60's Murray Jet Fire

[Illiterite Wino]

coworker brought this in for me today.. curb find on his way to work.. yeah me :lol:

prob just knock the rust off of it and give it to another of my wife's friends..

cool bike tho

 

[Spokeshave]

Nice save. I'm glad somebody will put it to use.
It just kills me when people just throw a bike away.

 

[jerrykr]

It can turn into a fine cruiser.

Here's how I got my wife's.

Here's what it looks like today.

The front of the tank was missing, but the basket covers it anyway.
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[Illiterite Wino]

very nice looking ride..

most likely will leave the paint and clean it up and call it a survivor... rear hub is a Komet Super... first one of these I've ever seen or heard of... these the original wheels for this.. any clue?

 

[jerrykr]

They look like the rims I got with my pile of parts, but I can't be sure that very much of what I got was original.

I think the brake arm was a Komet, I'd have to look thru the box. The brake parts remind me of a Bendix Red Band, but I have not taken the time to see if I could get it back together.

I used the wheel set off a Huffy Walmart bike I had. So far, so good.

 

[ratcycle]

What size are those tires and what does the seat post look like. I have the same bike I am trying to get going.

 

[Jake Sensi]

YOU LUCKY DOG!! YOU JUST SCORED!! PEACE

 

[Ken Barber]

i just picked up a sears model of the same bike....same wheels etc.....needin a front fender tho

 

[kim_dude]

I have a '59 Western Flyer Sonic Flight that I'm working on that is very similar.

 

[Ken Barber]

I have a '59 Western Flyer Sonic Flight that I'm working on that is very similar.

Parts from my bike are still available

 

[Carbon]

Very good chance that is the original hub and wheels, I have a 50's Murray built Higgins that has a Komet Super hub, clean and repack that badboy for the smoothest coaster you will ever ride.