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sweetheart:start [2021/05/29 09:09] gchandlersweetheart:start [2022/07/21 08:15] (current) mtbtimeline
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 ===== "Bicycle Bob" Wilson ===== ===== "Bicycle Bob" Wilson =====
  
-Sweetheart Cycle was started by "Bicycle Bob" Wilson in 1981, producing BMX and some mountain bikes before prematurely ending his production in 1984 after being imprisoned on drug charges.  John Parker, the founder of [[yeti:start|Yeti]] was doing part-time welding for Sweetheart Cycle and took over the business in 1985, keeping the Sweetheart brand until:+Sweetheart Cycle was started by "Bicycle Bob" Wilson in 1981, producing BMX and some mountain bikes before prematurely ending his production in 1984 after being imprisoned on drug charges.  John Parker, the founder of [[yeti:start|Yeti]] was doing part-time welding for Sweetheart Cycle and took over the business in 1984, keeping the Sweetheart brand until:
  
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 ===== 1982 Motocruiser ===== ===== 1982 Motocruiser =====
  
-Overly restoredbut very pretty.+Possibly a 1981.   Rear dropouts hewn from thick steelfull length cables & BMX forks  
  
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-{{1982.jpg?300|1982 Motocruiser}}+{{1982b.jpg?300|1982 Motocruiser}}
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 1982 Motocruiser 1982 Motocruiser
 +[[https://www.secondspincycles.com/restorations-projects/early-yeti-history-a-photo-essay-sweetheart-cycles-motocruiser-years/|secondspincycles]]
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 +===== 1983 Motocruiser =====
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 +Overly restored, but very pretty.  See: [[http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/1983-moto-cruiser.html|vintagemtbworkshop]]
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 +{{1982.jpg?300|1983 Motocruiser}}
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 +1983 Motocruiser
 [[https://www.pinkbike.com/news/now-that-was-a-bike-sweetheart-cycles-moto-cruiser-2014.html|pinkbike]] [[https://www.pinkbike.com/news/now-that-was-a-bike-sweetheart-cycles-moto-cruiser-2014.html|pinkbike]]
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 +===== 1984 Motocruiser =====
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 +Purchased directly from Lindwall Tool & Die after Bicycle Bob's incarceration.  A transitional Sweetheart/[[yeti:start|Yeti]].
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 +{{1984.jpg?300|1984 Motocruiser}}
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 +1984 Motocruiser
 +[[https://www.mtbr.com/threads/motocruiser-1.153761/page-2#lg=thread-153761&slide=1||mtbr]]
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