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HotRodRob

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I found my unicorn and nothing jinxed me. I thought for sure someone or something would ruin this one for me but it didn't. 1937 CCM Flyte. To me, this is the 32 Ford of CCM's. So now I have one. It needs full resto including some frame welding due to a crack. I don't think the fenders are correct. It has Torrington bars though! I think this will probably eventually get a proper restoration but for now will be as hotroddy as possible. That should drive the purists nuts eh? Well heres some pics. Enjoy

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And finally, the happy new owner with his baby

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Those forks are AWESOME :shock: Looptail rear too :shock: Nice score 8)
 
Wild looking forks & overall bike! Have you ridden it? If so, does it feel any different to ride then a 'normal' fork?

Congrats!!
Rick
 
WooHoo! :lol: It ain`t all correct, but that can be remedied! I`m :mrgreen: green :mrgreen: with envy...Good score Brother!
 
The CCM Flyte is the Canadian holy grail of bikes, like the Elgin Bluebird in the USA. They were only produced a few years, never big sellers as they were higher priced then other bikes, that and the fact it was the dirty thirties. Trust me, I am green with envy here :mrgreen: Great score HotRodRob! The link below will provide a bit more info for those interested.

http://www.ccmflyte.com/
 
Thanks for all the great comments. It is residing in my living room as we speak and I just can't stop looking at it. Hmmm, build off bike? Nah, I never finish my build off bikes. It deserves better than that. :D I feel extremely lucky finding this bike and promise to give it a new FUN life :lol:
 
carvingbike said:
Wild looking forks & overall bike! Have you ridden it? If so, does it feel any different to ride then a 'normal' fork?
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Let me open mouth without actually knowing anything and say it's probably no different at all from a normal fork. The axle is directly below the steer tube where a straight fork would locate it, so my guess would be you could add stright bars down to the axle (not that you'd want to) making it into a "normal" fork with no difference in ride. I'm betting there is some suspension involved in the bent tube unless it is super stiff.
 
yoothgeye said:
carvingbike said:
Wild looking forks & overall bike! Have you ridden it? If so, does it feel any different to ride then a 'normal' fork?
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Let me open mouth without actually knowing anything and say it's probably no different at all from a normal fork. The axle is directly below the steer tube where a straight fork would locate it, so my guess would be you could add stright bars down to the axle (not that you'd want to) making it into a "normal" fork with no difference in ride. I'm betting there is some suspension involved in the bent tube unless it is super stiff.
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I haven't ridden it. It needs tires and plus the seat tube is cracked near the bottom, so I wouldn't even try it til thats fixed. Supposedly they designed the fork and the rear loop frame to absorb bumps, so my guess is, that is why the seat tube cracked. I believe they did offer this frame later on in production with just a truss rod style fork, but who would want that? :wink:
 
The bike was awesome in person, so was the Sleeman Original Draught! :D Oh yeah the bars and bent springer have been talked about over a few Coldie Hawns here with the neighbour as well. Thanks again Rob, goodtimes!
 
Yeah I want it. lol Thats one of my really wanted bikes too. lol
 
I saw one of these when I was 19 (I think). It was owned by a guy near me who collected and sold tons of rare bikes. I bought my first skiptooth straightbar Schwinn from him for $100. He had one building for the bulk of his bikes. But he had a smaller building for his favorites. It was filled with krates and rays and old heavyweights (all original and at least near mint). But he had one of these and I was so crazy about it. But he wanted so much money and it was so mint. Being 19 i barely had money for gas (much like today). So it stayed there and I got to see it several more times but I've always wanted one.
 

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