Build No. 5

[Bikeguy Joe]

I guess I'll "blag" this one....

The bike is a Western Auto Stores Western Flyer, but it is a "Galaxy Flyer" variant. It has a 72 as the last two serial numbers, and the hub says Bendix 76, so I am guessing it id from the 70's...sure look it. Dark burgundy with orange stripes/"graphics".
It has the abreviated fenders and old school "regular bars", burgundy grips/seat.
I have built two other Western Flyers, and this one is different in that it has a larger elongated frame compared to the other two.
Lots of space for the 47cc bicycle motor kit.

The engine is a 55cc Livefast economotor kit (around a hundred twenty bucks shipped) that checked out to be 47cc's. The funky 5 hole 48T sprocket was replaced with a rough stamped 44T/10mm hardware 9 hole from a thatsdax kit.

Other than new studs, a good clean up, and a greasing of the gears, the engine was left stock right down to the plug and wire.....using this bike as a "mule". I did "true up" the sprocket with a rubber mallet.

Photo 1 shows the custom bike stand I use.

[jasonh]

that's a nice lookin' bike. Wish it wasn't so darned hard to find a classic cruiser for a decent price around here.

[deacon]

nice bike joe. Did your engine fit without the over sized front fork adaptation?

[Bikeguy Joe]

Yep, dropped right in....almost. The "V" is actually pretty flat or "open" if you will. The engine touched the chain guard until I put the lead sheets in, which raised it just enough.

Tubing size is 1" both tubes.

I got the bike for 35 dollars this past summer @ the flea market. It has a different kind of rim, not sure what they are, but they are a deep v type, not like most I've seen.

[jasonh]

$35?!!?! Bah, I need to go bike shopping in ohio. The most I've been able to find at the flea markets are crappy girls mountain bikes. Craigslist is utterly useless unless I want an overpriced girls cruiser.

In the words of Napoleon Dynamite, "Lucky."

[Bikeguy Joe]

I got two bikes for 3 each (huffy 10 speed and a roadmaster ten speed with shorty fenders) and another for 25...it's a weirdo bike called a trialmaster comfybike or somesuch...I have to look at it to remember it exactly. Square looking pull backs, long chrome fenders and a biiiig seat, funny frame- low angle diamond type.
Bought a Puch 18 speed hybrid myb/roadbike for a dollar at a Meadville city auction.

All of those were rideable with just air and oiling.

I bought my Panasonic Olympia for 35, it has a freewheeling crank but I won't motorize that one, that's my "road bike".

[Bikeguy Joe]

I have a dax "65cc" roller bearing bicycle engine kit , and three more "55cc" Livefast econo's, so between all those, and my 59 shwing, I should have something to do this winter.

Not to mention the "wood bike".

Oooo, I just did.

[jasonh]

haha.

I think my wife would kill me if I tried to build a wood bike.

[Bikeguy Joe]

Mrs. Joe said I "have to".

[jasonh]

hahaha, nice.