealth of knowledge. He said everything looked original except the compression switch on the motor and possibly the exhaust. Also the clutch cable is not mounted on the handlebar just placed there with tape. Any help would be appreciated on were it went originaly. Also if anyone has a detailed pic of the motor area that would be great. So I can make sure the cables are put in the proper place two of them are off and I want to make sure were they should belong.

I would also like opinions on what I should do with the bike. Should I paint the frame or powder coat it and should I chrome the rims, handlebars and various parts or just paint them. Just looking for what most people have done and what would look better. I'm thinking of getting it running right know and then waiting to completely restore it when I have a better feel for the bike and what I should do.

Thanks,

Lester