Yeah, Bob is right. That big red F is called the head tube badge. The head tube is (more or less) what connects the handlebars with the fork/front wheel. Inside is what's called the head set that allows the front wheel to steer.
This is an old 1950s vintage kid's bike that was heavy, sturdy and made to resemble a motorcycle with a fake gas tank. That gas tank contained a horn and the batteries for the headlight. Cheers, frank Bob Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: >Boris, >You're seeing the front of the bike, just below the handlebars where >the front fork comes up thru the frame. The front of the frame has a >Firestone logo/nameplate. Slightly behind that is a fake of a >motorcycle gas tank with an electric horn button. (All 12 year olds >want a motorcycle instead of a bicycle.) >Regards, Bob S. > >On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 11:01 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> >wrote: >> I'm not a bike person, Frank, and this time you got me bewildered >(<-- I >> think it is the right term here)... I totally don't get what I'm >seeing... >> >> On 11/12/2013 4:59 AM, knarf wrote: >>> >>> I'd forgotten that Firestone made (or at least marketed) bikes until >>> I saw this on the weekend: >>> >>> http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2013/11/the-cruiser.html?m=1 >>> >>> I'll have to do a bit of research but I'd guess late fifties to >early >>> sixties, this one was all stock - even original paint. Quite lovely. >>> Will show the full bike later but I really like the head badge and >>> "gas tank" >>> >>> Hope you enjoy, too. Comments always welcome. >>> >>> Cheers, frank >>> >>> >>> “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >and >> follow the directions. “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
