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Found this one in a` ditch covered with mud and leaves. It had been there for a while. I tried to get the serial number but all that comes up is 545301 can't see a letter at the beginning unless it is instead S45301 making it a 1931. Any thoughts on correct vintage, using the head badge as a reference.
ing. Any thoughts as to age.
On further examination the number appears to be 54530 T, which if am correct makes this a 1960. Sadly the bike is in terrible condition, with the frame rusted through in places. Is the head badge correct for a 1960 model? If so can I safely use it on my ladies 1959 that I just found.
It has a pre 1946 head badge, not correct for any post war bikes. Could the first or second digit be a letter?, which would support the frame being of pre war vintage. It also has a UEK crank in the smaller BB housing
Hi Wayne
Thankyou for the response I have taken best pic I can with camera phone and perhaps you can make it out . That first digit sure looks like a 5 rather than an S
The #s look to have been stamped on a Monday morning by an employee suffering from from an acute bout of "hangover". Hard to tell, I don't recognize the sequence, epecially with what appears to be a dash between the 3 & 0
LOL yes indeed I agree with the Monday morning connection, I didnt notice the dash and what appears to be a T at the end could possibly be a one
Still trying to date this one. Rear hub is marked Made in Canada Pat 1937 and front hub is msrked Falcon 1/4 Ball Made in Canada
Check/scrape the left side of the seat collar for another number
Thankyou for the response Wayne, there is no number on the left side and interestingly where a number may have been, there seems to be a flat ground on the seat collar. I will take a better look today and supply a picture later.