Hello from southern Colorado.

[poo poo pipe]

some progress.

Had a good day, things went really well,fabed front mount up, need to run cables and true up rear sproket and some small details what a diffrence a few hours make. Sorry for small pics. will try to fix? any suggestions?

 

[poo poo pipe]

small update with pics.

 

[a/c man]

Get a chain breaker and shorten up both chains.
Looks good though... You might want to get an inline fuel filter, these gas tanks are usually full of sedimentary rusty crud..
Choke or throttle cable looks to short, you don't want it pulling tighter when you turn the handle bars to either extreme, it's dangerous..
MOST IMPORTANTLY ..GET SOME BRAKES MAN...
This can be a dangerous hobby so you absolutely need good brakes, front and rear.
Coaster brakes won't cut it.. It ain't just a bicycle anymore.
Have fun but be careful

TIM

 

[sideshowbob]

what the bike???

I think these types of bikes were sold in the southwest at western auto stores sometimes called western flyers like the sleds and wagons they sold. look at the pressed dropoouts those were indicative of the frames cheaper than the shwinns that were welded. Ive seen several varieties that had 2 d batteries for the front light in in the tank and had a horn button on the side sold by sears, mongomery wards and western auto in the 60''s. Have fun. looks like a nice board track racer. How does it ride?

 

[poo poo pipe]

Thanks for all the tips and info on the AMF, The photos were taken in build stages, Since then all has been done except "brakes"... Coster brakes does as the name implies: You use them and you "coast". In all it rides good and is getting better all the time!