50's Pushie Rebuild

[brethren22]

the pushie was basically finished up a while back but i've been waiting on a custom made bolt for the stem as they turned out to be pretty much unobtainium. i managed to find a guy in the uk that was able to help me out with a BSC threaded bolt in 5/16 stainless. phew!

anyway now that it's officially on the streets, if almost 3 month after the mrs' birthday, i figured i'd take a few shots of it as it ended up. also a good chance to test out the new camera we picked up at xmas

[jaseyjase]

nice job mate, turned outa charm.

[brethren22]

thanks jase. the mrs is almost too scared to ride it at the moment but i've assured her i don't want it sitting there looking pretty!

[lunar_c]

Hey man that looks awesome! You gave me the idea of doing up a bike for my girlfriend actually and I'm in the middle of that now ..

[Triumpher]

Well done, great project!!!

[Infusi0n]

I love this, and to think so many bikes have been turfed as "trash" and are now being utilised again to make super cool retro bikes. Love it.

[brethren22]

thanks guys. yeah, i kinda like the idea of taking something that is otherwise headed for the scrap heap and bringing it back to life. being a pushie this was a bit easier than some similar vintage motorbike builds might be but equally satisfying to finish up. the attention will be back on the moto now though

[rossguzzi]

Sweet restoration.

How would you like this clipped into it ? DSCF1724.JPG

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I have this motor possibly for sale.

Cheers.

[96zx7r]

absolutely brilliant effort...

[Lorenz]

Hey brethren can you link me to the explosion diagram of that 3 speed hub??
I have the same on an old Malvern Star that I am about to redo..



Mine runs a twist grip for changing the gears though.

[brethren22]

Hey brethren can you link me to the explosion diagram of that 3 speed hub??
I have the same on an old Malvern Star that I am about to redo..

looks like a cool bike. should look great all fixed up

have a look here mate: Servicing Sturmey-Archer 3-Speed Hubs

there are a lot of different model hubs but you can find diagrams for almost all of them as well as parts. just need to identify the model and you're away

[Lorenz]

Legend.