Seven years ago I picked up a Llil Indian roller at a swap meet. Being chrome I wasn't sure if it came that way or if someone chromed it. I should mention that since I'm a Taco guy I really don't know much about Lil Indians.
Recently I saw some discussion about serial numbers on this site and someone mentioned that the chrome ones have the only numbers that mattered. That made me try to find more info but I couldn't find anything other than some photos of 2 or 3 chrome Ruttmans and only one other chrome Lil Indian. So far it looks like it might be fairly rare bike. I checked my axle plate and was surprised to see it doesn't have numbers like any I've seen. It looks like 5(9), which if I were to guess might mean the 5th chrome one made in 1969. That's only a guess, so if anybody knows the real story about them, I'd appreciate it.
I've started to clean up the frame and it's looking a lot better. If I decide to keep it I'm thinking to just fix it's problems and build it as a sort of an old patinaed survivor. I know it's supposed to have 4" wheels but since I have the wheels that came with it, I could use them for now.
Recently I saw some discussion about serial numbers on this site and someone mentioned that the chrome ones have the only numbers that mattered. That made me try to find more info but I couldn't find anything other than some photos of 2 or 3 chrome Ruttmans and only one other chrome Lil Indian. So far it looks like it might be fairly rare bike. I checked my axle plate and was surprised to see it doesn't have numbers like any I've seen. It looks like 5(9), which if I were to guess might mean the 5th chrome one made in 1969. That's only a guess, so if anybody knows the real story about them, I'd appreciate it.
I've started to clean up the frame and it's looking a lot better. If I decide to keep it I'm thinking to just fix it's problems and build it as a sort of an old patinaed survivor. I know it's supposed to have 4" wheels but since I have the wheels that came with it, I could use them for now.