Please Help, I Was Given This Bike By Way Of My Mother's Friend

[Lynnette Knapp]

My mother had a pair of bikes sitting in her garage for years and had been given to her by some friends that they sat in their garage for years. My husband has decided if it's actually a vintage bike, we'll restore it, if not it isn't worth keeping around as we're going to be moving. The possibility or not has lead me on a journey of vintage bikes and restoration projects. I know little about bikes.

 

[Freqman1]

The bike is a mid 60s I think Ross built for Western Auto Stores. It is actually in pretty nice shape and could be cleaned up and ridden. Unfortunately it has very little collector value-- about $30. V/r Shawn

 

[Lynnette Knapp]

Well, I think the decision is that since it would be a good starter project in restoration; that I'm going to be able to clean it up etc and who knows from there. I found out when my father was a teen he rode a Western Flyer around Lake Michigan around 1957.

 

[Mikes bikes]

Welcome to The CABE ! Mikes bikes, from Va. You're going to love it!

 

[island schwinn]

clean it up,regrease the bearings,new tires,and ride it for all it's worth.

 

[Lynnette Knapp]

Thank you, I have to say, after hearing my dad's stories as a result of this bike, I am bitten and can't wait to fix her up and look towards finding a future project of the bicycle kind. Love reading the posts too.

 

[tech549]

Thank you, I have to say, after hearing my dad's stories as a result of this bike, I am bitten and can't wait to fix her up and look towards finding a future project of the bicycle kind. Love reading the posts too.

this sounds awful familiar!!!!

 

[Evans200]

Be careful. The bike bug bites hard!

 

[partsguy]

1965-70 Western Flyer. It was built by Huffy for Western Auto Stores. If you want to know the exact year, there will be a vin number near the rear axle.

The very first number indicates the last digit in the year of manufacture. For example, if your vin reads, 9H, your bike was built in 1969.

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