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I picked up the exact same purple lowrider for my brother a couple months back. I got it for 20 bucks. The kid wanted 50, but the headset was wobbly and the rims and spokes are pretty rusted out. So, after explaining to him the cost of new forks and rims, he gave in to my offer. My plan is...

Looks nice and clean so far. We just picked up a Twiggy for my wife. She's been really happy with the bike.

You guys are probably right. I've still got to break it down to clean, degrease, and make sure everything's where it needs to be. I'll probably throw a nice wax on it to enhance the shine. Any suggestions for waxes? I use Nu Finish on my car and that stuff works really well. I figure that...

I think I'm officially hooked. I hadn't even completely broken down my first project and I picked up my second bike off CL. It's a bright yellow Pixie that someone nearby had for sale. Turns out it was a friend of my brother's. Not only did he give me a nice little break on the cost, but he...

I only met him a handful of times, but I've heard stories. My brother was in Ringworm, Apt. 213 and the Darvocets. He's gotten away from it, though, to focus more on family.

Huh, Integrity. My brother was/is really good friends with Dwid. I'm sure you may have seen some of my bro's bands, then.

Welcome to the boards, Jay. Love that white hardtop....looks like it's a late 40's early 50's Chevy.

I've been to some pretty rocking shows, but the best one I can think of was The Flaming Lips at Bonnaroo in 2003. They started the show some time around 1:00am and played for quite a few hours. It felt like I was at a little kids birthday party. Really good vibes all around. Black Crowes...

I'm out west in Bay Village. Grew up in Parma Hts/Royalton, though. Are there many rat-rod types out our way? I can honestly say, I've never seen anything like these bikes in our area.

Thanks for the invite, Evil. However, I think I'll be up to my elbows in rust and grease trying to get this bike in shape for the 1 month of nice weather we get up here :)

*Not enough coffee, yet. Updated the title. Thanks, A.S. I picked this bike up the other day off Craigslist. It's all original except for the seat. It's currently broken down about 90%. There's a lot of surface rust on the inside of the tank and fenders, but not much on the exposed...

Just wanted to pop in and say hi to everybody. I'm new to rat-rodding. I found this site thru Gerry's How To Fix Bikes blog. I recently picked up a '59 Schwinn Panther II off Craigslist, which is going to be my first build. I'm from the Cleveland, OH area and I've been in and out of BMX...