murray King Kat chopper

[lopo68]

Found this on craigslist.Very nice King Kat.Purchased from the original owner,even came with the owners manual.Still needs cleaned up and a new set of tires.

 

[npence]

HEy Scott that thing is sweet. cant believe you found that on CL. Great score.

 

[lopo68]

Thanks Nate,I had to drive to Hope Indiana to pick it up.I think that it was worth the drive.Not sure if my wife feels the same.
I hope to bring it to the Daddy Katz show next month.

 

[Bri-in-RI]

Lots of people on here and on Muscle Bike Forums had there eyes on that bike. Great bike and for a great price! You could probably double your money if you were to throw it on ebay but if it was me I would keep it...at least for a little while

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Great score :shock: I'm jealous :mrgreen:

 

[mikesbikes36]

lopo u beat me 2 it ....i called him and it was alreday gone ....dang it ....i was gonna call last nite but i thought it was 2 late ...nice price 2 ...LOL u got a great deal !!!!

 

[twomorestrokes]

How'd you get that already? I was watching the auction on ebay and it just ended today. Didn't sell. :? Nice score.

 

[MJW300]

Scott - Congrats on joining the unofficial Murray Chopper Owners Club. I am known as 'oneadamtwelve' over on the Muscle Bike Forums. I have several of these choppers in my collection and also have a bunch of spare parts. I have the correct style 20 x 2.125 rear slick and 20 x 1.75 front tire for your King Kat, they are not NOS but are in really nice shape. I also have a few sets of the correct style Wald pedals. Let me know if your interested in these parts. I am also in Ohio (Sandusky).

Also, could I get some information off your King Kat? I have been compiling a list (or registry) of these 1977-78 Murray built choppers over the last 18 months or so, trying to decifer the serial numbers and date codes. Could I get your serial number, and the date codes on the silver sticker on the bottom of the seat pan and on the black & white sticker on the frame by the kickstand? Seat sticker (if still there) will be something like 4-16-77 and the frame sticker should have something like 04-78. I'd appreciate your help with this, and if you are interested in the tires (or need any other parts), let me know. Thanks. Mike

Here's a quick shot of my Murray chopper colllection, sold a couple off since this pic was taken but still have most of them.

 

[RatRob]

aww man. beautiful.

 

[mikesbikes36]

the king kats r most wanted yes ? i sure do like that lineup ....looks good !!

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Sweet I saw that on Indy C-list, Glad to see a member get it!

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Scott - Congrats on joining the unofficial Murray Chopper Owners Club. I am known as 'oneadamtwelve' over on the Muscle Bike Forums. I have several of these choppers in my collection and also have a bunch of spare parts. I have the correct style 20 x 2.125 rear slick and 20 x 1.75 front tire for your King Kat, they are not NOS but are in really nice shape. I also have a few sets of the correct style Wald pedals. Let me know if your interested in these parts. I am also in Ohio (Sandusky).

Also, could I get some information off your King Kat? I have been compiling a list (or registry) of these 1977-78 Murray built choppers over the last 18 months or so, trying to decifer the serial numbers and date codes. Could I get your serial number, and the date codes on the silver sticker on the bottom of the seat pan and on the black & white sticker on the frame by the kickstand? Seat sticker (if still there) will be something like 4-16-77 and the frame sticker should have something like 04-78. I'd appreciate your help with this, and if you are interested in the tires (or need any other parts), let me know. Thanks. Mike

Here's a quick shot of my Murray chopper colllection, sold a couple off since this pic was taken but still have most of them.

Holy :shock: WOW. Nice collection!

 

[kngtmat]

I really like those, everything is so nice on those but it is from of my favorite companies Murray so I like everyone of them.

 

[old school 64]

So for us in the West Coast that are dying to know..how good of a deal was it ??? Never seen one of those before..absolutely beautiful !!!

 

[lopo68]

I think that it was a good deal.Not real sure I have not had much luck finding others to compare it to.I got it for $225.00
I hope to post more pictures soon.I am almost done cleaning it up.

 

[old school 64]

Yeah, i would say that is a sweet deal..especially since i have never seen one before..guess i need to start hunting one of those now too... :lol:

I think that it was a good deal.Not real sure I have not had much luck finding others to compare it to.I got it for $225.00
I hope to post more pictures soon.I am almost done cleaning it up.

 

[mikesbikes36]

he got a great deal ...if i would have called the guy a litter sooner i would have got a great deal also ....LOL oh well snooze ya loose ..im sure u could easily double ur money if u wanna sell it ....i would keep it not alot of em around n that shape ....and ur the 2nd owner ....thats cool !!!

 

[MJW300]

Here's a scan of the original Murray King Kat catalog page from 1977 or 1978, pretty cool. Good reference photo for a restoration.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

You should get this :wink:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Fire-Kat-Muscle-Bike-Ad-/260710208846?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb38a154e

 

[lopo68]

Got it all cleaned up .Looks a lot better with the new tires and pedals.I know the tall sissy bar is not correct but still looks pretty cool.