New here, First muscle bike. 1970 (ish?) Columbia Super 88

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Hi everyone, I'm new to the muscle bikes and recently bought an old Columbia. From what I can find it's a Super 88 model, and is somewhere in the range of 69-70-71. It's currently all original in the original Coppertone Orange, but The og tires are pretty rotten so I'll be swapping some repro slicks on it to ride. The bike is a 3 speed hub shift (my first hub-shifted bike) and works pretty well besides second being a bit tricky to find. Basic plan for it is just to clean it up and make a fun rider, the bike has some pretty cool patina but is pretty nice for it's age.

If anyone has some ideas on the exact year or a way to tell I'd love to know!

Anyways, some pictures.
All that I've really done so far is pump up the tires, put a good polish on the chrome, and take cleaner wax to the paint. I oiled the linkages inside the shifter and shot some wd40 along the cable into the hub, adjusted the brakes, and just given it a once over. Had some pretty steady rain here in Sc so Haven't had the chance to do much more than a few laps around the garage yet.
20170522_215049 by Kolben Hillbery, on Flickr
20170522_191708 by Kolben Hillbery, on Flickr
20170522_215058 by Kolben Hillbery, on Flickr
20170522_215123 by Kolben Hillbery, on Flickr
20170522_215320 by Kolben Hillbery, on Flickr
20170522_215106 by Kolben Hillbery, on Flickr
 
Smokin !!
 

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