![]() ![]() AMF used a few different rims, so just make sure to check and get the ones you want. They owned the "Roadmaster" and "Shelby" brands, but also built bikes under retailer's brand names for a lot of chain stores, so you should be able to pick up a decent used set somewhere pretty reasonable. I haven't seen an example of this particular type first hand, so I can't say for sure if it had a function or not.Ĥ) The crank sprocket and the pedals look original, I'd guess the whole bike is original except the seat and handlebars.ĥ) Re-chroming the wheels would probably cost more than the bike is worth, but AMF built a lot of bikes. Bikes in the early days had truss rods that actually braced the front fork, but they eventually became more about style than anything else. If you're taller, that style seat gives you more room.ģ) The bracket over the front fender may have been just for decoration, or it may have been for carrying something. Yours will likely start with a letter followed by a six digit number, the letter tells the year, as given on Phil Marshall's list in this thread: įrom the style, I'm guessing early '60's.Ģ) I don't know what the seat came from, but it matches the bike and if it's comfortable I would ride it. Thanks so much for any help you can give! I am having fun learning more about this stuff.ġ) In 1958 they moved the serial number from the bottom bracket to the left drop-out, just above the rear wheel axle nut. Any good source for 26" x 1.75 replacement wheels before I look into rechroming?Ħ) Is there anywhere to find what it would have looked like originally? Ads, catalogs, etc.? Love the crank sprocket!ġ) Is there another place to find a serial number?Ģ) What would the seat have come from? It is black with a silver edging around it.ģ) What was on the bracket over the front fender? A headlight?Ĥ) Is the crank sprocket original to this model?ĥ) I hope to clean it up and "restore" it as found but the wheel rims are rusty. It is a Little Rock bike, so from between 19? It does not have a serial number stamped under the crank. I have searched and cannot find anything on a Hawk model. I am pretty sure the seat and bars are not original, but am trying to find out more about the bike. I picked this fun guy up at an antique mall Saturday - it called to me for some reason and I had to have it, lol! I love that it is a full-size bike and not a kid's bike. ![]()
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