WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... http://musclebikeforums.com/topic/5595/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed- en-us Copyright 2011, Yuku ceco@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:59:27 GMT Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:36:42 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32202/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-32202 30thtbird wrote:
Ken, that is a Super Deluxe. Should have a 262 in the serial number. It was called a Buzz bike Hustler. Kenny.Thanks!

I just looked at it again and it is a Hustler, it's all original but the paint isn't the best, I just bought it for the sissy bar, it'll end up at the St.Louis bike swap for sale in a couple weeks without the original sissy bar or pedals.

]]> feeds@yuku.com (KenC) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32202 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:36:41 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32199/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-32199 feeds@yuku.com (30thtbird) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32199 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:41:42 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32176/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-32176 feeds@yuku.com (KenC) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32176 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:35:19 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32144/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-32144  I would have ridden it in a heartbeat! ]]> feeds@yuku.com (John Brain) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32144 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:08:21 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32137/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-32137
I've given up on the seller sending me the attaching screws for the rear fender (where it attaches to the frame - just behind rear axle) and the front fender (between the forks, under the neck). So, what I need are the thread sizes or to buy some originals.

Oh, yeah! I also need the spring for the rear caliper (or another caliper...), since mine is broken.

Thanks!
Warren
]]> feeds@yuku.com (edsel58) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/32137 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:36:48 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/31219/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-31219 John Brain wrote:
RailRider wrote:
I wonder if these were geared toward Girls since they were raspberry(pink)


The ads I have for the Glitter Bug has it listed as a "girls" model.  no pics though.

JB The Glitter Bug sure has a lot of hardware for being a *girl's bike*. Heck, if I was 10 again, and didn't know it was for a girl,  I would have dug it! In fact, I do now - It's darn cool with the rear disc brake! 

Hey, after all, what about *Plum Crazy*, and the colors Hot Wheels came in? I still have my Spectra-Flame Pink Javelin!

]]> feeds@yuku.com (edsel58) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/31219 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:45:03 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/31217/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-31217 I'm gonna stick a flowered basket on mine!
]]> feeds@yuku.com (edsel58) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/31217 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:38:28 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/31211/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-31211
]]> feeds@yuku.com (RailRider) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/31211 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:45:17 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/31210/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-31210 RailRider wrote:
I wonder if these were geared toward Girls since they were raspberry(pink)


The ads I have for the Glitter Bug has it listed as a "girls" model.  no pics though.

JB  ]]> feeds@yuku.com (John Brain) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/31210 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 23:34:58 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30850/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30850 feeds@yuku.com (schwinnkid) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30850 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 22:28:36 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30706/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30706 I am not knocking it, I like the Raspberry bikes. I would also like to have an original paint 5 speed Buzz Bike like this. I just know Murray did some uni-sex bicycles, they  even had that Turquoise bike with a basket but it was a boys bike frame too.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (RailRider) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30706 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:45:06 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30705/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30705 edsel58 wrote:
RailRider wrote:
I wonder if these were geared toward Girls since they were raspberry(pink)
NOT PINK!!! I'M NOT A GIRL! I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I'M NOT!!! LOL.   

I can't remember what I initially thought of the color as a 10 year old BOY, but I never got razz-berried by the other guys for the color.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (murrayEliminator) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30705 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:27:25 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30703/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30703 feeds@yuku.com (30thtbird) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30703 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:18:13 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30702/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30702 RailRider wrote:
I wonder if these were geared toward Girls since they were raspberry(pink)
NOT PINK!!! I'M NOT A GIRL! I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I'M NOT!!! LOL.   

I can't remember what I initially thought of the color as a 10 year old BOY, but I never got razz-berried by the other guys for the color. Actually, I think I was sorta proud of it, since it was different from the Sting-Rays, et al. 


]]> feeds@yuku.com (edsel58) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30702 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:14:37 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30701/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30701 Glad to here that your original hardware is on the way. They can be a little difficult to find. The fender screws were for a straight screw driver and the chainguard and derailluer screws were phillips headed. The derailluer screw was just a little larger than the chainguard screws. It is usually pretty difficult to find. If, of the 2 chainguard screws, one is longer than the other, the shorter one will go at the rear of the chainguard.Kenny. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (30thtbird) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30701 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:14:10 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30700/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30700 30thtbird wrote:
Fork reflectors didn't come out until late 69 at the earliest. I'm leaning more towards 70/71 before they came out. I believe the sissybar and speeda are definitely add ons. As long as the seat tag on the back of the seat says Persons, it would be original. Very nice early bike to start with. The front fender would be a "stubby". That means the front edge would stick out only about 2 inches past the brake caliper. The newer fender(late 68 and up) would be about 3 inches past the front brake caliper. Kenny.Hmmm, late '69? I could swear (almost) that my first F5 had the clear reflectors and not any decals ( I just GOTTA dig out the ol' family pics and home movies!)

I do have the front fender, but I'm waiting for the seller to send me the miscellaneous hardware (which he forgot to send...), so I can reattach it with the correct.screw.

]]> feeds@yuku.com (edsel58) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30700 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:05:27 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30699/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30699 murrayEliminator wrote:
Be sure to get yourself a couple of quarts of evapo rust. you will be surprised how much of that chrome & cad plated parts will clean up with that stuff..Actually, I use Zep Rust Eraser, which is probably a similar product. It's citrus-based, and doesn't attack chrome or good base metal. Thanks for the tip!!!

]]> feeds@yuku.com (edsel58) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30699 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:00:38 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30698/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30698 murrayEliminator wrote:
Looks like a un molested original, the only thing i see missing is the front fender. Those Glitter pedals are only the seconed set i have ever seen other then the ones i had.. pretty kool find. clean it up and enjoy it!..My first F5 had the glitter pedals, also.I guess I'm pretty lucky to have these, eh?

]]> feeds@yuku.com (edsel58) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30698 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:58:34 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30697/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30697 RailRider wrote:
Looks pretty good. Surprised it still has the correct brake levers too.
I was wondering about the two levels being of different manufacture. So, this is correct for the bike?

]]> feeds@yuku.com (edsel58) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30697 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:56:38 PST <![CDATA[ Re: WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30695/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-#reply-30695
]]> feeds@yuku.com (RailRider) http://musclebikeforums.com/reply/30695 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:38:05 PST <![CDATA[ WESTERN FLYER BUZZ BIKE F5 - Info needed... ]]> http://musclebikeforums.com/topic/5595/WESTERN-FLYER-BUZZ-BIKE-F5-Info-needed-
Yep - I'm a newbie.....

I've found the exact twin to the 1968 Western Flyer Custom Buzz Bike F5 I had as a kid, and need as much info as I can get to restore it. I'm awaiting for FedEx to drop it off any day now! I still have the original hang tag (actually an envelope) and license from my first one. It's a 5-speed *muscle bike*, with dual caliper brakes, silver sparkle banana seat, blah, blah, blah...

I need to know if there are such things as *paint chip charts*, such as those used for automobiles. I have heard the color of my bike is *Flamboyant Raspberry*. I remember my Dad telling me the man at the Western Auto store mentioning it was *raspberry*. Was this a *candy* paint, and, if so, did it have a silver base? Also, did WF Buzz Bike F5's only come in this color?

I know this is... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (edsel58) http://musclebikeforums.com/topic/5595 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:59:27 PST