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| 914rrr |
 Jan 11 2025, 08:22 AM
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It'll be really interesting to see what this goes for!
Memories are getting expen$ive!! https://www.pcarmarket.com/auction/original...-speed-bicycle/  |
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| East coaster |
Jan 16 2025, 06:13 AM
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And who remembers these? I had one when I was a kid so I built this one and ride it now in my 60’s…….never grow up!
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| ClayPerrine |
Jan 16 2025, 06:30 AM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,280 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(East coaster @ Jan 16 2025, 06:13 AM)  And who remembers these? I had one when I was a kid so I built this one and ride it now in my 60’s…….never grow up! I had a Western Auto knockoff of those bikes in green. I remember taking steel tubing and bolting it to the front forks to make my bike a chopper like the guys in the movie easy rider. I got a hard lesson when the cheap, thin tubing buckled and the front end collapsed. |
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| Ron914 |
Jan 16 2025, 11:38 AM
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QUOTE(ClayPerrine @ Jan 16 2025, 07:30 AM) QUOTE(East coaster @ Jan 16 2025, 06:13 AM) And who remembers these? I had one when I was a kid so I built this one and ride it now in my 60’s…….never grow up! I had a Western Auto knockoff of those bikes in green. I remember taking steel tubing and bolting it to the front forks to make my bike a chopper like the guys in the movie easy rider. I got a hard lesson when the cheap, thin tubing buckled and the front end collapsed. I remember doing this to my bike too but we cut the forks off a donor and beat them onto the forks with a hammer for that rake look. I also suffered the same fate when one came loose . Brings back memories from being a kid in the 60's. I don't remember where we got it but I also had a sissy bar on my banana seat to give it that chopper look. |
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914rrr OT: For those of us old enough to remember ... Jan 11 2025, 08:22 AM
Cairo94507 Totally remember when those came out; didn't h... Jan 11 2025, 09:13 AM 914rrr ...and who can forget this ad ??
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Find your old bike h... Jan 16 2025, 10:34 PM sb914 Yep I refuse to grow up as well.
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