1982 Schwinn Predator FINISHED PICS

[necessaryevil]

I should have taken more "before" pics, this thing had a nice thick layer of funk on everything. It's coming out pretty nice, might get some yellow comp 3 tires and grips for it.

After:

 

[schwinnmesa]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

:shock: Beautiful. That chrome really sticks out at you. Your decals appear to be in excellent condition too. Nice work! :mrgreen:

 

[HutchXL24]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

I'd be happy to take the old tires off your hands, if they aren't dry rotted. Let me know.

 

[necessaryevil]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

The tires are pretty bad, I'm not sure that they could handle being inflated.

 

[schwinnmesa]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

Hey Necessary Evil, just wondering... what size tires are those? 20" x 1.75"?

 

[necessaryevil]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

The front is a 20x2.125, the rear is 20x1.75. They are called snakeskin or snake something.

 

[Rat Rod]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

Snake Belly :mrgreen:

That Predator looks really nice...the decals are in great shape.

Reminds me of the 82 Predator Competition I parted out a few months back.

 

[necessaryevil]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

Man, that's sweet. What kind of seat is that? Reminds me of "flight of the navigator"

 

[Rat Rod]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

It's a UNI Hammerhead with a composite seat post.

It brought $75 when I parted the bike.

 

[GTCOMA]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

wow, that thing cleaned up nice!

 

[schwinnmesa]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

Man, that's sweet. What kind of seat is that? Reminds me of "flight of the navigator"

Cool, thanks for the info.

 

[HutchXL24]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

The tires are pretty bad, I'm not sure that they could handle being inflated.

Ok, thanks for letting me know.

-Jeffrey

 

[necessaryevil]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

Made a little bit of progress. Scored some free Cheng Shin gumwalls and went through the wheels.

 

[Gold Street Customs]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

Yours is coming along nicer than mine at the moment,http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=14382just another project on the backburner.

 

[necessaryevil]

Re: 1982 Schwinn Predator

I'm glad you posted that link, I thought the grips on mine weren't original and was going to toss them. But Ratrod's post with the Predator advertisement shows my exact grips. Thanks

 

[necessaryevil]

Got it all done and back together today. Now I just need to toss on my Rad Racing shirt and bust out some endos

 

[Rat Rod]

Nice work...looks awesome!!!

 

[schwinnmesa]

Wow!!!!!! :shock: It looks GREAT!!! :mrgreen:

 

[ratina]

Nice bike.

Is the front tire bigger than the back? Is that something bmx guys do?

 

[necessaryevil]

My only thought is a bigger (wider) tire up front for turning grip, skinnier tire on back for less rolling resistance? Or maybe a fat tire upfront for nose-casing jumps? :lol: