rmwesley
Retro Guru
This has been a slow burner, but I've made a bit of progress recently so I thought I'd put a few pics up. It was bought as a "project" at the Moulton club meet at The Hall in Bradford-on-Avon about a year ago. The serial numbers K65 and 160064 indicate it was built in the Kirkby factory in 1965, being the 64th bike in the 16th week. The Kirkby heritage was reinforced by the fact there didn't seem to be a single trace of grease anywhere it was supposed to be.
It was originally polychromatic blue, but hidden under a fetching inch-thick coat of green enamel. I think it is one of the "New Look" models having a Sturmey Archer FW 4-speed rear hub and 13 tooth sprocket, rather than the AW 3-speed and 14 tooth sprocket which came with the standard M1 Standard
It was originally polychromatic blue, but hidden under a fetching inch-thick coat of green enamel. I think it is one of the "New Look" models having a Sturmey Archer FW 4-speed rear hub and 13 tooth sprocket, rather than the AW 3-speed and 14 tooth sprocket which came with the standard M1 Standard
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