Best FINDS of 2011

[slowriderz]

Had alot of fun this year! didnt find very many "super" deals but ran across the Dyno Kruiser on the cheap and won the corvette in a raffle!

 

[Beachside]

My son got this Shelby for free! I've got the chrome refinished and working on the rest of it.

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

^^^^^^
Mega score!! :shock:

 

[Beachside]

Here's some of the chrome from the Shelby.

 

[snydur]

011 by andrew snyder, on Flickr
45 bucks and all it needed was some tlc. air in the tires and some adjusting on the bars and seat, and a whole lot of tweaking with the rear hub making everything work top notch. took it on a trail and the rear slipped and dropped the chain, ill have to spend a buck or two on friction washers i guess

 

[pick]

Probably the best deal I found all year. Even though it's a 24 inch. Huffy Camaro 1970 or 71?, paid $10 for it. It appears to be original (I think). I will probably fix it up & flip it in the near future. Anyone got the proper chainguard???

 

[65rat]

Oh And there was another one, a 1970s, Swing Bike, it will get ratted out soon I hope. No pics yet.

I'd like to see it 8)

 

[65rat]

These are my two favorites this year A 54 Panther and a 69 Screamer

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Probably the best deal I found all year. Even though it's a 24 inch. Huffy Camaro 1970 or 71?, paid $10 for it. It appears to be original (I think). I will probably fix it up & flip it in the near future. Anyone got the proper chainguard???

You found a bike with a tank for $10!!! And it's the Colson tandem capitol. I need to move to Kansas. :mrgreen:

 

[pick]

outskirtscustoms : Every once in a while there is something good & cheap, but you have to get up real early around here to beat these local guys to it!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:

 

[outskirtscustoms]

That's true about anywhere. I can't complain too much though. I have had a bunch of good finds here and I am one of only 3 guys who look the places I look. The local C-list is always overpriced though. But that works in my favor because cheap bikes go fast. I normally find bikes for $5-$10 and can flip them for $50-$100. 10X my investment every time. Only thing is though with American Pickers nobody gets off of tank bikes cheap. Even girl's tank bikes are going for $100+

 

[dangratsdan]

One of my best fines this year, FOUND ME! OK. I just own the winning raffle ticket. One raffle ticket , $1.00 thats all I had in that raffle, Because I knew of people who bought $20 to $30 worth of tickets, so what good to spend $5 or $10, so I bought one ticket for each raffle, 1 ticket to win the Brooks seat, 1 ticket to win the girls Sting Ray, 1 ticket to the Udallcustombikes built BMX crusier Schwinn. I won the Schwinn...
See Udallcustombikes build.... Build thread................Bmx crusier Schwinn

 

[outskirtscustoms]

I'll 10X your money on it? :mrgreen:

 

[dvnport]

That's true about anywhere. I can't complain too much though. I have had a bunch of good finds here and I am one of only 3 guys who look the places I look. The local C-list is always overpriced though. But that works in my favor because cheap bikes go fast. I normally find bikes for $5-$10 and can flip them for $50-$100. 10X my investment every time. Only thing is though with American Pickers nobody gets off of tank bikes cheap. Even girl's tank bikes are going for $100+

i live 20 minutes from the american pickers building in iowa and they have a good year tank bike, the tank is rusted thru and rims have rusted away spokes and pretty much no tires...the lady said she wasnt sure how much it was so i asked her to call mike up and ask him so she did and she let me talk to him...he said 220 firm would buy it...i lol'd on the phone and walked out. before i left i had to take a picture, here it is lol

 

[Harvie]

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for around $300 total, inc $160 for fuel.... and stand cost 40 bucks...


Those TV pickers are rookies.:mrgreen:

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Well my year started off great First bike of my new year a SPACELINER!!! Hope it only gets better from here.

 

[pick]

Well my year started off great First bike of my new year a SPACELINER!!! Hope it only gets better from here.

Can't lose with a spaceliner frame. One of my favorites! 8)

 

[dogdart]

These were my two best finds of 2011

I've started cleaning up the Monark already & and just finished rounding up parts for the Rollfast

 

[dogdart]

OK , three , I forgot it was 2011 when i got this

 

[tjls8011]

This was my best find for 2011

not sure what i am going to do with it yet