Thanks admin,
As you can tell I was very close to my dad. He even went as far as taking in people with no place to go.
Made for an interesting childhood but I would not trade it for the world.
I'm a firm believer that if you raise you children right no matter what happens in their life they will always know the way back. I know your kids and grandkids will do fine because of what you just said.
My dad always said that if the best you can do is dig a ditch, then dig the straightest and cleanest  ditch you can.
Always do your best no matter what.
April will be 14 years since he passed away.
Seems like a life time.
Cheers
Stafford.

I'll give him a shout..........

Hi Guys,
Just came in from starting on the Simplex.
The tank is really gunked up.
I've got a feeling the carburetor will be the same.
Mike I tried to send the personal info. and numbers but they bounced back.
Should I not send them out here or is that OK?
And Reese you can always drop by on the Simplex or anything you like.
Cheers

Hi Pd and Simplexguy,
Yea that history thing was pretty funny. Never looked at it that way.
I took a couple shots of the tank and finder graphics.
They are hand painted along with the pinstripes.
The tank is obviously an attempt to reproduce what was original.
I don't know about the finder graphics.
I have not seen that before now.
It would be cool to know the "Grandfather" had something a little special.
I wonder if he knew something about it and that is why he saved it from being scrapped in the sixties.
Anything you guys come up with please let me know.
Enjoy the pics.
Cheers
Stafford

I understand about tough times Mike.
My father was an abused child and put on the streets at 12 years old.
He had no real contact with any of his family until he was in his thirties.
At 15 he became a Merchant Marine and sailed all over Germany during WW2.
At 25 he mat my mother and stopped sailing and took whatever jobs he could.
At 45 he started his own business and became very successful.
He never forgot those bad times and spent all his free time working to better the lives of others.
He made us kids volunteer in our community and taught us the value of education and hard work.
I will always be thankful for him teaching me those things.
Cheers
Stafford

Hi Mike,
The S is paint; looks like the bike may have been wrecked at some point and repainted and pin striped.
There is evidence of a repair to the forks.
The Grandson did not know much about it's history other than it had been his grandfather's and dad's then passed to him.
Not related at all but my brother and I jointly own a  1930 something 1/2 hp.  Evinrude  boat motor that our dad used on a small boat when we were kids. Just the way we are; we will never let it go.
Question:
The bike has wider rims than the 47; is that common on the newer bikes?
The tires are the same but the width of the rim make them look bigger.
Cheers and Thanks
Stafford

Had in-laws that lived in Hugo Ok. Just north of Paris Tx.