Classic and Vintage Bicycles: What's it Worth? Appraisals and Inquiries - monark silverking

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willalexander
08-06-10, 04:18 AM
ive got a 50's monark silver king and would like to find out how much its worth ive been searching all over the internet and cant seem to find one that looks like this one it was stored in my grandfathers basment for longer than ive been alive but for its age its in pretty good condition it just needs new tubes and tires it still has the rear fender im not sure what happend to the front fender but my dad said that my gradfather bought it at a army surplus store in atlanta in the late 50's he said it might have been a messenger bike its steel framed and the headbadge says monark in bold letters with silver king in smaller letters made in chicago,illinois does anyone know about these bikes because im clueless


Esteban32696
08-06-10, 04:32 AM
This site has a picture & selling price database.

http://oldroads.com/pg_b3.asp

willalexander
08-06-10, 07:46 AM
http://oldroads.com/img/MONARK%20195150.JPG it kinda looks like this one without the front brake and also minus the rear rack


willalexander
08-06-10, 07:50 AM
the headbadge is also different along with the crank pedals and sprocket the sprocket looks like one ive seen on the monark bikes from the 40's