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Re: Gee Bee Tribute Bike That looks Great! Consider it Sold! I've never seen that version of the poster before, I love it! I'll PM you for the details asap.

Re: Gee Bee Tribute Bike Quick update on this, I've made some decisions and ordered some parts. Hopefully some of them will start arriving so I can get this thing together! I've decided that I want the clean and new look for this one so every part will be cleaned, polished, refinished, or...

Re: Gee Bee Tribute Bike That's an impressive collection you have there, I especially love the little rocketeer paper(?) model! I too have my share of Gee Bee paraphernalia, unfortunately most of it is spread out across the house rather than shrine format, lol. Nice to see someone else likes...

Re: Gee Bee Tribute Bike The plane featured in the Aviator was the Hughes H-1 racer. The replica that was to be used in the movie unfortunately crashed shortly before filming, killing the pilot. Which is a real tragedy, I saw the plane in Oshkosh and breifly met the pilot who was a super nice...

I picked up this early 60's AMF a couple weeks ago and just planned on riding it as is for a while. but then the most annoying thing happened, I had one of those Eureka moments of inspiration and suddenly it was crystal clear what I wanted to do with this bike! How annoying, right? :roll...

I bought a pair at walmart last week on clearance. :?

Ah yes, I totally blanked on those! That will certainly help things, this is starting to look possible which I'm actually getting excited about :shock: Here are a few of my very preliminary extremely rough sketches which are hopefully good enough to give you guys a feel for what I'm after. The...

Hey guys, theres a ton of ideas floating around in my head right now... I've got a stack of sketches with a vague direction in mind. The critical factor in my current favorite design is the use of aluminum in the frame. I am positive the structure can hold the weight and stress. (I have a...

That is too cool! any background on that gem?

definitely that guy had a bunch of schwinn ladies bikes, I honestly tried to keep my distance so I wouldnt spend all my money on them! There is a sweet 1960 with really cool fenders that I was extremely tempted by. They have ridges down the center that look like fins, too bad they were on narrow...

The tires are Specialized Crossroads 26x1.95 with "Armadillo technology". I was going to get some 2.125" white walls but they were a little too close to the frame and I wanted something a little tougher with more aggressive tread so I can do some of the trails around here. The red side walls are...

I love my 24" Monark but I've been looking for something a little bigger (more comfortable) and that I would be more willing to beat on (daily rider?). A local guy is selling off his collection due to illness and I was able to pick this one from the lot for $20. Got home late last night so I...

June 2nd!?! Seriously? Thats my birthday too!! I wouldnt mind if you make one for me too :lol: Its gonna look great I'm sure, cant wait to see the result!

Just PM me your address and it will be on the way. I havent found anything else to use it on so its just taking up space here.

Any of these help?

I took a road trip down to my grandparents house for the holiday and while wandering the property I found a few old bikes... The three girls bikes outside are in pretty rough shape. The brown one has a nifty speedometer that would be a cool addition but its a 26" bike. The yellow bike has a...

Thanks guys, its been an interesting trip so far and it doesnt look to be getting boring any time soon... I have called the local shop and a couple of the not so local shops and they either dont have the tool or think it would be some kind of liability to bend it back (aka, they dont have the...

Got some new old wheels and tires from the great land of ebay... Whitewalls really are awesome! They totally change the look of the bike. The wheels are in really good shape so I decided to throw them on the bike. The rear hub is a Bendix not New Departure like the seller said, now it doesnt...

Like most people around here I've been looking for interesting parts that I can use on the bike. I found this drum brake on ebay a couple weeks ago and it showed up on my doorstep this weekend... I dont know anything about this hub except that its stamped "Made in Norway" and also has a bike...

Re: Custom Monark Build The wobble is exactly my fear so thats why I was pondering the tie rod. If I got this route I'll definitely put one in. Now that I've been researching springers for a while its really quite surprising how many different kinds there are. I really am quite impressed! I'm...