Originally Posted by
Otis
I'll concur as well, early 60's. And yes, you are lucky to have the brake hanger and original seat-clamp bolt as both are tough to find. Nice that they left the badge intact as well. Are you going to remove the TT braze-on's and re-paint?
The shifters are
clamped on, and I think the paint has just faded from red to orange over the years.
I really want to get the original decal set back on and put a leather saddle on to match the bike. It would be best to repaint then put the decals on but I uully can't afford to repaint frames as I don't know a local frame painter.
My camera flash makes the rust look really bad but I am sure I can get it looking better over winter.