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would bet the rims were replaced. ukai, especially anodized aluminum was a bit later than the dating of the rest of the bike. ...though, i love ukai rims. have a pair on my old 20" mbx (the way i bought it when i was a teenager), laced to suzue hubs. beat the snot out of those wheels & always...

... for me, it was when i got my 1st "real" bike (20"). i was in middle school, and school was close enough i could bike to school. i was hooked immediately. the bike was a used red & yellow schwinn stingray II (square slick & all) we got at a local bike shop. From then on i was always playing...

....and if unsure, always go with the longer pull regular levers. ...better to stop dead than hit the handlebars and not be fully engaged.

just... wow.... unbelievable! would this be considered "vintage tron" or a prequel.... of Clu's granddaddy's lightcycle?

i've always been drawn to them being a larger version of the bmx i grew up on. simple, single freestyle. haven't built one yet, but i'd love to. and would be freestyle instead of fixed gear. though where i live now, a single speed really isn't optimal. (too many decent size hills, ... and...

strange mashups eh, how about classical bach on a moog synthesizer? (produced in the late 60's early 70's) check out wendy carlos - switched on bach (i only see tributes on youtube) she did a whole series of the "switched on" albums and also did a number of well known movie soundtracks.

interesting.

or Lindsey Stirling if you want to go that direction.

mountain - leslie west - climbing - flowers of evil - nantucket sleighride (i'm an album guy, i can't force myself to buy just one song, or god forbid.... hit the shuffle button...)

when you're done, janice might even give you a kiss.

peddles.... doubt it. ...see the kick starter.

wow. that's super nice. (and it's gong to fly too)

looks great. what engine are you going to use? wheels look quite beefy too.

i was going to say... that would be the way to do it without a huge layback seatpost like we used to do... yeah, again, before 24" or 26" bmx was really a "thing".

lookin good!

love old vw's

LOVE it! like an airstream got it on with a mini moke!

nice!

thanks for everybody's suggestions... i've always loved my bikes and never put much thought into how much some of these older ones are worth.

Tamiya... right? looks great! R/C was another hobby of mine back in high school. used to race at the local track. still have all my cars/gear.