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CCM BIKES AND OTHER MAKES ON DISPLAY AT LOCAL BUSINESSES
Recently I was looking at some of my bikes, which either languish in glory displayed at home /cottage or are either ignored or nelected in one of the outbuildings, all of which get limited exposure to the general public. Some get accompany me to Car shows on occasion or are loaned for museum displays.
I think that to hide some of them away is not really good stewardship so I decided to loan some out to local businesses so they can be enjoyed by others. Some are at the Cat Shack, a Truro motorcycle dealerships owned by Paul Blenkhorn. See following pix, photos were taken through glass at night, therefore are not best quality. http://s917.photobucket.com/user/dobie45/library/BIKES%20IN%20CAT%20SHACK
A local bike shop, the Bike Monkey and the Parrsboro Home Hardware each have 2 of my bikes. The Bike Monkey has a original 9 speed 1952 CCM Club Racer and a wood rim 1925 CCM built Winner. At the Home Hardware there is a 1925 CCM built Winner and 1940 Rambler with local provenance. I have not yet taken pictures of them yet, in situ. I have also donated a 1943 War Grade CCM with local provenance.to a local Truro museum
I am negotiating with other business owner acquaintences to get a few more out on display. I have 50+ pre 1950 bikes. It is not likely that my 1894 Crescent, 1895 Massey, 1898 Orient or other late 1890s/early 1900s will ever leave my sight.
One of the additional positive factors is that I get my cards out there and as a result have already followed up some promising leads.
that is an awesome idea
would love to see pictures of your complete collection
do you restore all your bikes yourself Wayne?
Restore completely only as a last resort, refurbish if possible..only original once. I do most of the work myself, but am ably assisted with difficult or unfamiliar by a master bike mechanic, Bill Rudolph and a retired machinist friend, Richard Yorke.
The ones hanging in the Cat Shack are all original except the Indian clone, which I built from various bike parts and a Chinese motor kit.
Unfortunately I have not kept up the Photobucket account and not all bikes are there but here is a link to my photobucket library
http://s917.photobucket.com/user/dobie45/library/
I hope to have time to update pix shortly, contact me at bmwchev@msn.com
"Restore completely only as a last resort, refurbish if possible.. only original once" These are truly words to keep in mind. I hate to derail the thread, but i am a little frustrated with some of the guys in the musclebike community as they don't seem to have the same outlook on the value of an all original bicycle. Thanks for keeping the bikes real Wayne. Cheers and much respect.
Alan.
It frustrates me slightly.
I was recently asked, "When are you going to show us pictures of one of your restoration?" Not all of us repaint.
When I finish sorting and downsizing the collection, I should have only 40 bikes and no "repaints".
Just wanted to put my two cents in about the restoration of muscle bikes. I have a collection of original and restored bikes and i also agree, if the bike can be kept original thats good. But i also love the look of a frest restoration of that beautiful muscle bike. It takes me back to when they were brand new on the showroom floor. One thing i don't like, is using value for a reason for being in this hobby. It's the love of the bikes and the memories that make it what it is. Muscle cars have gone too far in this respect. Look at Barret Jackson car auctions, and this is evident by the collectors spending thousands of dollars on cars who are speculators, not true enthusiasts. Incidently, these cars are always restored, and they command more money than originals. So i don't know why a restored bike is frowned upon.
Carl