[AJD] JD's early 70's bicycles - Parts?

[greg at theoldtractorcompany.com]

Dean
About the only info I could ever get out of Deere was that a company, Shindawa 
maybe?, made the bikes for JD
I know of no one and have never heard of anyone who has take the time to decipher 
what other bicycles the fenders, etc might be common to. I can't help but think that 
this type of item was not exclusive to Deere's bikes but I can't say for sure

I would also think things like reflectors, possibly even seats,etc could be closely 
matched at a dedicated bicycle shop.

As I wrote in a bike article quite some time ago in GM, I do have all or nearly all 
bicycle decals and other parts perceived as maybe needed someday put away (and I 
honestly don't know at this moment where they even are!) for possible use as patterns 
in the future. 

Until then try this phone # from dealer search
M64400-Richland Equip, MS  601-645-5214 for decals

I didn't recheck the part #"s you have listed for fender braces but the descriptions 
that pull up are "hub" and "axle" so are you sure these are correct?

JD bicycles were a commercial failure, they didn't sell well at all which of course 
is why we might be intersted in them today!

Greg



Greg Stephen
The Old Tractor Company
Stephen Equipment Company
PO Box 709
Franktown, CO 80116
303-663-5246
303-468-0377 FAX<<--GREAT WAY TO REACH ME!

On Fri Dec  2 22:32 , 'Dean VP' <deanvp at att.net> sent:

>In a dumpster diving escape a couple years ago I retrieved a pristine JD 3
>speed bicycle from the early 70's.  A green one with the decals still near
>perfect. Didn't know didely squat about JD's bicycles then and don't now but
>I recently acquired an original JD Parts Catalog (PC-1381) and a Service
>Manual (SM-2099). The service manual contains as many pages as some tractor
>service manuals. That was a bit of a surprise. There is more detail in there
>than one would ever want to know. 
>
>Ok, so now that I am armed and dangerous, does anyone know where I can get
>replacement fenders, braces and reflector decals for this bicycle?
>
>The fenders are completely missing otherwise the rest of the bike is
>pristine. 
>
>The Part numbers needed are:
>
>AM52749 Front fender green
>AM52752 Front Fender brace
>M64400  Front & Rear Fender striping decal - 4 required
>AM52751 Rear Men's Fender Green
>AM52574 or AM52572 Rear Fender brace
>AM52756 or AM52572 Rear Fender Brace
>Plus all the hardware. 
>
>Is there a specialty shop anywhere that has taken an interest in these
>bicycles? 
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>Dean A. Van Peursem
>Snohomish, WA 98290
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