Part One - Introduction (this article still under construction)

Yep, gotta be plain crazy, but here's another project bike of mine, a 48 Chief.  Fortunately it is almost complete so that's a big hurdle crossed already.

To be honest, actually I don't know if I will restore this machine or not yet. I certainly will be throwing it together and getting her rolling and probably running, just to free up shelf space and make it a more viable prospect for someone else should I decide to sell it.

The frame is a  transitional '48 frame (348 2083) that is its anatomically correct for 48 except the rear cross-brace is not curved. It is in real decent order with no repairs or missing castings etc.

This 348 is one of 3 bikes that were pulled down from running machines some 20 odd years ago and never quite progressed past that point!....shame, doesn't that make you sick too?

Watch for more articles on this project if and when it progresses....

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