Recent content by New Mexico Brant

I am sad to hear the bicycle frame got cut apart. Surely someone else would have loved to see that project through. The frame and fork alone would have sold for $800-1,000 (over here) in that condition; even as an unrideable example, it could have been displayed next to an early De Dion Bouton...

The rims are wood. All the bright parts are nickel plated with the exception of the one crank pin that looks replaced. It is chrome plated. The tires are American circa 1920's with the red interiors just under the black coating. The stem is American used from the naught years up to early...

Everything moves.

SOLD, thank you Retrobike for the post!

I am loving on the Grove! Being originally from Pennsylvania they are usually special to me.

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

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So this what I told when I bought this hardly ridden bicycle: "this bike was bought by a rich Kansas state farmer, who reportedly owned thousands of acres, on the advice of his doctor after suffering from a heart attack. The guy rode it on his flat-ass roads around his corn fields for a few...

Hi John, Sorry I missed your post above. I have let to research if these Kawasaki bikes made it into MBA or other magazines in late 1993 or 1994. Does anyone have copies from that time period? The next time I get out to the Mountain Bike Museum in Marin, CA I will try to research this in...

A pristine wheelset from Martin @kiwideturin in France arrive this past week; thank you so much! That solves one piece of the puzzle. These are the correct Mavic rims and Pulstar hubs Kawasaki calls out in their press release. I also tried getting NOS XTR brakes, and the other Shimano drive...

Can you please post a full on picture of the bike?

How is it coming along?

Here is New Mexico Brant's 1983 Escape Goat: A have to give a huge thanks to Derrick @Mr.Toad for the opportunity to own this lovely bicycle. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/1983-escape-goat-concord-blue-metallic.424183/

Yes, 1922 or possibly a year to two earlier. Indian changed their corporate name to "Indian Motocycle Co" in 1923; everything gets badged differently starting in 1923. This (and the others known) have the 1922 and earlier badge with the corporate name "Hendee Mfr. CO."

I haven't tried; the Vitalic tires are too valuable in the US for display to take the chance. I guess I could source a rider set of wheels to give it a go.