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I put fat franks on my old JCH cruiser. A lot of time I cant ride out about 20 mins then after hitting a couple bumps the front tire scoots back up into the the forks and starts to rub just enough on the top to be problem. I was thinking maybe griding down a little bit of the extra tube that...

How do people do em? Can you just buy it like that? Im doing a build that I want to have a cafe/boardtracker look

Hey guys, doing a boardtrack bike and would like to put a fat headlight on the front? What do most use? Motorcycle lights etc.? And how are they powered? The less wires the better I think.

Just picked up a male 26' Schwinn 1952 straightbar frame, just needs to be blasted and repainted, probably gonna make a custom tank and build a board track. Any idea what theyre usually worth?

So this wasnt really much of a build so far, basically just left the bike all rusty and threw a couple things on it. Eventually ill be making it into a boardtrack/cafe style bike possibly motorized, but for now while I finish C.R.E.A.M. this will be how what i'm rolling around on. How I got it...

Just picked this up, was listed for $100, got it for $50, hope it was a good deal. head badge says Chicago on it and the serial number is right next to it on the neck, GR520353 and a very small 0761 on the badge itself. I think im just gonna throw some white walls on it and a call it a day...

Wondering if anyone knows where to order completely white 26" tires for a cruiser project im doing. Preferebly not super expensive ones either. Thanks

I'm wondering how much clear coat people use when painting their bikes, that means, using spray paint... stripped all the way down, primered, base coats, then how much clear? How long do you let the base coat dry before applying the clear, then how long after the clear is dry do you assemble? I...

I am wondering how to remove and reinstall fender braces from the fenders on my cruiser, they are the kind that connect to the fender in the middle front and back. I would like to restore them or possible get completely new ones. It looks like they are riveted on or something and I want to be...

So I finally got a cruiser for myself that Ill be building, picked it up yesterday. It's a 26" Murray Cool front lights. For this bike I will be doing an old hot rod theme. The frame and fenders, pretty much everything on the bike will be painted the Rustoleum color "Antique White", a creamy...

Just wondering if anyone has advice as to what order to be doing this...I am going to be doing a stark contrast of very bright neon pink, with matte black striping and accents etc. I am a bit concerned that if I spray all the pink down, then tape off and throw down the black, the gloss will...

Well, I got MY bike finally! It comes in on Friday, not too sure on the year yet. I just think its a JCH and all the parts are there. Any help appreciated. I have a feelings the lights will give it away a little EDIT::::: Got numbers off of it 02 462011. second set of numbers 255773 Here she is:

Just bought this bike for my girlfriend and I am going to be restoring it. It is my first resto of a bike ever, she picked the name This is what I started with: And a parts bike: Sandblasted the frame all the way down then hand sanded to get it perfectly smooth: Primed and ready for paint: I...

Its a JC Higgins flightliner I just bought, just dont know the exact year. Is it supposed to have a light? The tank only has a little button that I was told is a horn. I got a parts bike that I will be peicing this together with once I sandblast and fix this frame. Thanks for any info on the bike.

Hi there, my name is Adrian I just bought a JC Higgins 60's era womans bike frame for my girlfriend. I fix up classic cars and I am into the rockabilly/ 50's era stuff and me and my girlfriend want to build our own bikes so this is what I started with for her. I would appreciate if anyone has...