"I wish I had that bike"

[lambohaha]

I`m sure this has been covered already. What is that one or more bike that you wish you had kept? Kicking yourself for getting rid of? I`ve got a few. Show pics, if you got `em, of the ones you let go.

Also had a Trek Y11 that I wish I had kept. Don`t have a pic of it anywhere that I can find.

 

[XC204]

A Schwinn Corvette I got for free and sold to someone in California.

By null at 2009-08-18

 

[Rat Rod]

 

[lambohaha]

You got the GT back tho didn`t ya?

 

[Bendix]

realistically, probably just this king sting........

from a 'show and tell' standpoint maybe these. i didn't enjoy riding them, though, and i don't have room for wall hangers.....

(i don't know what happened to the color on that ranger scan... :? )


sometimes i get nostalgic for my first few mtn bikes, but they would just sit as well...



now, if anybody sees these on ebay you have my permission to knock some sense into my head with a 2x4. i've tried to sell them before, and luckily i had no luck.... :wink:

 

[Rat Rod]

You got the GT back tho didn`t ya?

Nah...that one pictured above is a Pro Performer. I scored that at the local resale shop for $20.

Parted it out on Ebay and the profit came in a little over a grand. :shock:

The early Redline Flight cranks sold for $600 alone.

I'd really like to have it back to see what I could have made of it first...putting it all bak together with a few different parts.

 

[lambohaha]

You got the GT back tho didn`t ya?

Nah...that one pictured above is a Pro Performer. I scored that at the local resale shop for $20.

Parted it out on Ebay and the profit came in a little over a grand. :shock:

The early Redline Flight cranks sold for $600 alone.

I'd really like to have it back to see what I could have made of it first...putting it all bak together with a few different parts.

Oh yeah, forgot, that was a Mach One you have. Those Redlines fetch a bunch amongst the purists in the BMX world. A buddy of mine raffled off a PFT the same color. It was a survivor in pretty doggone good shape. He raffled it at what we BMXers called the "Spring Fling" thats held in Tampa/St. Pete every year and got nearly $1000 for it. Shoulda got more but hey ... He coulda parted it out for over $1600 easy.

 

[outskirtscustoms]

And to think as a kid I used to buy sell and trade those like baseball cards. There are a lot of bikes I wish I still had a few of them here. I know I have the sickness..... :lol: :mrgreen:
my bootlegger bike

my army bike

dyno

my chopper

16" Hoffman

Schwinn Predator

Schwinn Le Tour Touring

Green Schwinn

My Recumbent

My old skyway tuff 2 wheels

GT Interceptor and Performer

And although not a "bike" I miss my old Indian Moped

 

[mastronaut]

I hated to part with this one...

 

[Hooch]

since I am a tall guy it was silly of me to sell 2 hard to find taller bikes I had
the King Size American
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=7205&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=king+size

and the rare taller 20" frame Mead Ranger
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=10617&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=ranger

 

[deorman]

since I am a tall guy it was silly of me to sell 2 hard to find taller bikes I had
the King Size American
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=7205&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=king+size

and the rare taller 19" frame Mead Ranger
viewtopic.php?f=16&t=10617&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=ranger

It would take more than a couple of Benjamins to pry either one of those out from under my behind. :mrgreen:

 

[Hooch]

it was near $1100 for the pair the prewar cycle truck stem on the ranger was bent and still sold for $180 on ebay alone!

 

[jwm]

Dang. I don't have pictures, but I can sure make a long list of the bikes I wish I'd kept: 4 Schwinn Spitfires from the late 70's, a late 50's Jaguar rat that I converted to a ten-speed by cannibalizing a Varsity, three or four middle weight girls Schwinns, a Dyno Moto-Bike with a seven speed internal hub, a thrashed out old Phantom that would have made a great rat project, my '61 Evans Viscount that I had as a kid, my GT mountain bike.

And that doesn't come close to the '67 BMW R69S with the Earles front fork, and solo saddle.

Now I'm casting the stinkeye on my Specialized 21 speed comfort bike- nice ride, but all the soul of a plate of cold mashed potatoes. It may get traded for something if I get the opportunity. Doubt if I'll miss it, but you never know.

JWM

 

[GreatWhite00]

I wish I would have kept my Hutch Pro Street. Although not as desirable as other model Hutch bikes, it sure was cool.

 

[blacksheep]

'71 Typhoon. Not rare or anything, but is was really nice and I REALLY wish I had it back now.

 

[RestoRodSchwinn]

I wish I still had my 1981 JMC Black Shadow. That's me racing it at Irvine, Summer 1982. 16 yr. old Expert Class.

Shortly after I sold it, the kid who bought it broke the head tube off jumping it.

 

[lambohaha]

I wish I still had my 1981 JMC Black Shadow. That's me racing it at Irvine, Summer 1982. 16 yr. old Expert Class.

Shortly after I sold it, the kid who bought it broke the head tube off jumping it.

Nice and sucks at the same time. A friend of mine has a black JMC as well now whether its a Black Shadow or not I couldn`t tell ya. I just know he just recently had powdered black and it do look sweeeeeeet :wink:

 

[RestoRodSchwinn]

Nice and sucks at the same time. A friend of mine has a black JMC as well now whether its a Black Shadow or not I couldn`t tell ya. I just know he just recently had powdered black and it do look sweeeeeeet :wink:

Yeah. Before that bike, I had a JMC Standard. I loved those things. If I were to try and piece together the Black Shadow today, it would run me $1500-$2000. My Cruiser, an RRS, would even be more expensive. I need to find a way to get some more scratch!

 

[blackdiamond]

four months ago an antique store in downtwn Conway had a all- original early 50s Western Flyer with the tank-fenders-rack intact for 250
I should have got it.