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Okamoto · #1 Post by **Okamoto** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:35 pm

it's a long story, ...I still have the Falco and Tuono ...but my mate gave me a bike he dug out on his farm...anyone got some ACF50!

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202 ... ldgit2.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202 ... ldgit1.jpg

Samray · #2 Post by **Samray** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:58 pm

Don't you go breaking speed limits on it !

#3 Post by **Kwackerz** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:10 pm

Bit of gaffa tape round those rusty handlebar end and it'll be fine..

WTF is it, Raleigh?

HowardQ · #4 Post by **HowardQ** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:55 pm

Another typical Bronze effort!

Samray · #5 Post by **Samray** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:34 pm

FlyingKiwi · #6 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 8:56 pm

HowardQ wrote:Another typical Bronze effort!

If you look closely at the mudguards and handle bar you can see it has been black but was sooooooooooooo slow it rusted

Okamoto · #7 Post by **Okamoto** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:12 pm

Dunno what make it is but I'm gonna send a pic to a well known classic mag to find out, but I'm guessing it's around 1910ish....and has an unusual fork design i've not seen before.
It must have been burried for at least 30-40 years to get that bad!!...I'ts totally beyond any sort of resto'

but may yield some engine/frame numbers.

I'm hanging it up in the garage as a trophy haha.

Aladinsaneuk · #8 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:36 pm

leather belt drive as well

am guessing it is a scott....

few museums may well be interested - suggest you contact beaulie or how ever you spell it

#9 Post by **Kwackerz** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:55 pm

looks a bit like that..
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Bike%20Dir ... ian-11.htm

Fausto · #10 Post by **Fausto** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:22 pm

You just know that somebody somewhere could restore that...........somehow

D-Rider · #11 Post by **D-Rider** » Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:17 pm

Fausto wrote:You just know that somebody somewhere could restore that...........somehow

.... yet Kwackerz believes his Tactical Support Ped is beyond repair .... so defeatist !

#12 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:09 am

Oh it's not beyond repair... just beyond economical repair...

There's a huge difference..

I bet someone could get that restored.. but it's not how so much as how much..

Okamoto · #13 Post by **Okamoto** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:50 am

Don't know if anyone remembers the pics of an old bike I "dug up"
but it's been identified as a Royal Ruby..not many made aparently

Oh! ...and got myself a winter/w.e runabout !!!

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202 ... ukeLHS.jpg

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t202 ... ukeRHS.jpg

#14 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:52 am

Glad you found out what it is!

Oh and very nice Duke!

Samray · #15 Post by **Samray** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:58 am

I had a Ruby once ...... an Austin Ruby similar to this one.

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