I got this bike the other day and had to convince a freind/co-worker to let me have this one instead of another one that he got. His I believe said somethin like lil' Gypsy on the side, and was a fe-male bike( although it did look very similair). On the ride home after staying at work for over 2 hours afterwords, switching tires,tubes, seat, and airing it up, me and my co-worker drove em home. On the way home the bike got indigestion and started pooping out ball bearings from the krank. I then walked the rest of the 1 1/2 mile home and assessed the real problem. The bearings inside had snapped into about three peices per bearing. As it sits now, it is all black with red hand grips that i painted. I cant really see buying new ones if I am going to put a engine kit on it and get a throttle assembly any way. It has fornt and back fenders painted to match the bike. Once i get the main way I want it to look I will strip it down to nothing again and sandblast it and repaint it flat black again.
*** I just ordered two red large baby bee lights for the back for night riding, i am planning on taking a can and painting it to match the bike while storing a battery pack inside to power the lights with a simple little switch. grand total on the bike now is
~16 for head light.
~ 3 dollars in cheap dollars store paint.
~ 3 dollars in sand paper.
~ 15.49 for two baby bee lights.
= 37.49 total......(so far)
The picture below was a quick picture my freind took in front of a national city bank in downtown Grand Rapids, MI. The unattractive male on the bike happens to be myself.
I will post more pictures of the frame tomarrow or later tonight if I get around to it.
*** I just ordered two red large baby bee lights for the back for night riding, i am planning on taking a can and painting it to match the bike while storing a battery pack inside to power the lights with a simple little switch. grand total on the bike now is
~16 for head light.
~ 3 dollars in cheap dollars store paint.
~ 3 dollars in sand paper.
~ 15.49 for two baby bee lights.
= 37.49 total......(so far)
The picture below was a quick picture my freind took in front of a national city bank in downtown Grand Rapids, MI. The unattractive male on the bike happens to be myself.
I will post more pictures of the frame tomarrow or later tonight if I get around to it.