Hi smallbore,we will have the seats available as soon as I send the molds to Jim Odom.The bike I have is as of now,has the only known surviving seat and guard to make the molds from.Jim has agreed to make the actual seats and guards.This way you can say that these items are original in a since,just made about 45 years later then the last ones!!.All the original molds were destroyed,so this is by far,the next best thing!!.I have a source to possibly have the decals silkscreened,but prior to this source,I had the decals made up on a machine that has a stylus that operates through a computer copying process.This stylus cuts out the decal.The decal has a pressure sensative backing and is actually made up of pieces.If you can picture this,the blue area is the decal and anything that is white is actually the chainguard.There is no white or clear backing area on the decal.I hope this isn't too confuseing.In speaking with Jim Odom,who has seen this decal in person,he agrees that this decal looks great! and wouldn't change a thing with it!.So up til now,if it looks good to Jim,it's fine with me.As far as the tires go,most of the original wheel assemblies are shot as far as the bearings and tires g
n Jim Odoms bike I made up for him,I used the currently made wheels that are very simular to the originals being solid rubber,same diameter,and the simular rim design and have the same amount of tread grooves.I modify these wheels to work on the bike.I first get rid of the garbage wheel barrel bearings.Believe it or not though,this is the same style bearing idea that was used in the original wheels,not precision.I then machined a new rear wheel hub assembly that fits into the rear wheel,this in return is offset and then has a Identicle to the original ,sprocket tig welded to this hub,then this whole assembly is welded into the rear wheel assembly.Both the front and rear wheels are then fitted with precision sealed bearings,with the front being a 3/8 axle bearing and the rear being a 1/2 bearing.This is alot of work,but its the next best thing thing to having new original wheels which do not exhist!.I have to date made a few sets of these for people for a straight up trade for there original wheels in any condition!.I hope to some day soon find a way to have some tires remolded as the originals, to fit these rims,then make up new hub assemblies,as the original ones are not restorable,then offer this small inventory to the small following of the people that really love these bikes and want them as close to original as possible.Jim Odom will recieve the first set though,free of charge,as he is the person that made these bikes possible.Jim is currently living in Santa Rosa California with his wife Coleen who has seen and supported him through all his Manufacturing projects from the past including the Little Petro.Jim also made many other items back in the 60's including drills,augers,chain saws,circular saws and more,all under the company name PETRO POWERED PRODUCTS.Interestingly,all these products used the small Ohlsson & Rice motor!.Jim,also was involved in many other engineering projects during his career,including the Quarter Horse Mini Bike!.
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