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  1. low_life

    giving does feel good

    My wife is a devout church goer.(me not at all but i do the holidays to make her happy) But anyway she just happend to mention to me that there is a girl there that they call the bike chick and she runs a program that gives under privileged kids a chance to build bikes (from parts that are...
  2. low_life

    what size apes for this bike will look good a nd be comft.

    i have to agree with MP but i have a thing for over sized apes. built for looks not comfort......lol
  3. low_life

    RAT ROD SHIRTS AT CAFE PRESS

    The quality on cafepress isn't bad (I've seen better i've seen worse) I've had a premium account on there for a while now. Some months i loose a couple bucks but usally sales pay the monthly bill (twice i even got a check back)....lol i want to start printing my own so i can maybe one day make...
  4. low_life

    oh yea forgot about stopping

    i had an old 3spd rim that i was going to put on my 26" cruiser when it hit me that hmmm freewheel hub and full fenders (wide) are going to lead to braking problems. i want to put and internal shift wheel on the bike. I think i remember seeing 2spd coaster brake B4 (i may be mistaken) but does...
  5. low_life

    it has finally arrived

    Yea the third was a king kat (which this is) i did find out it is a 1977. not all original or anything but still a cool cruiser
  6. low_life

    it has finally arrived

    well i did a real quicky paint job on it(stripped for the most part a quick sanding, painted and back together still tacky). threw on the bars from my wifes rollfast (she didn't like them) and a seat i had laying around. my wife said the bike looks evil so i threw some quick taping on the chain...
  7. low_life

    lowering a 26'' cruiser???

    use aka_joe method very suttle ..people scratch heads wundering ??? something is diffrent ??..or mine what size is that back tire and where did it come from i love it
  8. low_life

    MAGIC RAT's tricycle

    that looks sweet here's the one i did a few years ago for my son I'm working on another one now for one of my neighbors I like these their fun builds
  9. low_life

    SCREEN NAME MEANINGS

    I've always built custom bikes and than cars umm and than bikes again for as long as i can remember. The one thing they all had in common was they were lowered I like the low slung look so the guys at work started saying i'm low for life which turned into low life (plus it makes ppl wonder when...
  10. low_life

    THE MIXTIE PIXIE

    I think i may take the chance and get all 3. Here's some pics that he sent me. Sorry so big can't resize at work. They all seem to be in good shape and original. 2 have dents in the rear fender but hell for $100 maybe i'll chance it
  11. low_life

    THE MIXTIE PIXIE

    wow is there anything special about that one? There's a guy on craigslist that has 3 of those pixies for 40 each or all 3 for a hundered i was thinking of getting 1 but if i could flip for that much i'd get all 3
  12. low_life

    the wifes rollfast

    Yes i did i was frustrated cause i couldn't get a lay out i liked but you guys talked me into keeping it up and go 2 tone. Their not perfect but close enough. thanks agian all
  13. low_life

    the wifes rollfast

    thanks guys i'm really happy with this one. I'll let you know her reaction to it tonight. 64 lowrider it is all rattle can painted. the copper is duplicolor metal specks paint called burnt copper I love the color and i'm not usally a color guy (except for flat black)
  14. low_life

    it has finally arrived

    don't know the year it's from mid 70's i think. It's a murray KingKat. It's not the original seat or guard or paint. Murray had a couple different models of the "kat" bike. All raked out choppers but i think the king kat was the only one with the springer I could be wrong i don't know alot about...
  15. low_life

    the wifes rollfast

    I finally started to put the wife's bike back together again. I like the way it came out. The seat is a lil bigger than i would of liked but none of the ones off my 20"ers looked right either oh well and as for the handle bars i'm hoping that she dosn't like them cause i love them and being that...
  16. low_life

    it has finally arrived

    well my long awaited king kat if here (been wanting one of these for 20 years i'm in the middle of ripping it apart for paint. I have the front end all apart and wire wheeled the paint off the back legs on the forks and polished the chrome and than decided they looked better black so they'll be...
  17. low_life

    FINALLY pics of my 62 ranchero

    sweet job man i like
  18. low_life

    removing sprocket from crank.

    Well my long awaited murray king kat came in today. I love it....(been wanting one for about 20 yrs hehe) But the Sprocket got waffled in shipping. I've never changed the sprocket off the crank arms and for some reason i can't find any laying around right now to look at but what's the easiest...
  19. low_life

    Raleigh PUB

    i just did a quick search and came up with this place http://www.thebikestand.com/raleigh-cruiser.html it was $390 i lil more than i'm looking to spend but it is sweet
  20. low_life

    What do you do, when you do what you do?

    i was a mechanic for a few years but i didn't care doing it for a living. Now i work in the parts department at a volvo dealer. i don't much care for it but it's a job. I'm working on trying to get my own thing going but we'll see how that goes...
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