Western Flyer help.

[Sulley]

Theres nothing on the drop downs, i checked inside and out. Sulley

 

[Adamtinkerer]

Notice on that chart, that 1959 goes back to R again. I'd bet Sulley's bike is a 60. I know by 1963 they changed the coding, and it would be something like 'MO 3'+ 63.

 

[Sulley]

Well i put some tightey whiteys on it, had a chain guard decal made for it, got the seat post decal , shes done. Thanks for all the help. Sulley

 

[jd56]

Looks good Sulley!!
Did you get the tanklight working?

 

[Sulley]

Yep it works great, i made a lens for it from an old JC Higgins one i had. Sulley

 

[dbaughman]

Big question

Sully,

Where did you find the serial number? Was it on the bottom of the crank tube or on the drop out where the rear axle bolts in? Can you post a picture of the serial number? I have a theory but I need to know where the number is stamped.

Ed

I recently acquired the same model of Western Flyer, serial # MOS 2053. It has a three piece rear rack (painted top, 2 chrome steel support rails). Does this date the bike as an older model?

 

[Adamtinkerer]

I recently acquired the same model of Western Flyer, serial # MOS 2053. It has a three piece rear rack (painted top, 2 chrome steel support rails). Does this date the bike as an older model?

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To revise what I said 9 years ago, Murray's coding is a mess from 1960-64. The letter codes are known from '30s-1959. In '65, they started with "MO 5" and so forth. And also, the serials moved from the BB to the rear dropoout during that time. So, I'd still say around '60. If you could find some Western Auto catalogs online somewhere, they'd probably fill in the gaps.