Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
He really wants to replace all the components. We've read up and the bike is not worth much as a JD restoration. If it was worth something, we would have paid more than $135, I'm sure, because this bike only needed to be cleaned up, and a little rust removal, to be all original again. We're going to bag up the parts individually and see if we can sell them on ebay for a pittance. There is one guy in Texas that found and restored one of every bike JD ever made. Maybe there are others who need parts. The original price on the bike new was only $109 in '73-75.
Just for comparison, a Rayleigh Record (their lowest-priced 10-speed) cost $99 in 1973. The Rayleigh Grand Prix cost $125. So $109 wasn't a cheap bike in 1973, but it was near the low end of 10-speeds. The parts you have were good quality for the time. Sounds like your son is having fun with it. Are you sticking with the original wheels?