1913-ish Pierce Single project

[dariomotorco]

Oxalic acid bath. Chemistry is magic..

[dariomotorco]

Fenders arrived from Australia. Beautiful work - I am very impressed.

[chuckthebeatertruck]

Thank you for sharing this!

[jcrawford]

Though I have not been there in a few years, there may still be a Pierce single in Frank Mason's private collection in his building in Chehalis, WA.

[Tom Lovejoy]

Fantastic ! I am amazed you were able to find an engine for it - amazing, well done ! Looking forward to your progress

[RichO]

Herz magnetos were also used on early Popes (1911 single) and Yales (1910 1/2 twin) as I'm looking at them.

[exeric]

You are doing a fantastic job with a tough revival of a historic motorcycle gem. Personally, I think the Pierce single is a better proportioned motorcycle than their 4; and for everyone's benefit, you'll have a rare, beautiful bike saved from obscurity, or worse ! . It is so refreshing to see someone do the work to save a treasure (for future generations) of "true" antique motorcycling. Enjoy the journey with your Pierce, and good luck.

[dariomotorco]

[dariomotorco]

Some progress photos of the frame repair…

[jim wagnon]

Nice going finding the engine. I look forward to following your progress!

Jim

[KNUCK]

Great to see this project moving forward, now it's looking more like a motorcycle!

[dariomotorco]

Update:

I located a correct 1913 Pierce
single motor for the bike! Thanks
for the encouragement and info! Now to finally dig into that frame repair.

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[exeric]

You can't go wrong with McRoberts rims. He put a lot of early motorcycles back on the ground.

[maxglass]

Thats them.

[Kozy]

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