1966 Montgomery Wards Riverside 450SS

Sep 8, 2011 - Here is a 1966 Montgomery Wards Riverside 450SS. That I am finishing up. It's actually an Italian made Benelli, sold by Montgomery Wards in the 60's. Customer brought me 3 of these and wanted to make two complete bikes out of them. It has been a struggle as parts are not available and literature on them is very scarce. Managed to get NOS points and condenser from a seller on eBay. Price $40.00 now that's high! Anyway had lots of trouble figuring out the magneto system as it wasn't as straight forward as one might expect. But having said that it's all most done. Had to replace the piston and rings, make a cylinder base gasket, clean carb's, manufacture flywheel key, etc.