RARE TITAN built Western Flyer BUILD!

[partsguy]

I will look tomorrow when I get the time since I am
this little phone right now.

Edit:Here is two pics of a frame I saw.
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I also noticed that the mount for the rear brakes is a flat piece of metal on the Murray while this mine has a tube and the kickstand mount id different as well.

Geez everybody copied each other in the 80s!

Anyway, I found a small rust spot on the rear, so I'm going to sand that down and touch it up. You won't notice it unless you either turn the bike over or take the rear wheel off, but it must be addressed. I don't want to repaint the frame. Replicating that swirl design would be difficult and probably costly to do. Keep in mind the bike is only worth about $250 when done.

 

[kngtmat]

I noticed the differences too.



The frame looks way better.

 

[kngtmat]

I just came across while search Western Flyer bicycles in the google image search, it's another one like yours but blue.
http://leagueofbikepolo.com/bike/yo-soy/wester-flyer-24

 

[Andrew Gorman]

For red cable housing, Loose Screws has it:
http://www.loosescrews.com/index.cg...ke Casing&tc=&item_id=LS-6524AC&id=6633197335
A good source for other things you need in more than bike shop quantities and less than a pallet. You should really try to track down a Huffy Aerowind if you like weird, 1980's, US built bikes-
http://oldtenspeedgallery.com/owner-submitted/monday-market-10-speeds-a-plenty/#.T5dDorNSQr4
second from the top!

 

[partsguy]

The bike polo link made me laugh! I never heard of such a thing! That particular bike is a 1994 model, which was the last year with the Titan contract (I think). As for the red cables, I appreciate the link! All I'm ever finding is black! The other parts will come from the various junkers my neighbor drags in. I got a Giant in about 2 or 3 weeks ago and that yeilded some very nice Shimano deraileurs. Cables aside, the only other thing to track down is a new crank and wheels. I found that some ding bat reversed the threads on one of the crank arms.

Anyway, I haven't had much time to work on this, the completed frame set as sat undisturbed for about two weeks now. Any spare time to myself is far and few between now. I really appreciate the continued support I have recieved here and when this is done, I'm gonna have some fun on the trails!

Oh, I was going to bid on a digital Western Flyer speedometer on eBay. It needed to be rebuilt due to battery corrosion but I forgot to bid - darnnit! Three years ago those were everywhere!

 

[partsguy]

Oh, and that Giant also yielded an exact replacement grip for the one that was broken, so now that is taken care of as well!

 

[kngtmat]

Cool, how is it going lately.

 

[partsguy]

I actually have just started finishing projects for the first time in months, I give my classes priority. Nothing has changed but the Western Flyer shifter is about to be rebuilt and the bottom bracket is being reasembled. The Greenfield kickstand is being polished as well.

 

[kngtmat]

That's cool, I can't finish any of my projects since I don't have the money or know anyone close enough that could paint my Christine bike and a few of my other stuff I'm too poor to finish right now.

 

[partsguy]

Forgot all about this old thread. The bike is done, except for the wheels, crank, and chain ring. I am still looking for the right ones. I want to upgrade and put something decent in there. The paint cleaned up real nice and so did the graphics. Fork, bars, grips, cables, all are done. It's got new derailleurs, the Western Auto shifter was rebuilt (still looking for a second one), seat post was restored, found a nice seat for it, all new brakes, headset rebuilt.