I have known this guy for years he has soooo much cool stuff just wanted to share

The Jager bomber ready to party!! Happy Halloween!!

A client just dropped this off to my shop for a top to bottom full restoration! It's a 1950 Harley Servi car that has been in the same family since 1951! The last time it was rode was 1968 my customer was 11 years old when his dad put it in the barn because it was smoking a little..46 years later!!! Here it is!!  It's not a Simplex but it's still really cool!! Just wanted to share this with you guys! It's just soooo cool that we can still find neat stuff that has not seen the light of day in years!!

I went to a 2 day car cruise "The 28th street Metro cruise" in my home town of Grand Rapids Mi a couple of weeks ago-Its the same as the "Woodward Dream Cruise" in Detroit-only its the weekend after... I rode my Simplex truck all day and went through a whole tank of gas and probably put 50-60 miles on it just cruising up and down and around a 10 mile section of road and just goofing off!...I have done show cars and things but i have never been to a event where what i had has created such a stir!! I had a couple of Magazine guys take pics a few times but never took them seriously lol! so anyway i had a friend contact me today with this Craigslist ad that someone was looking for me with a pic of my Simplex Thought it was kind of funny-lol! here it is- http://grandrapids.craigslist.org/mis/4648241899.html

After seeing in person all of Jim Lokie's Simplex truck tow bars and  Bob legron's at Portland Bill Erikson sent me pictures of the tow bar on his truck and looking at every picture that I could find I have pretty much come to the conclusion that my tow bar is the same tow bar that was offered as a option for a two wheeled Simplex...as seen in this picture/magazine ad that I included-it is identical! As is the welded on tow bar brackets that are welded to the forks And the way it is designed it would keep a two wheeled bike in the vertical position when being towed behind a car...  it also utilizes a universal mount that can be mounted to any 50's car bumper, The other type tow bars utilize a tow bar that needs a trailer ball to attach the tow bar to the car. Mine is missing one of the  mounting rods that tightened and hold the tow bar to the bumper and also a part that hooks over the top of the bumper, but I have found one of those I just don't have a pic of it yet I will add it when I can. The first pic is 1952 the last 3 are from a 1954 Speigal catalog ad. Simplex was defiantly not consistent from year to year and made a lot of changes on the fly along with the parts they used, and what was installed from year to year when putting these bikes together!

Just wanted to say THANK YOU! For the incredibly warm and generous welcome that I received from everyone that I had never met before via this website at Portland! Kindra and I had a great time!! I just wanted to share something that I noticed about everyone that I met from the younger or more junior members (well let's just say under 50ish lol!) Rick, Mike, Jim etc..to the senior or older members maybe not even members of this site but guys with a vast amount of Simplex information and knowledge like Bob Legron, Bob Kerr, Jim Lokie, Wayne Mahaffee just to name a few! Your passion is second to none! And everyone's willingness to help, give advice, support, compliment and welcome new blood into the relatively small world of the Simlpex Servi-cycle is to me pretty awesome! You all deserve a pat on the back! And once again Thanks! Semperfi!

Drove from Michigan to Brownwood Texas(the middle of the state and in the middle of nowhere!!) to pick up my latest project! 1953, or 54 not 100 percent sure yet Simplex truck. Stopped by Wayne's place in Alabama and he is leaning towards 53 because of the weights on the clutch. It's a pretty nice piece! Complete with original tow bar, but missing the box and a headlight and it's supposed to run! So let the fun begin!