Fleetwing Mercury II!!
Ok so yesterday i stumbled upon a bike at a garage sale in which i had to have. I looked really old due to the body style, paint etc. so i bought it. It cost me 80 $$. This thing just screams vintage. It has two little headlights that still work!! The little tank b/tween the frame says fleetwing and on the chain guard it says Mercury II. After some re-search i believe it was made by Mercury in 61. I want to know what the actual value of this darn thing really is so i turned to this forum for the answer. Please help me out here... i need a true honest answer if at all possible. Oh and by the way im NOT, i repeat NOT going to sell it haha going 2 be a present for Christmas. I plan on restoring this baby. Please help me out with what the actuall value of this thing really is!! thx :thumb:
here are some pics of the bike: http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/8...bikeiv4.th.jpghttp://img179.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8...1417dt9.th.jpghttp://img355.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8...1419ll2.th.jpghttp://img355.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/3...1418az5.th.jpghttp://img355.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif |
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Very nice & it looks to be in original condition. Be AWARE, that it is original only once, & restoring it may very well LOWER the value of a bike. Clean, grease, wax, polish, &&& ride.
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We have a price guide on our site which shows Fleetingwings and other similar middleweights of that era.
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to oldroads:
you had replied to my post and ive noticed that on your website i cant find the bike itself. It has 22 inch tires no the 26 inch tires it seems to be a childs size. one question is how would i go about re-upholstering the seat? |
I see nothing wrong with the saddle.
Can you post some larger photos? -Kurt |
Originally Posted by cudak888
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I see nothing wrong with the saddle.
Can you post some larger photos? -Kurt here you go just click on it and it will enlarge in a new window: http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6...1426zf6.th.jpghttp://img522.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif |
Mercury bicycles were made by Murray.
Clean it, polish it, wax it, tune it up... but don't "restore" it. |
Originally Posted by Ukedman90
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of course.
here you go just click on it and it will enlarge in a new window: -Kurt |
ok but i want more padding in the seat... how would i go about doing that?
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Originally Posted by Ukedman90
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ok but i want more padding in the seat... how would i go about doing that?
P.S.: How did you arrive at the '61 date? There are no Murray serial charts that I know of. -Kurt |
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