Unfortunately even though the bike was garage kept Jules’ property was prone to flooding, and even though I was able to convince him to let me get the bike to higher ground on most occasions sometimes he would stubbornly leave it alone and it would get submerged. Eventually, when Jules was 89 years old he looked at me one night and asked if I wanted to buy his favorite bike, I couldn’t refuse. Here is a little comparison of how the bike used to look and how it looked when I bought it.
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I got it home and gave her a bath and she looked a little better
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Jules’ favorite bike 1928 101 Scout
Well, time for another bike build. This particular bike used to belong to my friend Jules. He had several 101 Scouts, but this one was his favorite. Jules restored this bike in the early 80’s. Here it is freshly restored at the Harmony meet in 1985…
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After riding it as a solo machine for a while he hung on an original paint Sweetheart sidecar which would be correct for the 101.
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Jules used to bring this bike to meets around the Northeast through the 80s and 90s. He liked to bring it to Make a Wish events and give kids rides in the sidecar
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Eventually though as years rolled on he had other projects he wanted to complete and the bike became less used.
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