CCM 1940 Flyte 8

Submitted by staceyz on Mon, 09/12/2022 - 17:48

I bought a 1940 Flyte 8 at a farm auction in Saskatchewan. I'm going to put back to as original as I can. I'm slowing removing the green paint to the original maroon underneath. I have bought a couple other CCM's to use as parts(1937 & 1939). The bars & stem that came on the Flyte 8 are on the left. Are these correct, or should I use the stem on the right?

 

 

The other photo is of the seat that came on the bike.. is this an original seat? 

 

 

Thanks, Stacey in Vancouver

6 Comments

Submitted by roadworthy on Tue, 09/13/2022 - 18:10.

Stem on the right

Seat should be a long spring Mesinger (make)

Can you show a picture of the entire bike? Appears to be a tall frame model.....

Submitted by staceyz on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 13:19.

Thanks roadworthy, I'll take some photos, the Flyte is all apart at the moment. The headtube on the flight is 5". The photo with the correct stem above, is on a 1939 CCM Standard Roadster, which I am robbing parts off of. It has a 7" headtube. It also has the perfect chrome rims with the maroon stripe in the middle and white pin stripes on either side.

What color would the fenders be on a 1940 Maroon Flyte 8? Would they be that kind of off-white color with a maroon stripe down the middle?

Submitted by Mark McGuire on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 15:57.

From a CCM 1940 catalogue.

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Submitted by staceyz on Wed, 09/14/2022 - 17:13.

Perfect Reference!! Thanks!

Submitted by staceyz on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 13:49.

I found this seat at a local bicycle swapmeet, does this look like the correct one?

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Submitted by roadworthy on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 17:20.

That will work for your project!