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Farm Ready

or maybe not. Finally, after probably the slowest restore on record, the old John Deere “Racer” is complete. Restoration effort wasn’t bad, just took me a lot of time as I could only work on it in tiny little pieces of time. Was worth the wait though.

The bike’s a tank, but she rolls beautifully and rides like a Caddy. Hides her poundage well. Should be a fun weekend cruiser.

Hey Dad, Check This Out!

Found one down here for $50 so I had to get it. Luckily I was the first to contact the seller as a few others did after me who wanted it as well.

Here’s all the pics when I brought it home: http://bit.ly/phIfPZ

The name says it all.

The Bike

Front End

Cottered Crank