Jerryjeeprichard Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 (edited) Help needed, Can anyone identify this bike? Edited June 30, 2023 by Jerryjeeprichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 I'm not sure that the parts belong with each other. The hubs look like to be 1950s or later. Is the girder fork blade the wrong way round ? Does the rigid rear end belong on the frame ? I'm inclined to suspect a failed custom project based on a 1950s European lightweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rewdco Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 A wilde guess: Francis Barnet "built like a bridge"...? The bike in the picture below is different, but could it be a later model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerryjeeprichard Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 Wheels, yes I agree, off a later bike, these have just been stuck on to roll it around. The rest of the bike just looks un messed with, to well constructed to be a custom made affair. I think this because of how the seat interlinks with everything. I’ve looked for a frame number. Can’t see anything without rubbing down. I’m still at a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I wonder if it's a mid-1930s James ? The frame bracing tubes are consistent...It's not this model as the front engine mount differs. Lots of similarities though. https://auctions.webbs.co.nz/m/lot-details/index/catalog/286/lot/52019/1935-James-C10 1930s lightweights are a devil of a job to research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welbike Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Yes, my first thought was James too, with those engine mounts. Cheers, Lex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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