Unknown Muscle Bike Finds...MORE PICS ADDED..

[wheelhorseman]

A lady called and said her elderly father had about 30 bikes and wanted to sell them. My first thoughts were "junk hoarder" and it was probably a pile of junk and high priced.

Since they were only 10 minutes away we rode over there. Well it looked like a junk/trash bomb exploded. Crap was everywhere and i do mean crap. All of the bikes were worthless and rusted to death. The old man was nice and easy to deal with. I stumbled across these 2 banana bikes left outside for years. Got them both for 10 bucks. They are pretty rough but i couldnt let them go to the scrapper. They were in a pile of junk covered in vines and leaves. What are they??

The front bike looks like a Murray Eliminator. All i see on the rear bike is the word "rainbow" on the chainguard. Not sure what i will do with them and may consider parting out.

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

Re: Unknown Muscle Bike Finds

What are you going to do with the cat?

 

[wheelhorseman]

Re: Unknown Muscle Bike Finds

What are you going to do with the cat?

Thats Chester. Weve had him 10 years.

 

[marius.suiram]

Re: Unknown Muscle Bike Finds

A guy on c.l. cleveland has a bike with a rainbow chain guard. It is a Columbia.
But the rest of the bike doesn't look the same.
http://cleveland.craigslist.org/bik/3528083087.html

 

[Green Dragon]

Re: Unknown Muscle Bike Finds

That raimbow is an AMF built bike - not sure what it would be badged as.

If you're going to part it out, let me know, as I need the chain guard for my Starfire project.

not bad for 5 apiece, I'd have grabbed em quick at that.

 

[iven]

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i passed on a girl huffy once for $10, in better cond..
but also i was on a bike, riding back home with another from a previous find, which was a 26in Schwinn i got for $35 :/ then later out found out it was broken >> but im in shop class now so im gonna hack it up and make it cooler..

also i found a green huffy eliminator that been lowrider/Triked guy wanted $250 for it :shock:

 

[wheelhorseman]

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Here are some better pics. Is that one a Murray? Both bikes will need all wheels replaced. I am hoping the chrome will come somewhat clean but i dont know. I bought some primer at Wally this morning and my plan is to sand and paint both. The seat on the Murray is fine and i have plenty of banana seats and grips to use. Wheels are no problem cause always finding kids bikes and old trick bikes with useable wheels. Just sold a trick bike with good matching tires and aluminum wheels with coaster brake for 10 bucks. Now wish i had it back.

 

[Mikey1399]

The one on the right is definitely a girls' model Murray Eliminator. what size are the wheels? If the back wheel is 24" and the front is 20", that bike may be worth saving. The other one,I know nothing about to be honest.

 

[wheelhorseman]

The one on the right is definitely a girls' model Murray Eliminator. what size are the wheels? If the back wheel is 24" and the front is 20", that bike may be worth saving. The other one,I know nothing about to be honest.

They are 20 in. front and rear.

 

[ozzynut2]

The frame looks bent in back on the eliminator. Maybe just the pic though. The seat was worth the $10 you paid.

 

[wheelhorseman]

That rear fender is bent not the frame. Gonna toss the fenders probably because the chrome is shot.