This is what I started with.
What I think is an early '50's Monark built Western Flyer middleweight.
I then added some fenders and tracked down a tank from a member here (i cant remember his name but I am grateful) plus a fork swap to fit the front fender.
Then it was time to blast off the 3 layers of paint and get out the rattle cans. I went with a primary color of a satin red with gloss black accents and ended up with this.
I then decided it needed a really cool accessory...... A trailer! Problem is I can't weld so I used copper pipe and soldered it.
This is what the frame looked like roughed together
I then painted it to match the bike and used some hickory for the bottom and slats and ended up with this.
Here are the two together.
And a couple more of the bike
I hope you enjoy as much as I have.
![IMG00402-20110507-1523.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/0e2/0e230a44a5a4c36ce7fafcd28a3c7999.jpg)
![IMG00403-20110507-1908.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6b1/6b180f93980520c0f54ecc058a30aeb2.jpg)
![IMG00407-20110507-1909.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/a49/a490ecab62f7bd0b616ea53b105e1f27.jpg)
![IMG00405-20110507-1909.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/93d/93d34899f123ac9a2fd0af9bb8ca2ab4.jpg)
What I think is an early '50's Monark built Western Flyer middleweight.
I then added some fenders and tracked down a tank from a member here (i cant remember his name but I am grateful) plus a fork swap to fit the front fender.
![IMG00427-20110522-1723.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e6c/e6cf16d48ce8d4735a6e0988e7181ce5.jpg)
![IMG00428-20110522-1724.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/9d3/9d381f7e0b4349be20aceb8ca262f75f.jpg)
Then it was time to blast off the 3 layers of paint and get out the rattle cans. I went with a primary color of a satin red with gloss black accents and ended up with this.
![IMG00468-20110611-1355.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/7b2/7b2821954edbef64922d826b1dd82d00.jpg)
I then decided it needed a really cool accessory...... A trailer! Problem is I can't weld so I used copper pipe and soldered it.
This is what the frame looked like roughed together
![IMG00504-20110731-1617.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/d20/d2057e9a8b3bcd1ced84d92d5f1b807c.jpg)
I then painted it to match the bike and used some hickory for the bottom and slats and ended up with this.
![2011-12-29_10-04-46_662.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6e7/6e739cce757a8ea0cf53c0260142b40b.jpg)
Here are the two together.
![2011-12-29_10-02-09_240.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/eb8/eb875bee81321046f214980b2db74b0b.jpg)
![2011-12-29_10-02-18_342.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/66d/66d3cc73ba420a9c6b2b46c5fd7b31b2.jpg)
![2011-12-29_10-02-31_861.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/423/423efbf1f2794ad5ec990360691d2fcb.jpg)
![2011-12-29_10-03-22_582.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/6f5/6f59c4d49060ab881573401bcac6f54c.jpg)
![2011-12-29_10-03-38_189.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/5f8/5f877c0d05527b57ba798156f947c105.jpg)
![2011-12-29_10-04-15_560.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/cf4/cf42faabe0f95ad6b8958bbabab1679f.jpg)
And a couple more of the bike
![2011-12-29_10-03-54_529.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/bb4/bb46d818a71ae0c48a4435bfb4dfec5d.jpg)
![2011-12-29_10-04-05_462.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/33e/33ec49647cc49cfad51268e1c1e5435b.jpg)
I hope you enjoy as much as I have.