MBBO inspiration pics...

[hamqqea]

Monark Kross II. Made in Brazil, 1979

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Léo is building one!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

His work is usually quite spectacular
https://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/strange-dark.112471/

 

[hamqqea]

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[Bike from the Dead]

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That's a lot of gooood inspiration. Heck, those are giving me ideas for my Poison Apple trike!

 

[GuitarlCarl]

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Haha! There's my handlebar inspiration and note... in the promo pic they ain't tilted back.

Carl.

 

[Kevin B]

Not into rat muscle bikes but I do make exceptions
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Those are the.kind of "chopper" forks I remember in my neighborhood in the 60s. Kids sawed off old forks and drove them onto mounted forks!

 

[hamqqea]

Japanese custom chopper. Want to do gold flames on my bike.

Got a regular 20'' slick stretched over. Thought about doing that. Like rabbit ear style bars.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

That entire front end looks like it came straight off a 'Frisco chopper, from the narrow bars, right down to the rim.

 

[Paul Shannon]

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I bought this bike when I was 12 years old from my paper route money from Canadian tire $67.77. I loved this bike it is the coolest bike ever. Do you want to sell it?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I bought this bike when I was 12 years old from my paper route money from Canadian tire $67.77. I loved this bike it is the coolest bike ever. Do you want to sell it?

I wish I could help you out, but that's not mine, just pictures sourced from the web for Build Off inspiration

 

[Oldbikeguy1960]

Polo seats were designed b

And the term wheelie bike was also before Muscle Bike .
I was looking for a little more info . Like where did they get Polo seats and Ape hangers pre Muscle bike ? Maybe motor bikes ?

The seats were made by Persons as well as Troxel for a (thankfully) short lived bicycle Polo game. When that failed the seats sat at bike shops until they were pennies on the dollar. Kids discovered them and started putting them on bikes with Longhorn bars and wild spraycan paint jobs with stickers and the Pig Bike was born. Al Fritz was notified by a Schwinn dealer in California, and said send me a seat. He made one up and showed it to reps and the rest is history.
And now ýou know the rest of the story.