Need help!

[jbk17]

I got this bike from my wife's dad and unfortunately this is the only picture I took of it before I took it apart and it's an awful one at that. He's not sure what it is and I have found no badging of any sort on it. I'm pretty sure the tank and chain guard have been repainted so at one time there may have been stickers of some sort. Any ideas?

 

[1speedJam1982]

the chain gaurd and tank look western fler to me... mid 50s, maybe 55. but the bike looks around early 60s amf/roadmaster. not positive though. whats the serial number??

 

[1speedJam1982]

although the bike also looks murray made western flyer. can tell more by the serial number if you have it though

 

[CCR]

looks like a snyder built bike ... coast to coast, hiawatha, western flyer, rollfast maybe

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Looks like an Evans tank :?

 

[jbk17]

The serial number looks like it's R64001453

 

[1speedJam1982]

1959 Western Flyer

 

[1speedJam1982]

I have a 55 western flyer with almost the same chain gaurd, but from before they could use the cantilever frame which was released by schwinn's patent lift in 1958, and thats why you have the cantilever frame because everyone went crazy with it when it was free to the builder. nice bike man!! :wink:

 

[ratina]

Looks like a Ross to me

 

[1speedJam1982]

Looks like a Ross to me

i thought by the serial number it was a 59 but as I look after what you said Im not so sure anymore... :?

 

[ratina]

Yup its a Ross:

http://www.ibikedb.net/bikes/10563-ross ... per-deluxe

 

[1speedJam1982]

Yup its a Ross:

http://www.ibikedb.net/bikes/10563-ross ... per-deluxe

dang.... you are good. I learn something new everytime I log in...

 

[ratina]

Yup its a Ross:

http://www.ibikedb.net/bikes/10563-ross ... per-deluxe

dang.... you are good. I learn something new everytime I log in...

8) I learned almost everything I know from this site

 

[1speedJam1982]

Yup its a Ross:

http://www.ibikedb.net/bikes/10563-ross ... per-deluxe

dang.... you are good. I learn something new everytime I log in...

8) I learned almost everything I know from this site

its great aint it.. :wink:

 

[jbk17]

Dang you guys are good. But where does the headlight on my bike come in? Different model? Different year? Do you guys know of anywhere that lists bike models by production year?

 

[ratina]

Yea it's a different model than the picture. I don't know of any sites like that. Look in the how to section for ways to remove spray paint without hurting the original paint (if it's still under there)

 

[Rustinkerer]

I think it's a '66, believe I read somewhere online that with Chain Bike Co (Ross), the first digit was the year. I have a more Spaceliner influenced version, I'll have to dig it out sometime and check the serial.

CBC made several Dept. store bikes like Thunder and Star Jets, Coast To Coast, Norwood, etc., so it wasn't neccesarily Ross badged. -Adam

 

[jbk17]

Definitely a Ross. I was working on the front wheel last night and noticed the front hub is stamped "ROSS" That was the first marking of any sort I've seen on it.