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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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okay so now that i am in college i really dont have a car with me up here. I go to UC Davis bike capital of the nation....so yeah i got bored and needed something...and i got donated a bike. The bike was pretty messed up but i wanted to fix it. so here are some pictures..leave comments or suggestions or whatever you care to leave.

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Didn't take a picture right away, this is after we started sanding:



sanded by hand:



primered:



painted:



checkered design (started running after clear coated it):



me and friends that helped:



one more!




haha sorry! for whoring pics out
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 04:22 PM
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Put some volks on that thing and call it a day! hahah
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 04:26 PM
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slap on some CF parts man
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 04:42 PM
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when the thread title said bike, i was like oh sweet an old kawasaki or honda and then the picture started to load an i was like WTF?

regardless, a nice resto job man...throw a set of these bad boys on that thing and youre set.

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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 05:02 PM
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Couldn't take the lock off? Funny you primered and painted the bike with it on.
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 05:41 PM
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Couldn't take the lock off? Funny you primered and painted the bike with it on.
OMFG LMAO, lololololol
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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i was expecting a yamaha or something! LMAO
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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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hahaa i didn't notice the lock! But nonetheless, nice looking bike now! I'm surprised you painted the chain, sprocket, and the crank heh
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by fahrenheit350
Couldn't take the lock off? Funny you primered and painted the bike with it on.

i couldnt take it off :-( and i didnt have bolt cutters so i just left it on! the person before had lost the key...

thanks everyone for the compliments! hahaha
and sorry for not being something more interesting than a bicycle
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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overhaulin': College students f*cked up bike.

very nicely done.
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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you must have nothing to do,?
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ipcheck
you must have nothing to do,?
yeah basically it was a friday afternoon with no classes....and didn't have anything to do till night so i just ended up doing this

i dont like studying on fridays!
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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nice job on the sanding
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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GooD joB
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Old Dec 3, 2006 | 09:06 PM
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clean i would have sprayed a chrome illusion or takata green! but good job none the less
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 05:09 PM
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i guess you did not have the key to the lock hanging n the frame?...lol nice job.
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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Great work, job well done! I'm still laughing at the lock being on the bike throughout the process though
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Old Dec 9, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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Can you post some naked pics. of your friends girlfriend?
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