Hey guys.I got this Hawthorne for $30.It was just supposed to be the frame but the guy couldn't get it apart.THe Higgins is slowing down and I'm bored so I thought I'd mess with it.It seems to be all original so I'll probably do it up (someday) but I don't have enough room for stuff to just sit around.Big props For all the help in bike talk.Thanks guys.
So far I've got it all apart and freed up the chain.It was at my friend's shop so I could heat the seat post,I left it there an d he thought he would do me a favor and start sand blasting it :shock: .I stopped him but not before the chain gaurd and front fender got hit.I re-rusted the cleaned areas.You could just barely make out the original markings so I taped it off quick and hit it with some semi-gloss white I had sitting around.Ihad to wing the front fender due to the sand blasting and the white didn't come out the way I wanted on the front fender(I'm gonna fix it).I sprayed a crap ton of matte gloss over everything.
I'm trying not to spend any money on this one :roll: .I did buy a set of white rusty pinstripe rims with Morrow hubs(skiptooth).I have another hawthorne fork with an like new head set I will be using, and will probably just throw on the ww tires that were on my Higgins for now.Throw on a couple accessories and cover the seat with a bandana or something.Thanks for looking. :mrgreen:
So far I've got it all apart and freed up the chain.It was at my friend's shop so I could heat the seat post,I left it there an d he thought he would do me a favor and start sand blasting it :shock: .I stopped him but not before the chain gaurd and front fender got hit.I re-rusted the cleaned areas.You could just barely make out the original markings so I taped it off quick and hit it with some semi-gloss white I had sitting around.Ihad to wing the front fender due to the sand blasting and the white didn't come out the way I wanted on the front fender(I'm gonna fix it).I sprayed a crap ton of matte gloss over everything.
I'm trying not to spend any money on this one :roll: .I did buy a set of white rusty pinstripe rims with Morrow hubs(skiptooth).I have another hawthorne fork with an like new head set I will be using, and will probably just throw on the ww tires that were on my Higgins for now.Throw on a couple accessories and cover the seat with a bandana or something.Thanks for looking. :mrgreen: