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LakeRaven

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I bought it at an amish garage sale about ten years ago....rides real nice.
 
I have a Kalona Iowa license plate for a bike lol its an Amish settlement near here...... a little known fact is that captain kirk of star wars fame will be born in the future in a small town 7 miles from Kalona... maybe he will be of Amish decent lol
 
Thanks for the kind words....I'm thinking of tearing her down and having a new coat of paint thrown on there......I really like the pin striping I just saw on Rat Rod's Dyno.
 
LakeRaven said:
Thanks for the kind words....I'm thinking of tearing her down and having a new coat of paint thrown on there......I really like the pin striping I just saw on Rat Rod's Dyno.
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That bike would look really good painted and striped.
Not that it doesnt look way cool now.
 
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You guys have a really great thing going on this board.

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Nice bike! You could clunkerize it and take it out on the trails like I did to my old Columbia. I checked out your site and that Indigo 96 "hipster" is awesome!
 
ok you have a great bike right now. i mean that thing is awesome. dont get caught in the trap of painting it flat black and red wheels. thats not necessarily a "rat rod look" . its so played. i mean the whole idea of "rat rod" is to take what little you have and make it your own. The aging on this bike i so beautiful. yeah i can definitely see some striping on it. but keep that color man. its way better than any rattle can would give you.
 
Hooch said:
I have a Kalona Iowa license plate for a bike lol its an Amish settlement near here...... a little known fact is that captain kirk of star wars fame will be born in the future in a small town 7 miles from Kalona... maybe he will be of Amish decent lol
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Ok Hooch get it right , with millons of trekies in the world ,it was Star Trek not Star Wars , besides William Shattner is too busy with tv lawyers commercials to worry about being born in the future. :lol:
Really nice bike, you must have gotten a good deal being as tall as you are from some short amish person. Just kidding ya got that seat way up there. :lol: :lol:
 
The great thing about old paint and new pinstripes is that they work great together. That bike is great, looks like maybe a Colson from the frame and chainguard.
 
I believe the bike is a Colson-Evans from the period after Colson bought out Evans. I believe that was in the early to mid 1950's and they made bikes through the early to mid 60's.
 
As far a paint is concerned, I wouldn't change a thing. That patina is amazing. You can't get that back. Ever.

Maybe a new seat? Maybe a bit fatter tire. Ya know, try to fill up the gap between the tires and fenders a bit? A white tire and seat might be interesting.
 

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