Newbie, looking for bike ID

[rousefire]

Hello everybody. I'm actually posting this for a senior who found a bike in a barn . I told him I would try to find it online and ended up here. I looked at images and could not find this exact bike. Anybody with any info at all would be appreciated. I hope this is allowed. I know the seat is not right but everything else seems to be there.

 

[musclebikemadman]

Hello everybody. I'm actually posting this for a senior who found a bike in a barn . I told him I would try to find it online and ended up here. I looked at images and could not find this exact bike. Anybody with any info at all would be appreciated. I hope this is allowed. I know the seat is not right but everything else seems to be there.

It is a Western Flyer Buzz Bike made by Murray Of Ohio, if pedals are original it is after '71 as they have reflectors. There does not seem to be a MBA sticker on seat post so it would be before '73. Try looking for Western auto circulars to see if you can find one with that same frame. Good luck

 

[musclebikemadman]

I'm fairly inept at searching the web. I did not find any images with that frame but I could not find the Amazon site without my wife's help haha Keep looking you will find a match

 

[rousefire]

I dont think the pedals were a matching set .

I couldnt find that frame either.

 

[musclebikemadman]

@rousefire the sticker badge leads me to believe mid '70s. I have a '76 with a sticker.

 

[rickpaulos]

MBA?

 

[musclebikemadman]

MBA?

Sorry BMA bicycle maunufacturers of America. It was a sticker added to most bikes after '73 ish indicating the manufaturer met certain safety standards. Schwinn refused to put them on their bikes westen Flyer had them

 

[Wildcat]

The BMA6 decals were added in 71. I found a frame similar to that, I think mid 70's is a good guess.

This frame has a grommet and chopper forks, but looks like the same frame otherwise. Cranks look the same also. The description just said it was a 70's Buzzbike.

 

[deorman]

Western Flyer = Made for and sold by Western Auto retail stores, a now defunct auto parts supplier.

 

[musclebikemadman]

The BMA6 decals were added in 71. I found a frame similar to that, I think mid 70's is a good guess.

This frame has a grommet and chopper forks, but looks like the same frame otherwise. Cranks look the same also. The description just said it was a 70's Buzzbike.


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The rear end looks right but there is a rake to the head tube on the one you show.

 

[Wildcat]

I found a few more:

A 78 western Flyer shown on the BMX museum page.

70's Murray

Murray Sunriser

One more Murray

 

[Laxbeaver]

I believe the date may be printed on the black sticker just above the BB (bottom of the post between the seat and pedals).
Last thing on the sticker, lower right. The ones I've seen have seemed about right for a month-year.
Would be just out of sight in your second pic.
I don't know if thats an official thing at all but as I said, they seem to make sense

 

[GeePig]

I believe the date may be printed on the black sticker just above the BB (bottom of the post between the seat and pedals).
Last thing on the sticker, lower right. The ones I've seen have seemed about right for a month-year.
Would be just out of sight in your second pic.
I don't know if thats an official thing at all but as I said, they seem to make sense

11 71 - according to the first picture.