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| I am trying to find out what kind of bike I found and if it is worth restoring. On the front vertical bar there is a sticker/emblem, it has "Western", half of the sticker riped in the middle and then at the bottom it says "Western Auto Stores" On the vertical bar at witch the seat is on it reads "BMA/6" Below it it says "HUF2026-A17". If you have any info for me please help. THANK YOU!!!!!!!! |
| The BMA/6 is a sticked that I've seen on bikes built from the mid-1970's and up. It's some kind of bike manufacturer's organization. So, with the information you provided, I'd guess it's no older than 1975. |
| gudging by the numberhuf2026-a17, your bike is probally a huffy and BMA/6" stands for the bicycle manufactures of america. |
| I am looking for any information regarding info on Bendix? parts. THANKS. |
| I am having an extremely hard time trying to find parts or even information on the two Maonark Silver Kings I am trying to restore. I can find tons of pictures but parts and pamplets are difficult or I am given the run around does anyone know where I can get help locating parts and literature without having to donate a kidney first? |
| Try Leon at oldbicycle@aol.com |
| I have a 1960 something 16" red Schwinn Pixie bicycle. I am looking to restore it and I need a new seat, handle grips, and misc. other items. I can't find anyplace listed on the internet that sells old parts for this bike. Maybe I'm not looking in the right spot, but does anyone know where I can find parts for this bike? If you do, thank you so much in advance! |
| The "Balloon + Sting-Ray" topic has a list of dealers. |
| Try the Schwinn Forums for you restoration needs. They're at "Schwinn.com" |
| I also have a 16" Schwinn Pixie that is red. "SCHWINN" is outlined in white and the interior of each letter is a soft pink. The head badge is black and white. "pixie" is white. Good luck! |
| I am restoring my brothers 1970 krate that is a complete original but there are some rusted parts such as the seat adjuster clamp,rear seat spring housings and kickstand.Can anybody tell me if these items were bare metal or painted silver originally.If they were bare should I polish them after blasting.Any reply appreciated. |
| Most of the parts you mentioned were unpainted metal surfaces. I'm no Krate expert, but some of these might be chromed. The parts might not need blasting. Rust removal can be done with steel wool, chrome polish, and other tricks that you might find in the archived discussions. Good luck on the Krate. It's one of the most collectable bikes around. |
| Yes, as Oscar says, those were not painted surfaces. They were not chromed, either. They were cadmium plated. Kind of a dull silver spraypaint look (hint hint) |
| Hi folks. I recently purchased a new frame. Actually it's old (1979). From what the guy told me this particuakr frame was made in Missassauga Canada by a now defunct company Called Meile or Miele (I'm not sure of the spelling). Anyway, does anyone have any info on this company or frame. The frame is a Miele Victory. It's is a beautiful frame, now that I've sand blasted and painted it. I'm actually looking for decals. Does anyone know where I can get decals for this bike? |
| Try Lazy Walker Bikes website for info on any Canadian brands. |
| My 20 yr old bike is a Rampar 5 speed. I have no idea about vintage bikes, only that this one is cool to me. The shops around here are saying it isn't worth repairing. It only needs tires and lubing. How can you tell when it's worth doing? |
| You know a bike is worth restoring when you know the bike is cool in the first place. It sounds like the Rampar passed the test. Some bike shop guys have saved the day for me, others have acted uncool like yours. Tires and lubing are easy, and you'll love your Raliegh Rampar all the better. Enjoy your ride. |
| We've almost got our first cut at a file upload program completed. It'll enable you to post pictures to our picture database. We're hoping to have it up by this weekend. |
| does anyone know anything about a western auto 26in girls bike? also did murray make a 26in gurls bike? called a monnteray if so whats the Approx. date on EITHER |
| I'm so sorry I did this on a crapy computer and it wasn't working so i'm sory again |
| My wife had a Murray Monterrey bought @ Target in the mid 90's for about $100. I think they are low quality American made frames and Taiwan parts. It was swiped from the garage a few weeks ago and I'm sure the thief wishes he took my Dunelt instead. I've seen several Monterrey's in various states of disrepair @ Thrift stores in the $15-20 range. Take a hair dryer to the decals and peel them off; the bike will go up in price. |
| does anyone know anything about a western auto 26in girls bike? also did murray make a 26in gurls bike? called a monnteray if so whats the Approx. date on EITHER |
| Hello, I did the repairs for Western Auto here for the last few years and learned that their bikes are made by Huffy. There should be a long number on the bottom of the bike, usually the bottom bracket, that tells Huffy the date & model of it. you could try calling Huffy, they aren't the nicest peaple in the bike world to deal with (that would be Worksman) but maybe you'll hook up with a rep who can help you. Huffy is 1-800-872-2453 Good luck |
| does anyone know anything about a western auto 26in girls bike? also did murray make a 26in gurls bike? called a monnteray if so whats the Approx. date on EITHER |
| My 1964 schwinn is perfect except for little tiny spots of rust in the chrome on the fenders, bars and such. They are really small (about the size of a pencil lead) but pretty numerous. I polished the chrome with mothers and it is great but the rust spots remain. Any advice? I really don't want to scratch it or re do it since it is nearly perfect. Greg |
| Sounds like "peppering". First, knock the rust down as much as possible using bronze wool or tin foil as described further down in this topic. Then try "Simi-chrome" You can get it in motorcycle shops and I've found it's a great chrome polish. Beyond that, there's not much else you can do. The remaining peppering will give the bike character! |
| Do you know where I can find decails for an old elgin bicycle. This one was an early forties with stars on the finders amd the forks? |
| Try Memory Lane Classics (I don't have their phone #) |
| Hi, I'm chris and I need help well you see I just fuond the best of shape Schwinn Breeze (I'm new at collecting older bikes) I need help on finding out what year it is HERE IS SOME BASIC INFO THAT I HOPE WILL HELP: serial #: GG005929 color: Red and white tire size: 26x1 3/8 THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. OH!!!!! I AM ALSO INTERESTEAD IN ANY PARTS FOR IT. THANX AGAIN |
| We've just added Schwinn, Raleigh and Columbia serial number and date code charts to our home page (oldroads.com) Check it out |
| Email me regarding what parts you would need on your Schwinn Breeze! I have quite a few in different stages and different types of them also. I like the way they look. Wings1123@aol.com |
| I am restoring a 1950 - 1960 lightweight and need help identifying it and dating it. A crude paint job has left me with only traces of the original transfers form which I can determine the make as "Butler" but definately not a Claud Butler. The model name appears to be "THE ALL..." or "THE ARR.." the name is written in script and is fairly short 4 or 5 letters at most Does anyone have any suggestions |
| Could the script the "The World"? |
| Duh, I meant to say: 'Could the script read: "The World"?' |
| Thanks for the suggestion Steve but the first letter of the script is clearly "a" followed by less clearly the letters "ll", "ee" "rr" or something similar |
| Late again with a reply. I'll try to keep up in future. Anyway, could the Butler on your bike be Geoffrey Butler? That company has been making bikes for years and is still going in the UK. Don't know much more than that, though, other than that the bikes have a fairly good reputation. |