Old Whizzer

[revsatt]

Guess the best way to introduce myself is to say I just received my dad's old 1946 Whizzer. Dad passed away in March of 2014 and my sister finally had it shipped to me. It has been a while since I rode the old Whizzer last time I tried it wasn't running good and I ended up peddling it. Dad was a good mechanic, but he spent his last few years working on his cars not the Whizzer. I also received my old 23 T and is running great., now I just want to get the bike in running order. I first rode this bike when I was around 12 years old, that would have been 1966. At that time it was a lot of fun until the front wheel fell off. Dad took it apart and we moved it to California where is stayed in a box for years. About 15 or 20 years ago he finally put it back together, but it never seemed to run as well as I remembered as a kid. My goal is to restore it and teach my grandkids how to ride it any help or advise would be appreciated.

 

[chainmaker]

Welcome to the forum! Very cool that you are taking on restoring your dads old bike, there is another member who did the same a while back. There are a few Whizzer owners on this forum who can help out with some problems, forum member Quentin seems to know every detail about every Whizzer he is a great source of knowledge. There is a sticky thread by a member Paula that is extremely detailed about restoring a Whizzer that is a good read http://www.motoredbikes.com/showthread.php?33537-Vintage-J-Model-Whizzer . Again welcome and don't forget pictures.

 

[darwin]

Welcome to the forum, sorry for your loss.