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  1. MR D

    Heads up for Michigan swap in Royal Oak

    Anyone here gonna make this swap? I just wanted to help advertise a bit! See ya there! I'll be hanging with the Eastside Bike shop gang!
  2. MR D

    Custom builds on youtube

    Please check out some custom builds on my YouTube channel! Just go to YouTube and type in "dennis allport". Or just click on this link. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdwRx1DJCTvy-1pXMa_u1zA. Thanks for checking it out!
  3. MR D

    Champion V8 head badge help needed

    Been a long time for me here. I have a Champion V8 headbadge (upside down Christmas tree style) CWC made. I am restoring it and need a picture of what colors were used. Any help is surely appreciated! Thank you in advance for anyone's help in this. Mr D
  4. MR D

    Front wheel coaster brake?

    I have a "39 CWC Roadmaster that has a (hand operated) coaster style FRONT wheel. Question...because I've never seen this before...how rare is this wheel? Any value? Thanks in advance, Mr.D
  5. MR D

    Patina...just a short read

    This is something I've wanted to write for the last couple of years. It is MY opinion. Not meant to distract from anyone else's views or opinions. It is not meant to change anything. Thank you for reading...if you do. Comment if you like...
  6. MR D

    Little girls 20" hornet

    I guess I could have placed this in the Schwinn pages, but it fits here in General too. I picked this little bike up in Ann Arbor Mi. Swap meet. I had plans to work on it throughout the cold winter months. I know it's a girls bike, but it was a good candidate for a total resto (In my...
  7. MR D

    Higgins tank bike for your interest

    Check it out...in the Detroit area. Looks very good! http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/bik/3930694713.html
  8. MR D

    Need YOUR opinion about Hawthorne bike

    I was just given a Hawthorne two piece bike. It is in nice restoreable condition. I would like to know when it was made. I hope you knowledgeable folks can help me with this one. The serial number was found on the left rear dropout...C456752. It also has the letters SE above the serial...
  9. MR D

    Anyone near Detroit area that cam roll fenders?

    Like the title says, is there anyone around the Detroit area that can roll out fenders. I would like to bring back some "52 Schwinn fenders for a 20" girls bike I'm planning on restoring. The fenders will be the only hard part about this project. Also quote some prices if you can provide this...
  10. MR D

    New bike for spring! Awesome!

    Well, it took me about 2 minutes to figure out how I was getting one of these bikes. Tell me what you think about it...good or bad, doesn't matter. I love the look and the ride is fantastic! Seven speed, 26" rims with 3 1/2" balloon tires. I've changed the bars to be a bit higher (don't care...
  11. MR D

    What to use...ideas please?

    I'm in the middle of restoring a kids Roadmaster saddle. I got the rusty thing all apart, cleaned up and painted. I'm now at an impass, I need ideas on what to use for padding. I have leather to wrap it, but nothing to pad the seat. Of course I want it to hold the shape of the pan, but I'm out...
  12. MR D

    Winter Months...

    Thought I'd post a thread to see what you do during the winter months. In the past I've put things away, stacked bikes up against each other for the long cold winters here in Michigan. This year I don't want to stop thinking about projects. I have cleared out my small"ish" garage. I made room...
  13. MR D

    this one doesn't leave me cold

    This one is white hot. Nice custom job on this phantom! I even think this guy will get near his asking price. http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/bik/3319530033.html
  14. MR D

    Bicycle history

    We have a few newbies that came here recently, and simply for their interest in bikes, I would like to post this article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwinn_Bicycle_Company. Now I know that the info in this article may have discrepancies, it's still a lot of good to read. It's based on...
  15. MR D

    So.......did any one?

    Did anyone go to Memory Lane Classic swap meet? Just curious!
  16. MR D

    Pictures of my Schwinn Stingray trike!

