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RAT ROD BIKES
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Bike from the Dead's Freshly-Exhumed Finds (Everything I've dug up since 6/15/21)
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<blockquote data-quote="Bike from the Dead" data-source="post: 1180553" data-attributes="member: 28645"><p>And now for the main event! This bike right here is the main reason I sold off more bikes and parts. Ever since I saw it pop up on Craigslist, I just couldn't take my mind off it. I just hadn't seen any bike like it, save for some smaller 20 inch muscle bikes. Even crazier, I can't find hardly any pictures of bikes like this. There were maybe 30 pictures total of similar bikes I could find, so hopefully that number will increase drastically after I'm done! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I'm amazed how intact this bike is. Sure, there's the odd spot of rust poking through the paint here and there, and the red's just a little faded on the chain guard, but overall, this bike is <em>nice. </em>The graphics are sharp and clear, the seat's still supple, the chrome is near mint, and the red POPS in the sunlight!</p><p></p><p>It looks great as is, but as usual, I see room for improvement. My plan for this bike down the road is to turn it into a 26 inch muscle bike. I won't go overboard with crazy modifications like <a href="https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/poison-apple-79-schwinn-fair-lady-trike.112601/" target="_blank">my last muscle bike build</a>, though. I plan to keep this build mild and clean. I just want to swap out the handlebars for some high risers, add a banana seat (preferably a smooth sparkle white seat) and chrome sissy bar, remove the fenders, squeeze a balloon tire in the back, keep a middleweight tire up front, maybe use my Bendix 2 speed kickback hub, and that's really about it. I want to leave the paint as is, and make the rest of my modifications completely reversible. This bike's too nice to hack up, but it can still look nicer, I think, with a few small changes. For now though, I think I'll just focus on getting it fixed up to ride in its current configuration. I need to finish my other projects first.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]161528[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161529[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161530[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161531[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161532[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161533[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161534[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161535[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]161536[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bike from the Dead, post: 1180553, member: 28645"] And now for the main event! This bike right here is the main reason I sold off more bikes and parts. Ever since I saw it pop up on Craigslist, I just couldn't take my mind off it. I just hadn't seen any bike like it, save for some smaller 20 inch muscle bikes. Even crazier, I can't find hardly any pictures of bikes like this. There were maybe 30 pictures total of similar bikes I could find, so hopefully that number will increase drastically after I'm done! ;) I'm amazed how intact this bike is. Sure, there's the odd spot of rust poking through the paint here and there, and the red's just a little faded on the chain guard, but overall, this bike is [I]nice. [/I]The graphics are sharp and clear, the seat's still supple, the chrome is near mint, and the red POPS in the sunlight! It looks great as is, but as usual, I see room for improvement. My plan for this bike down the road is to turn it into a 26 inch muscle bike. I won't go overboard with crazy modifications like [URL='https://ratrodbikes.com/forum/threads/poison-apple-79-schwinn-fair-lady-trike.112601/']my last muscle bike build[/URL], though. I plan to keep this build mild and clean. I just want to swap out the handlebars for some high risers, add a banana seat (preferably a smooth sparkle white seat) and chrome sissy bar, remove the fenders, squeeze a balloon tire in the back, keep a middleweight tire up front, maybe use my Bendix 2 speed kickback hub, and that's really about it. I want to leave the paint as is, and make the rest of my modifications completely reversible. This bike's too nice to hack up, but it can still look nicer, I think, with a few small changes. For now though, I think I'll just focus on getting it fixed up to ride in its current configuration. I need to finish my other projects first. [ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_18.jpg"]161528[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_19.jpg"]161529[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_20.jpg"]161530[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_21.jpg"]161531[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_22.jpg"]161532[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_23.jpg"]161533[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_24.jpg"]161534[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_25.jpg"]161535[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="BftD_AMFlite_Falcon_and_parts_26.jpg"]161536[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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