Very rough Higgins

[Oldscratch72]

Just got this pretty rough looking Higgins. Not sure of the year or model, or what I'm going to do with it.

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[Big Ape]

Great Bike! Could be a Jetflow or Colorflow! But, very good bones to build on.

 

[RustySprockets]

The MOD 502 cinches it as a Murray-built frame. I'm guessing early '50s Colorflow with most of the goodies removed.

 

[Wildcat]

1950 Colorflow:

 

[Oldscratch72]

I'm thing jet flow based on the light mount coming off the spring and not mounted on the fender.


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[Big Ape]

I believe that some Colorflows had the light mount bracket too.

 

[Oldscratch72]

I believe that some Colorflows had the light mount bracket too.

Very cool!! Thanks a lot. They sure don't make it easy to figure out.


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[Big Ape]

At this point, it really doesn't make much difference. You could collect the needed parts and build it either way. No one would be the wiser. Both rank right up there as some of the coolest bikes of the 50's!

 

[Wildcat]

There's a lot you can do with it. A cruiser with apes, whitewalls, and leopard skin seat or a klunker, street skinny tire cruiser, or put it back to original, you name it. If you stretch out the beehive by reversing the brackets, remember there won't be stops, it'll bottom out and flip you, but it looks good. I found out the hard way.

Here's a 56 Jetflow.

 

[Oldscratch72]

There's a lot you can do with it. A cruiser with apes, whitewalls, and leopard skin seat or a klunker, street skinny tire cruiser, or put it back to original, you name it. If you stretch out the beehive by reversing the brackets, remember there won't be stops, it'll bottom out and flip you, but it looks good. I found out the hard way.

Here's a 56 Jetflow.

I love that bare metal look.
I'll figure something good too do with it. Probably depends on how much I'm willing to spend. Thanks for the ideas.


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[Oldscratch72]

At this point, it really doesn't make much difference. You could collect the needed parts and build it either way. No one would be the wiser. Both rank right up there as some of the coolest bikes of the 50's!

Thanks for the info. I'll figure out something good with it.


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[Big Ape]

Thanks for the info. I'll figure out something good with it.


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You are welcome, there are some threads about removing paint, it would be cool to see what is under that spray bomb blue!

 

[Wildcat]

Found this quote on the CABE:

"4546 is the Sears catalog # for the 56-57 Jetflow."

 

[RustySprockets]

Here's the listing, straight from the 1956 Sears Christmas Book.

 

[Oldscratch72]

Found this quote on the CABE:

"4546 is the Sears catalog # for the 56-57 Jetflow."

Thanks for the help!!


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[Oldscratch72]

Here's the listing, straight from the 1956 Sears Christmas Book.

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Thanks a lot. Always good to have a picture to go by.


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