    Well, after a couple years of gathering, my Stingray trike is making it's debut! Even though I still have some small details to finish up, it's ride ready. The frame is a '60's stingray. The rear end is a mystery, but it came with a Sturmey Archer 3 speed hub. The rear wheels were bought off...
  17. MR D

    Western flyer stolen!!

    Hello good people of this great forum. This is a long stretch. But I want you to know that my Western Flyer (re-pop) was stolen from my yard in Warren, Michigan. If you live around this area (Detroit and surrounding) I would like your help in finding and returning this bike where it belongs...
  18. MR D

    So Long, Andy

    Who didn't like this man and the characters that surrounded him? We will all miss the down home feel that a show like Andy Griffith brought to us. Always simple and down right morally correct. RIP, Andy.
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    Where and when did you learn.......?

    Hello cabers! I don't post much here because it's riding time...you know. I have a general question. When, where and how did you learn to work on bikes? Most everyone with a little mechanical knowledge can twist a screw driver or turn a wrench, but there is some special stuff that happens...
  20. MR D

    Neighborhood kids loving the old bikes

    Just a couple days ago many of the kids on my street were all riding their bikes up and down the sidewalks. It was fun watching them race all in a line back and forth. Many of them had cards taped to their rear dropouts to make that familiar clapping noise on the spokes (ahh, the memories). I...
  21. MR D

    Twin Schwinn's completed!!! Have a look

    Well, it didn't take too long, but I've finally completed a project. This started when a friend gave me a 24" girls Schwinn Hollywood bike. I thought, now what am I gonna do with this, but the bike was in decent shape...not too out of the ordinary for girls bikes. It just so happened that my...
  22. MR D

    Please help me name a custom

    In the 24" bike thread I mentioned making a custom 24" boys bike. It is an American frame. I will not mess up the chain guard graphic. I plan on getting a chrome guard and placing real oak veneer on the face. I am kinda stuck though. I want a custom name for the bike...to go with my girls 24"...
  23. MR D

    Looking to buy...

    I'm into a project right now. I am looking for a tank that will fit into a 24" Schwinn Boys American (cantilever frame). Is there anything that would fit? I know it's a stretch, but I had good luck fitting a girls 26" tank into a 24" frame. Any help is appreciated! I need to narrow down my...
  24. MR D

    When you get hungry...just pull over!

    This is interesting.
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    It's probably been said before, but...

    LEMON JUICE!!! Man, I've tried many methods of rust removal, but I am sold on using slightly diluted lemon juice for getting (softening) rid of surface rust on chrome parts! I left a completely rusty springer spring and the bolts and nuts for the unit soaking for a day, and I did not even...
  26. MR D

    Strange, Fun, project Murray PICS

    Now this one is strange. I saved this frame from being scrapped. Got it for free so to speak. I took it home and didn't even clean up or disassemble the frame, I just shot some rattle can paint on it and decided where I was going after that. The paint color looks old, and that was my original...
  27. MR D

    Quesion about re-pop Western Flyer

    As some of you may have seen, I own a re-pop Western Flyer from the "80's. The rear carrier seems to be missing either a reflector or a light under the back. I have seen a few pictures where there was a reflector present. What I want to know, is there a battery operated light that can be...
  28. MR D

    Pictures from a newbie

    Hello all, if this needs to be moved I understand. But, here are a couple things I've been tinkering around with lately. Winter brings on more time to think about what to ride other than actually riding. So, I spend a lot of time in my garage thinking up bikes to show off when spring arrives...
  29. MR D

    New guy here with Pictures!

    Hello, all, Here are a few shots of a Corvette I refurbished last year. I'm just posting these for your enjoyment. I know I loved this bike when I had it. It was in really great shape when I picked it up. Nothing was done to the paint except a light cleaning and rub down with fine spray wax...
  30. MR D

    Hello everyone!

    Hey there, everyone! I am new to this forum and just wanted to say hello before I start asking questions and posting in general. My name is Dennis or (MR D) as the people call me. I love bikes, plain and simple. I have viewed quite a few nice bike here already, and it seems I'm in the...
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