General Category => Introductions => Topic started by: RandyS on May 22, 2014, 05:51:43 PM

Title: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: RandyS on May 22, 2014, 05:51:43 PM
picked up my first simplex, 10/1953, u.s. property
ex-owner thought maybe it belonged to the post office
no spark yet, but enjoying it anyway
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: relic on May 22, 2014, 06:10:34 PM
Welcome! I wonder if it was military?? thats my guess!
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: RandyS on May 22, 2014, 06:16:32 PM
od green is it's next color
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Ricks on May 22, 2014, 06:28:51 PM
Interesting!  The bike looks to be a mixture of years.  Late tank, early handlebars, 1953 or earlier transmission.  The motor is 1953.  Look under the neck and see if there is a number there.  Please post a couple more pictures so we can see more details.   Post a picture from the rear so we can see if the frame is straight or has a dog leg in it.

Welcome to the group!
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: RandyS on May 22, 2014, 06:57:09 PM
frame #06034  more pics this weekend
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Ricks on May 22, 2014, 07:03:23 PM
Quote from: RandyS on May 22, 2014, 06:57:09 PM
frame #06034  more pics this weekend

One of the earliest 1953 bikes built.  The made a few shifter bikes in 1953, but most were automatics.  The automatics outsold the shift bikes by such a large margin, they stopped making them in 1954.
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Carl on May 23, 2014, 06:27:43 AM
Do you see any blue paint anywhere? I was told that my Simplex was a USAF bike. It is setup like yours and only 29 off from your frame number and was painted A F blue. Unfortunately it is missing the contract plate from the round crankcase cover.
Carl
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Stafford on May 23, 2014, 06:35:04 AM
Very nice bike. Can you tell if that is the original color or if not can you see any of it's original color showing.
The inventory stamp makes me think military also. It would be fun to try and find out some of it's history such as where used and what branch of service. I'm with RickS "more pictures please" and if possible confirmation on original color.
Again nice bike.
Cheers
Stafford
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: bjm on May 23, 2014, 07:24:35 AM
heres a pix of. my af bike . when I scraped the old paint off the tank, I found the original numbers. I have 2 more af models that are unrestored
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: bjm on May 23, 2014, 07:27:45 AM
more of tank
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Stafford on May 23, 2014, 07:48:06 AM
Hi BJM,
Do you have any before pictures? I enjoy seeing how they looked when found.
Cheers
Stafford
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: bjm on May 23, 2014, 08:10:50 AM
hows that
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Stafford on May 23, 2014, 08:20:05 AM
Very nice,
Thanks
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: relic on May 23, 2014, 08:27:01 AM
It would be easy to replicate the ID plate now that there is a picture of one!
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: RandyS on May 23, 2014, 06:58:10 PM
bought as it is pictured. bad black paint job. I want to get it running before striping and painting it. the frame seems straight [?] the head lamp seems wrong ,the tail lamp ? [dietz]
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: RandyS on May 23, 2014, 07:10:36 PM
brake peddle rubber looks green under paint and the handle bar is cracked
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: pd on May 24, 2014, 05:41:03 PM
Welcome RandyS and Carl . :)

Pete . :)
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Carl on May 25, 2014, 05:33:46 AM
Thanks Pete..
Carl.
Saint Simons Island, GA.
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Ricks on May 25, 2014, 07:33:16 AM
Quote from: Carl on May 25, 2014, 05:33:46 AM
Thanks Pete..
Carl.
Saint Simons Island, GA.

Carl, Post some pictures!

Do you ride your bike around on there Island?
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Carl on May 25, 2014, 04:13:24 PM
Quote from: RickS on May 25, 2014, 07:33:16 AM
Quote from: Carl on May 25, 2014, 05:33:46 AM
Thanks Pete..
Carl.
Saint Simons Island, GA.

Carl, Post some pictures!

Do you ride your bike around on there Island?

Pete..
My bike is a rider, not a show bike. I try to take it out each weekend that has no rain.
Will try to do a pic soon.
Carl...
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: pd on May 26, 2014, 09:11:33 PM
Same as my bike , Carl . I bought it over 50 years ago to ride it . I can't recall ever thinking I'd show it .

Pete . :)
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: RandyS on June 21, 2014, 02:05:36 PM
Carl,BJM,  my bike seems to be an Air Force bike. I found A F blue on the rear fender with a red/orange diamond under the plate bracket. the tank was stripped before, just bare metal under the black paint.
sent motor to Wayne, can't wait to ride it
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: Ricks on June 21, 2014, 02:18:02 PM
Randy, are you going to replicate the AF paint?
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: RandyS on June 21, 2014, 04:35:13 PM
Rick,
my plans were to make it a SeaBee bike [maybe stolen-I mean borrowed from the A F ]
Now I'm not sure. the diamond is 2.5 h+3.5 w, I already have my beep sticker [diamond 5] to go were the A F diamond is. But......
Title: Re: hello from paso robles,ca
Post by: RandyS on June 22, 2014, 06:42:05 AM
Well I'm going with the Air Force.
I have seen some pics, but unsure of the paint theme- frame / rims /spokes- any other colors it should have and where