Highpath advice sought please. Just bought one in Edinburgh
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mrkawasaki
Retrobike Rider
Suggest you contact Geoff Apps and GrahamJohnWallace through this forum for more information on what you have there... you've had a lucky day for sure!
Mr K
Mr K
that is one awesome bit of history there: you can ask them question here is there stie:
http://www.highpath.net/
Your may be a leter model with that flat bar but its hard to tell as those guy can custom build you almost anything!!
http://www.highpath.net/
Your may be a leter model with that flat bar but its hard to tell as those guy can custom build you almost anything!!
one-eyed_jim
Old School Grand Master
What an amazing find!
Do you know how the vendor came by it?
Do you know how the vendor came by it?
:shock: .........Speechless.
That is one awesome find.
I'll be honest & say: I really, really, REALLY want that bike!!
I love the fork design and some of the other details.
It looks like it has the DWS drum brake:
http://www.63xc.com/dws/hubbrake.htm
I agree with the earlier comments:
It deserves to be rebuilt PROPERLY. And then USED.
* Get some advice from the members mentioned above before you do ANYTHING to it.
* DO NOT get tempted to strip parts off it or lose irreplaceable bits behind the sofa.
* DO NOT swap any of the components for shiny "better" modern parts or "tidy up" the original paintwork or decals.
BUT, once you have taken proper advice and fixed it up with APPROPRIATE parts... you need to ride it for miles through the deepest, muddiest bog you can find.
That is one awesome find.
I'll be honest & say: I really, really, REALLY want that bike!!
I love the fork design and some of the other details.
It looks like it has the DWS drum brake:
http://www.63xc.com/dws/hubbrake.htm
I agree with the earlier comments:
It deserves to be rebuilt PROPERLY. And then USED.
* Get some advice from the members mentioned above before you do ANYTHING to it.
* DO NOT get tempted to strip parts off it or lose irreplaceable bits behind the sofa.
* DO NOT swap any of the components for shiny "better" modern parts or "tidy up" the original paintwork or decals.
BUT, once you have taken proper advice and fixed it up with APPROPRIATE parts... you need to ride it for miles through the deepest, muddiest bog you can find.
somerled
Dirt Disciple
DM":1cvzot92 said:
Thanks for the encouraging advice and info. Think you are right about the hubs.
Luckily I work for a motorcycle mechanics and trials riding charity www.ruts.org.uk so have full workshop facilities and I'm used to working on old and rare motorbikes.
I intend to get the Highpath back into use and will keep it as oriinal as is possible. I'll take any advice on what would be appropriate parts to fit where the originals are missing.
As I'm on holiday this week I'm going to get it stripped down, catalogued and cleaned up.
cheers,
Pete
