This blog is for aimless ramblings about vintage motor scooters, travel, and how to survive retirement. You may see other subjects here, because there are lots of stories back there in the cobwebs of my brain.
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Got another scooter
November 14 will be a date to remember. Yesterday I got my last scooter. I know it will be my last because my wife said so. She has assured me that I will be committed to the funny farm if I buy another one. What would you do?
So here it is. My initial research indicates that it is a 1951 Cushman Highlander model 711. There are lots of parts on it that are not correct, but it makes such a neat package, I like it the way it is. For example, the exhaust, the seat with those big springs, and the engine all belong on a Cushman Eagle. The engine is a 4.8 horsepower Husky with a 2 5/8 bore. The number on the engine tag indicates that it was used on a 1957 Eagle, so the engine is newer and more powerful than the 3.2 hp engine that originally powered it. The top of the front fork has been altered to use a chrome handlebar from -- you guessed -- an Eagle. I don't know where that throttle control came from.
Howard