whizzer bike

Here's a "whizzer' bike for sale at the Allegan county, MI antique market I wanted to take it for a ride. This was a kit you could add to your bicycle to make it into a motorbike...

 

Here's some more info courtesy of Dirt Nerd:

"You're correct, this particular model was a kit that came in a box stuffed with hay straw packing material. 12yo kids would unpack and install on their balloon tire bikes.

 

Whizzers started production in 1939, lobbied to continue to produce during the war, then in 1946 came out with the Model H which sold 150k units.This is what i believe your photo is, but won't be sure unless i saw a larger picture showing the type of handlebar grips, and the serial number on the crank case.

 

I believe in 1948, Whizzer bought up a bunch of schwinn bikes to then factory install the motors on, this put them in a lawsuit with Schwinn, which resulted in an agreement to build a joint venture. They continued to produce bikes into the 60s. The one i have was my dad's bike that i finally got around to restoring."

 

Camera used: trusty Nikon FM. Shot on Ilford FP4 developed in D76 for 11min

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