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Motorcycle & Scooter

safeinOhio

(34,075 posts) Thu Sep 4, 2014, 07:13 PM Sep 2014

A box full of parts, most of them wrong.

Ordered lots of parts. Painted. Licensed and then

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A box full of parts, most of them wrong. (Original Post) safeinOhio Sep 2014 OP

Mid 50s Cushman Roadking Scooter jambo101 Sep 2014 #1

1958 safeinOhio Sep 2014 #2

Nice job. jambo101 Sep 2014 #3

When I got it, it had trailer tires on it. safeinOhio Sep 2014 #4

I'm envious of your friend jambo101 Sep 2014 #5

jambo101

(797 posts)

1. Mid 50s Cushman Roadking Scooter

Reply to safeinOhio (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 02:42 AM

Sep 2014

safeinOhio

(34,075 posts)

2. 1958

Reply to jambo101 (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 06:00 AM

Sep 2014

jambo101

(797 posts)

3. Nice job.

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 04:29 PM

Sep 2014

On giving life back to that box of parts
I've got dreams of doing something similar to a mid 60s Triumph 500

safeinOhio

(34,075 posts)

4. When I got it, it had trailer tires on it.

Reply to jambo101 (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 06:21 PM

Sep 2014

They weren't rounded on the sides. Glad I bought some scooter tires. Even with those on it, it steers like a tank. The last 2 owners couldn't get the motor to fire. Turns out the cam for the points was off of a 1959 model, a 12 volt system, not 6. Took a bit to figure that one out. My buddy just got a late 60s T100 for a winter project.

jambo101

(797 posts)

5. I'm envious of your friend

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 02:35 AM

Sep 2014

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I got a long way to go before my project is realized, first hurdle is to get out of this apartment in the middle of the city and get a place with a garage, then i got to find the worthy project bike.
My First bike looked a lot like this one

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