What bikes had stars in the crank?

[Drummerboy1975]

Found an old bike that the head badge was removed. It has stars in the crank. Is it a Cleveland Welding?

 

[RustySprockets]

AMF bikes from the early 1960's had them. Unsure if they could be found on any others.

 

[Drummerboy1975]

This bikes from the 50's I'm pretty sure.

 

[kingfish254]

AMF Skyriders had star chainrings like this.

Does yours have stars cut out of the chainring or does the chainring itself look like a star?

 

[DJ Bill]

There was a "Texas Ranger" model that looked like the 50's but was actually late 60's built by AMF that also used that sprocket. It was a cruiser balloon tire bike.

 

[kingfish254]

Post up some pics of your bike and we can help ID it.

 

[aka_locojoe]

I don't remember the brand though.

 

[Rustinkerer]

It was an AMF part, used from around '58-65. -Adam

 

[DJ Bill]

That looks just like the Texas Ranger branded bike I saw, just different screening on the chainguard.

 

[Drummerboy1975]

Here's the bike. It has no head badge. And a bent steering tube.

 

[Drummerboy1975]

A few more. Obviously its been spray bombed at one time. Its actually in really great shape. The fenders are pretty much perfect and the chain guards nice too. Chrome should clean up really well also.

 

[Drummerboy1975]

So what year might my Skyrider be?

 

[DJ Bill]

Looks 60's to me but I'm no expert on that bike in particular..

 

[RustySprockets]

This is the first time I've seen a guard with that particular shape--it's got to be an early one. The earliest were minted in 1958, if not mistaken. AMF records are lacking.

Take a look at the AMF logo style--it's ancient. By the early '60's, it already appeared like this:

Before the decade was out, they'd switched to this:

Is the seatpost affixed using an internal wedge (much like a handlebar stem), rather than a clamp? That is also a hallmark of a very early AMF bike.

 

[Drummerboy1975]

It has that style seat post.

This is the first time I've seen a guard with that particular shape--it's got to be an early one. The earliest were minted in 1958, if not mistaken. AMF records are lacking.

Take a look at the AMF logo style--it's ancient. By the early '60's, it already appeared like this:

Before the decade was out, they'd switched to this:

Is the seatpost affixed using an internal wedge (much like a handlebar stem), rather than a clamp? That is also a hallmark of a very early AMF bike.

 

[Drummerboy1975]

I'd like to find an original form for it. The original one is badly bent and even cracked.

 

[kingfish254]

Yours looks like this one that @Euphman06 picked up a couple of years ago.
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/amf-skyrider.57416/

Here are some more of them. Your chainguard does seem to have older styling than the other ones, but none of these have the star ring.
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/need-help-with-this-skyrider.57763/

 

[Drummerboy1975]

Yours looks like this one that @Euphman06 picked up a couple of years ago.
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/amf-skyrider.57416/

Here are some more of them. Your chainguard does seem to have older styling than the other ones, but none of these have the star ring.
http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/need-help-with-this-skyrider.57763/

Awesome, thanks man. I'm still not sure what year mine actually is.