www.RalphsRapidTransit.com BANANA SEAT MADNESS     A Collection of MuscleBikes with MuscleCar Names ROADMASTER AMF Bicycles

In 1950, after purchasing the Roadmaster line of children's
 and youth bicycles from the Cleveland Welding Company,
American Machine and Foundry (AMF) entered the bicycle
manufacturing business with its newly formed AMF Wheel Goods Division.

After a prolonged labor strike in 1953, AMF moved bicycle
manufacturing from a UAW-organized plant in Cleveland, Ohio,
to a new facility in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The new plant was heavily automated and featured more than a mile of conveyor belts
in six separate systems, including an electrostatic induction painting operation.
In 1969, American Machine and Foundry (AMF) Purchased Harley-Davidson brand.

1966 RoadMaster AMF Satelite Convertible   Unique fenders hug the tires from end to end.   Coaster Bicycle   This Bicycle can be converted (Convertible) from a Girls Step Over frame bicycle to a Boys Bicycle Accessories on the Satelite are a set of Wald Groovy Bars, Front Bumper and Super Snail Wacky Wheels.	1968 RoadMaster AMF Avenger 5 The Avenger featured a stretched frame, Futuristic Chain Guard, Glitter Top Contoured Banana Seat, White Streak Tires. Original 5 Spd. Console Stick Shifter and Extra Tall Sissy Bar complete the standard features offered on the Avenger 5. Purchased at the Spring 2023 KutzTown Bike Show
1969 AMF Flying Wedge 5 Spd.   Purchased at the Spring 2023 KutzTown Bike Show, This Bike was originally Black with Lime Green Striped Seat and accents. Originally a Console 5 Speed Stick Shifter. I have most of the parts to start the Restoration.  I'm missing the 5 inch reflector and Console Shifter. Contact me if you have these parts and are interested in selling them.	1969 AMF Flying Wedge 5Spd. One Year Only Tri-Circle Frame. The Conventional Chain Guard was Replaced with a AMF 1st, Sprocket Mounted Circular Chain Guard. The Design was changed for 1970, AMF Changed to a conventional Chain guard and eliminated the Tri Circle frame concept. AMF was afraid the frame would fail. Unique to the Wedge was a Shorter Sissy Bar, Tall Banana Seat, Taped Handle Bars without grips and a 5 inch Rear Reflector. Added Options are the Aero Bee FAST ONES Tires, AMF Speedometer, Extra cost Brake Handle Tips,  Streamers and Mag Wheel Discs.
1971 Aero Bee Avenger 5 One of the most sought after AMF Bicycles Only offered in Black with a Green Glitter Top Contoured Banana Seat  in 1971. The Chain Guard Featured a Bee in action, The tires said it all, with Diamonds and Raised White letters Reading, "The Fast Ones". Ready to go Slot Car Racing! Accesssories are: Black Tipped Brake handles, Green Flake Streamers, AMF Speedometer and Back Rack.	1971 Aero Bee Deputante 3 Offered in B-5 Blue with Click Shift 3 Spd. Grip Shifter. Original Floral Seat and Fast Ones Front Tire. Accesories are: GoodYear PolyGlas Blue Streak Rear Tire, AMF Speedometer, Streamers and a Fun Wheels Floral Rear wheel Disc.
1972 Aero Bee Renegade Coaster The Renegade was the Basic Aero Bee Bicycle. Featured a Shorter Frame and was only available as a Coaster Bicycle. The Fast Ones Tires are original to the Bicycle. Added Accesories are the Wacky Wheels Mag Style Wheel Discs and NOS V-RROOM! Booster Engine	Wanted! Western Flyer, Flying Wedge- Coaster, 3 or 5 Spd. Wanted! Any Other MuscleCar Named Bicycles Donate or Sell. Fair Price Paid on all. Contact E-mail
1968 Uniroyal Power Paw 5     The Uniroyal Power Paw 5 was built by AMF for Uniroyal in 1968. Uniroyal distributed these Bicycles internally to Executives and Employees as a promotional item. The Bicycles were given as gifts to employees of the company     This Bicycle was found in Naugutuck, CT, Home of the United States Rubber Company. The US Rubber Company in 1961 became the Uniroyal Chemical Company and manufactured tires and other chemical products in Naugatuck, CT up to 1979.     The Power Paw 5 is a duplicate of the AMF RoadMaster Evenger 5. Unique to the Power Paw was the Uniroyal FASTRAK Tires. All Black Paint and Chain Guard Decal.   The Shifter has been changed from the Standard AMF Console Shifter. As Purchase Winter of 2025 in Naugatuck, CT