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Wow! I leave for a few months because of school and life, and this place changed not only in looks (love it), but it seems to have gained some weight as well ( ;) ). For the record, I love my Moonie and have been riding it all year. I expiriminted the first winter I owned it and had a blast...

Just some bikes I have collected over the years. I'll put them in chronological order. Many have been posted in Fresh Finds, some are not 'vintage' or 'rat rods', but they are bicicletas nonetheless. I take pride in the ownership of each one and so far have great memories attached to the ones...

I am restoring an old Schwinn Breeze for a co-worker, and am in the reassembly stage. I successfully re built the front wheel and had to get a new axle for her as the original (stamped!) was bent. The new axle I got is threaded all the way across, if that matters. I put it all together...

My brother called me last night, informing me that he brought three old bikes home in case I wanted them. He had me at the description of the Huffy BMX Bandit. So I swung by there this morning before work and grabbed them. Holy Find, Batman! As mentioned earlier, one is indeed the Huffy BMX...

I know this question has been asked numerous times before, but I am at a standstill with this. I am cleaning up a '67 Schwinn Breeze for a coworker and I cannot get the stem out. The stem bolt is out, I even hit it with a hammer to unseat the wedge, but this thing will not come out! I have...

How important is it to use original (era) parts for restorations? I am working on a '67 Breeze for a co worker and she needs a new front axle and cones. Everything else looks fine. Is it cool to use aftermarket parts in this case or try to find an axle set from that time? The axle is actually...

I just got a '62 Schwinn Corvette (I haven't been able to shut up about it!* ** ***) and I was wondering if it is possible to mount a newer older balloon style tire on the rims, within fork and frame dimensions. I would love to throw some fat white or red walls on it. I will go out and get the...

I have a white Cadel speedometer waiting to be used. I think it will look great on here. Sick! The front rack is slightly askew. O.G. - original grips! Nice rack! The only major flaw. It is not creased, so I should be able to bend it back. I like this rear reflector also. I...

Just some pics of my collection so far. This does NOT include my road bike or three mt bikes. :P 1 - Murray Sears 3 spd, no year found yet. 2 - 2011 Felt Fat Tire 20th Anniversary 3 - Nirve Switchblade, trying to remember when I bought it...2007? 4 - 1940 Shelby Supreme 5 - 1960 Schwinn...

A customer offered me this the other day, for $10! I couldn't say no to that price. I am going to get it rideable and probably 'loan' it to a friend that needs transportation. I have a thread going in the swap meet for fenders for this. If anyone has any or knows where I can get some, let me...

A guy I work with found a Schwinn Corvette at his FIL's, in a junk pile that the guy lets his neighbors/family/friends use. He dragged it out and said it has light rusting on it. I saw a cruddy cell phone photo of it, but will check it out in person sometime this week. He basically rescued it...

On this bike, no matter how much I tighten the seatpost (clincher?) bolt , the seat post still spins, slightly. By that, I mean it doesn't spin around like the wheel on WOF, but it will turn if I get all wiggly while riding. When I got it, the seat post was rusted in the seat tube and I had to...

Not a Rat Rod, but I just picked this up from a customer yesterday. 2008 Specialized FSR XC

I am thinking about starting an annual event here in midwestern IL (Quincy). We have a fall (October) 'Tin Dusters' gathering here every year, and I hear rumors of another hot rod show and swap meet (missed it last year), but I think it would be awesome if we did a similar event for bikes. I...

As promised in a different thread. I bought this a few weeks ago (a not so fresh find) from a coworker who needed some quick cash for an auto repair (mwah-hahahaha! advantage: me) and I love it so much. It rides super smooth and quiet. But I am also scared to ride it as I don't want to mess it...

The job I just started had this bike sitting in an extra building, they used to have a 'country store' display/theme when they first opened and had this in there. I harassed the owner until he sold it t o me for $40. I wanted to save it so bad, for a restoration project, if it can be saved. I...

The guy that I got my Shelby and Sears Murray from called me the other day with an offer - a mint condition (his words) no speed Apple Krate. He wants $400 for it. I have not seen it yet, but I trust that it is in the condition he says it is. I also know that definitions of mint vary from person...

Here is the bike I just picked up this morning. I don't have any info on it yet. I need to clean it up pretty good as well. All I know is that it has new tires and tubes. Shadow, pt 2. :/

I just picked this up a few weeks ago, been too busy to post photos. It is a Sears branded Puch, three speed. So far, all I have done is replace the brake cables and housing, brake pads, the speedometer* (:P), and swapped the seat out. It is bent and I am trying to straighten it out. The...

I saw this just sitting outside on a porch, two blocks away from my house, for about a month. Just teasing me. Tonight, when I went to get food, I saw a car pulling in the driveway, so I slammed on the brakes, parked and ran up there. In a nutshell, the owner of this said a pedal had broken off...