Feralkid - I paid $45 and that included new bearings and cups. I was buying a bunch of other parts, too, so I got a decent deal on the springer.
Mastronaut - Here is a better shot of the chainguard. It makes the bike silly fast.
I found these barn fresh bikes locally. The bikes were ridden by the seller and his brother when they were kids back in the 50's. They had been hanging in the barn until recently. Both seemed good candidates for a build off. Hiawatha on the right and Schwinn "The World" on left.
Here is the...
Hello from northwest Ohio. My name is Tom and I am new to the board. I spent my childhood airborne, astride a Columbia Playbike three-speed with a sissy bar taller than my head. Currently wrenching on my first rat rod and have several waiting to be started. Glad to be a part of the group.