Purple Banana - 12" Western Flyer

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Got my grandson's Western Flyer in the mail today. Pretty cool little bike. The plans are to go with air filled tires with a coaster brake. Not sure about saving the seat. The way it is made will make it tough to recover. I may have to find a replacement. Anyway,here it is in all it's glory. I plan to start the tear down tonight.

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Finally got the little beast torn down. I think it is going ot be an awesome little project. Starting to reconsider the purple color as I found a set of sweet red wheels.
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Anyone know where I can get this little sissy bar chromed cheap?

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One problem I ran into is that while the fenders are in nice shape and the chrome is nice, there is a lot of surface rust on the underside. Started to sand it down, but I think the chrome is shot. Thinking about getting it smooth, taping the chrome and hitting the underside with flat black.

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