Mike Gerrish
Hercules Maestro headbadge 1954
Here's a close-up of the headbadge of a Hercules Maestro 'Massed Start Machine', I bought recently. I don't know why the Hercules name, itself, is so small, as there is no other mention of Hercules on the frame!?
I'll probably have this frame stove-enamelled in 'petunia' & ivory as shown in the 1953 catalogue on my photostream, as I'm not a fan of green, at all!? That means I have to find an original transfer with the same design as above for the panel on the seat-tube, plus a 'Kromo' tubing transfer (I don't think H.Lloyd Cycles have one of the same type?), plus one 'chevron' type. I already have one NOS chevron!
None of the equipment fitted to the frame was original to the bike, so I have to find all the parts as shown in the '53 catalogue on my photostream (maybe slightly amended, if I find out the actual year it was made-any ideas??)
Hercules Maestro headbadge 1954
Here's a close-up of the headbadge of a Hercules Maestro 'Massed Start Machine', I bought recently. I don't know why the Hercules name, itself, is so small, as there is no other mention of Hercules on the frame!?
I'll probably have this frame stove-enamelled in 'petunia' & ivory as shown in the 1953 catalogue on my photostream, as I'm not a fan of green, at all!? That means I have to find an original transfer with the same design as above for the panel on the seat-tube, plus a 'Kromo' tubing transfer (I don't think H.Lloyd Cycles have one of the same type?), plus one 'chevron' type. I already have one NOS chevron!
None of the equipment fitted to the frame was original to the bike, so I have to find all the parts as shown in the '53 catalogue on my photostream (maybe slightly amended, if I find out the actual year it was made-any ideas??)