From:	Ratfink	e-mail:	oldamericaniron@optonline.net
Subject:	RE: the 1959 165 I purchase a few weeks ago	Date:	Wed Jul 2 20:53:13 2008
Response to:	11389

I took this 61 from a backet case to what you see here thanks to a lot of helpful people on this site. I have no intentions to return to stock, but could easily get it there. I say get your to the point where you can have fun with it and decide from there! ----- ORIGINAL MESSAGE FOLLOWS ----- I have now got a good look into this bike is seems to be 97% original it is missing the seat and the front fender was copped short 10" the handle bars were changed but i did recieve the original ones but in poor shape its original color was the HiFi terquose it is now overpainted in red what is your thoughts go original or just fix it up. I want it for an twice a month driver for the summer just for fun. ???? Robert