Western Flyer Bomber

[Yooperman]

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.

 

[Yooperman]

 

[bigharley]

i love it

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[OddJob]

Welcome aboard! You've got a great bike to start with here.
RaT oN~!

 

[Yooperman]

First step and cleanup the head badge. Any guess what vintage years it from and where are serial lookup tables.

 

[RustyGold]

Does it have an tag riveted to the bottom of the bottom bracket?

 

[Yooperman]

No just the two on the sides shown.

 

[Yooperman]

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.

 

[RustyGold]

If no ID tag, it is...I believe...a '54 or later.

 

[bigharley]

this is a 50s western flyer for sure.

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[us56456712]

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?

 

[Yooperman]

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?

Stem looks good and a keeper.

 

[Yooperman]

They say breaking up is hard, but the Flyer cane apart quickly. The next step is stripping it down.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

I like it when they don't put up a fight!

 

[sdframe]

Nice little start. Have fun!

 

[Scribble]

Looks like it's coming apart pretty well for the condition

 

[Yooperman]

My years of rat rod bicycle building is starting to pay off! Still am amazed that old American hardware breaks apart to easy.

 

[kingfish254]

Great bike to start with. Looking forward to seeing what fun you have with it.

 

[Yooperman]

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.

 

[Yooperman]

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.