Amf Roadmaster flying falcon

[Jeff Beilke]

Can anybody give me some info on this bike. Real barn find. I believe it's a mid 50s bike but I can't find any good info on it.

 

[fordmike65]

Cool bike. Looks 60's to me.

 

[rustjunkie]

I like it! I'd say late 1950s, maybe 1958-1959. Does the rear hub have a date code stamped into it?
More pics of the saddle please?

 

[Oilit]

I've got one that looks very similar to yours (Except a lot rougher) and the guy I bought it from said he thought it was 1956. The components on it look right for that period, but he wasn't certain and I'm not either. Nice bike!

 

[HIGGINSFOREVER]

I would guess early 60s and looks all complete

 

[rhenning]

Bendix manual shift 2 speed to me would mean late 1950s. Roger

 

[Adamtinkerer]

Cantilever frame on the black bike is '58 at the earliest, when Schwinn's patent on the design ran out. Green bike is the earlier '55-7 style.

 

[Oilit]

Cantilever frame on the black bike is '58 at the earliest, when Schwinn's patent on the design ran out. Green bike is the earlier '55-7 style.

That makes sense, Thanks! Does anyone know when Weinmann went from the squared off brake lever housing to the more rounded style?

 

[Oilit]

Can anybody give me some info on this bike. Real barn find. I believe it's a mid 50s bike but I can't find any good info on it.View attachment 370699 View attachment 370700

If the rear hub is a Sturmey-Archer, there will be two numbers on it, one for the month the hub was made and the other the last two digits of the year, for instance "61 5" for May, 1961.

 

[Scribble]

That's one of the cooler middleweights I've seen, good find.