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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Gee, that was easy. 04/06/12 at 15:24:51 It's' so much easier to tear apart, paint and reassemble an old bicycle than an old motorcycle. And the replacement parts are cheaper, too.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #1 - 04/06/12 at 17:21:23 Whoda guessed!? Now,, wheres that pic of the old bike,, or, a description, at least.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #2 - 04/06/12 at 17:56:13 It's an early '90s Raleigh mountain bike, steel frame, no suspension, only 21 speeds, a few mid-90s mods, like aluminum rims. It will be an urban bike when I'm done.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29300 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #3 - 04/06/12 at 19:22:45 90's!!!,.. everything I own is 90's!... you can't restore something from the 90's!... My bike, my car, my bicycle,.. I think the bloody mouse I'm using is from the 90's... I got socks older than that!... ... ... and they're just broke in!... ...
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Starlifter Serious Thumper Offline It only snows seven months of the year here. Posts: 3746 Eastern Michigan Gender:	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #4 - 04/06/12 at 20:07:11 Gee, my bicycle is from the eatly 70's, and it works great.
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Reply #5 - 04/06/12 at 20:13:25

I wish I* still had my Sears Austrian Racer from 1965,, pretty thing, black w/ hand painted gold pinstripes, it actually had chrome spokes,,

& I had a Volkscycle from Germany I got in 77, when the pedals stopped, the chain kept going, so the gears worked, even coasting, It was great for riding like a maniac in town, be about to run a light or stop sign, see a car at the last second, slap the gear shifters to 1st, grab the brakes & ready to go againm..

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29300 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #6 - 04/07/12 at 10:10:23 I've been admiring this bike each time I see it on TV... (or,..maybe it's the cutie riding it)... Is it the OZ bike?...
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #7 - 04/07/12 at 10:59:18 She needs to raise the seat. Im guessin shes not associated with the neighborhood watch program..
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #8 - 04/07/12 at 10:59:55 I just finished giving the frame a coat of bed line paint.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29300 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #9 - 04/07/12 at 11:04:41 Man Buddha,.. you sure can make stuff pretty... ... Is that rattle can or spray gunned?... If it's a can, what brand?...
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #10 - 04/07/12 at 12:30:32 Rustoleum rattle can.
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #11 - 04/08/12 at 11:46:32 Here it is without its Miami Vice paint job. Can't go wrong with black. I still need new tires (I wish they made yellow ones in the size I need) and tubes, grips, cables and a few other odds and ends.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 29300 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #12 - 04/08/12 at 12:15:33 She's a beaut!... You must be pretty tall,.. don't think I'd reach the ground at 5'8"... ...
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MotoBuddha Serious Thumper Offline Let's roll! Posts: 1416 Charlotte, NC	Re: Gee, that was easy. Reply #13 - 04/08/12 at 12:50:45 The seat isn't adjusted, just clamped in place for now. My inseam is only 31 inches.
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Reply #14 - 04/08/12 at 18:36:07

Moto, Wow, that frame looks sharp! Actually I have three bikes and do quite a lot of riding. The old Schwinn 3-speed from the early 70's is going to get an overhaul when it warms up enough here in Michigan to paint stuff.

Do they make Rustoleum bed-liner paint in any other color beside black? Do you think spray cans work better than brush or small roller painting? Whenever I use spray paint it seems to run down via gravity.

The handle bars and silver fenders (chrome?) are pitted some with a little bit of rust. Should I clean them and paint over them? Will the the paint stick to the silver metal? Or can I shine them up with Xfine metal sanding paper?

I haven't started this project yet, and as you can see I've never done any restoration projects before. Any advice on this project would be appreciated.

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