Fresh from the Ann Arbor Classic Bike Show, a Western Flyer boys bicycle. I plan a fun clunker ride with a little world war 2 altitude.
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Welcome aboard! You've got a great bike to start with here.
RaT oN~!
RaT oN~!
First step and cleanup the head badge. Any guess what vintage years it from and where are serial lookup tables.
Does it have an tag riveted to the bottom of the bottom bracket?
No just the two on the sides shown.
I see a 1953 Monark built Western Flyer on the cave today. Has same badge, paint, rear rack and crank. I think we have a match.
If no ID tag, it is...I believe...a '54 or later.
this is a 50s western flyer for sure.
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I wonder if the stem is original? I have taken many of these stems of later bikes but I don't know when they started making them. It's crusty enough to be original but I have never seen one on a bike this old. It should make a wonderful clunker. Anyone know if this bike came with this stem?
They say breaking up is hard, but the Flyer cane apart quickly. The next step is stripping it down.
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Nice little start. Have fun!
My years of rat rod bicycle building is starting to pay off! Still am amazed that old American hardware breaks apart to easy.
Great bike to start with. Looking forward to seeing what fun you have with it.
Stars and stripping for 4th this year. Now I can concentrate on my first flyer configuration. Make it a rider and features to the build later.
I would like to cleanup and try out the old wheels that came with.
The front looks good. Clean, grease, paint, tire.
The back has a bendix but sort of a mess. Rust and rubber needs stripped off. Anyone has suggestions to 60 year old glued rubber or electrical tape off?
I am thinking a heat gun and adhesive remover after.
The front looks good. Clean, grease, paint, tire.
The back has a bendix but sort of a mess. Rust and rubber needs stripped off. Anyone has suggestions to 60 year old glued rubber or electrical tape off?
I am thinking a heat gun and adhesive remover after.
