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Hmm, let me think about it. I may hold out for one that matches better. I could paint it but I don't want a freshly painted fender because the whole bike is pretty weathered

It's not quite the right color cause mine is metallic and darker but I think I can make it work. How much are you asking for it?

It's actually a 26x2.35 tire because it's what I had on hand. Looks great but they just barely rub. When they wear out I'm going with a 26x2.25

I'm picking up a Travis bicycle motor soon, which requires you to cut the front fender in order to mount it. I don't want to cut the original fender on my 1952 Murray so I'm looking for one I can. I'd like to get as close a match as I can to my original, and I'd prefer one that was a little...

I'll see if I can find an online manual. One of the few things I did find is that the 1hp model has a thinner tanks than the 1.5, so I believe mine is the 1.5hp one

I've been looking but there's not much info out there on them. I couldn't even find a video of someone demonstrating theirs. Fortunately the one I'm getting does have the manual but I can't find any info about the operation of it and how to set it up. Of course I won't be picking up for a while...

I'm thinking of picking up one of these old Travis friction drive motors to put on my '52 Murray, I just had a few questions if anyone has experience with them. Basically I can't find much info on them at all, I was wondering what the fuel mix is and if I can use a modern synthetic oil. Does...

Got it! I decided to put on a worn out chain I had laying around, and that pushed the wheel back almost perfectly, but it still rubbed just a hair, so I decided to put a very small dimple in either side of the frame, so now it fits perfectly with about 1/16" of space on either side of the tire...

Can anyone tell me what size chain I have? All it says on the side is KMC and 6K-2. I did some measuring and I think just a half link should do it. If anyone has a spare 44t sprocket I wouldn't mind one of those either. Always better to have more options

I would definitely want a smaller 44t sprocket rather than the 48t. Lots of hills in my area. But with that smaller sprocket, I think I might have the same issue with it being too far back and rubbing on the fender in back.

Now that's not a bad idea, but where would I get a new sprocket for the bendix hub? I'd probably either go 1 larger on that or 1 smaller on the crank sprocket. It currently has a 46t on the crank and an 18t on the hub

Without the tensioner, and with the previous chain length the chain was too long, I took out 1 link and it's too short now. If I have that extra link and push the wheel back, the tire rubs the fender, if I remove it and tension it, it rubs the frame

Yeah, I flipped it because it's not the stock crank, rear hub, or crank sprocket. With all those changes it seemed to line up better that way

The wheel is actually almost all the way forward in the dropout now that I deleted the tensioner. Even with a set of 26x2.10 tires it still just barely rubs. The chain is as tight as I dare make it, but I need the wheel to move back about a quarter inch or so. The wheel is pretty true and when...

I was thinking about that, but I can't figure out what size chain I have. It's made by KMC but there's no markings indicating the size. I ordered one after measuring it but it was too big for my chain

Here are a few pictures, I built this thing last year. In the pics it has the crappy Chinese tensioner on it along with the oversize tires. I polished, buffed, and wiped a coat of Val Oil over the entire bike before assembly. All original paint.

I'm working on my '52 Murray today, taking off the crappy Chinese chain tensioner I had on there as a temporary fix. I shortened the chain a couple links and it looks a lot better, but the oversize 26x2.35 tires I had in it rub the frame. Is there any way I can get the back wheel to move back an...

Thanks, I found it and it looks like I was exactly right in my guess that it was a '63.

Ok, I found a new nut for the crank and I built a new set of wheels for it today. Just curious if anyone can tell me what year this bike is?

Thanks, I'll try to dig one up.

Can anyone tell me what size and thread nut and washer I need for the crank? It was the stock crank from a Schwinn Typhoon

I was thinking if I did make any modifications they would have to be easily reversible, and I would keep all the original parts. That said, I did some thinking, and I was talking to my brother who's probably going to be the main rider, and I think I'm going to go with a different rear hub with a...

Not my first old bike (also have a Murray Aeroline) but I just picked up this nice original Meteor Flite and I had some questions about it. The first thing I was wondering was the year, It's definitely not a 50's one, I know that much. The numbers I can see are MOW 40.... 303426. The rear...