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Can anyone help me on this? Found an Evans that i was interested in and the owner said he also has this available. Only info he gave me was that he had it 20+ years and that it was "custom" built... whatever that means. Just wondering what it could be worth before i blindly go in to make an offer. I haven't been able to find a dyno that looks the same searching the internet.
 
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Yep, a Dyno, going by cranks, frame, handlebars and all. Is the head badge just a "D" or a plate with "DYNO"?

95-97 models have a plain D, 98 and later have a badge with DYNO on it. I haven't seen that paint scheme, but Dyno had various paint schemes. I had to look all over to find a match for my 97 model. The decal on the top tube is the correct font style for the word Dyno, so it may be original.


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If that is an early one, 95-97, the serial number's first 2 digits will give the year it was made.

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For value, if it's as good as it looks in the pics, I myself would go up to 200 bucks, but wouldn't let on that I wanted it that bad. And, getting the Evans at the same time might make for a package deal.
I'd like to see the Evans.
 
Custom may refer to dealer's options/upgrades, or those installed by an owner. For example, GT had their base model Dyno cruiser as well as a deluxe, and some special named models; they may have had different features over the few years.
I believe that fenders were not normally furnished with the base model GT Dyno Glide (1" uni-fork); the internally geared hub (multiple speeds) would be another option/upgrade, that I can see. Deluxe models had fenders, as well as a springer fork, but were also single-speed. Seat looks to be a replacement; closer matching Velo seats are available (~$40?). Later Deluxe models, like that tri-color also shown, also may have had pleated seats and moto-grips as deluxe features.
The two-tone black/white may be an older model, the pictures do hot show the front of the head tube very well (decal or aluminum badge). The two-tone grips also suggest an earlier (relative) make, ~97(?).
Custom (sic) may also simply refer to the GT Dyno Kustom Kruiser, as shown in GT Dyno Kustom Kruisers Katalogs of ~20 years ago (with sensational spelling).
A multi-speed model with fenders may command a greater price; other plusses - some people prefer non-red rims and low-maintenance painted forks.
 
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It looks like an early ultra glide. The Watson style scallops appear on the later models as well. However, the torpedo grips came on the glide. Is that a 4 speed internal hub? It's a bike shop bike, so they could have swapped the fenders, grips and hub. Custom touches was built into the hotrod style of the bike line. I would add that to my Dyno collection for $200.- even if it meant I could not feed my dog for a day.


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Is this the same model?
Same make (G.T. Dyno, Santa Ana/Taiwan); same product-line (Kustom Kruisers); not quite the same "model". The B&W bike does not have a springer fork, or the aftermarket front caliper brake (not sure how well that would work).
...an early ultra glide
As well as the tank, I believe that the ultra glides at one time may have once been furnished with 1-1/8" forks, 1-1/8" piston stems, simpler (2-bend) chain guards, and, similar to the Deluxe models - pleated seats and upgraded grips. Because of the big tanks between the top tube and cantilevers, a decal would not have been placed on the top tube.
 

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