“Pig Bikes”?

[mrg]

It's when dads thought just taking off fenders and putting solo pollo & ape hanger bars on a older or non StingRay ( Bantom, Typhoon etc. ) made your bike a StingRay!

 

[Kramai88]

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[Jaxon]

Cool bikes! So...whats a pig bike? Pre-stingray?

In 62 or 63 they started selling solo polo seats, sissy bars and high rise handlebars. These bikes built by owners are called pig bikes. Before that late 50s early 60s Cali guys were using tall goose necks and tall handlebars using the rear rack to make longer seats. So yes pre stingray bikes are pig bikes

 

[Chopper1]

1960 Hornet. Original black paint.

 

[Bman212]

My 61 Schwinn American that I got from the original owner who’s single mother converted it for him and his brother in 1970 for their birthday. Never stored outside.

 

[REC]

I've got a small group of these that have come through here (and stopped to stay awhile). I find them a lot of fun to mess with and the neighborhood kids love 'em.
'52 Juvenile

'54 J36

'58 Tornado

'60 Tornado

'61 American

'62 Typhoon

I look like a gorilla riding one of them, but the make me laugh!

REC
PS: There are two other ones here that have not yet made the full transition, and one of them may just end up pretty much as it currently is:
'49 Juvenile - The parts I have for this are trying to hide from me.... fear not, they will be found and this one will get its grip on new reality!

'55 Wasp (two months older than me and prone to remain in similar condition as presently shown) Only been here for a couple of weeks....

 

[Bender]

This post is referring to these customs as pig bikes.... In the early 60s we called them bullies.... I guess you had to be there....

 

[Bender]

I've got a small group of these that have come through here (and stopped to stay awhile). I find them a lot of fun to mess with and the neighborhood kids love 'em.
'52 Juvenile
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'54 J36
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'58 Tornado
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'60 Tornado
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'61 American
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'62 Typhoon
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I look like a gorilla riding one of them, but the make me laugh!

REC

These are the real muscle bikes!!

 

[volksboy57]

I've got a small group of these that have come through here (and stopped to stay awhile). I find them a lot of fun to mess with and the neighborhood kids love 'em.
'52 Juvenile
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'54 J36
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'58 Tornado
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'60 Tornado
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'61 American
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'62 Typhoon
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I look like a gorilla riding one of them, but the make me laugh!

REC
PS: There are two other ones here that have not yet made the full transition, and one of them may just end up pretty much as it currently is:
'49 Juvenile - The parts I have for this are trying to hide from me.... fear not, they will be found and this one will get its grip on new reality!
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'55 Wasp (two months older than me and prone to remain in similar condition as presently shown) Only been here for a couple of weeks....
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killer collection!

 

[volksboy57]

Im making a pig bike out of this guy. it is about one of my favorite bikes, I wouldnt change a thing. Love the King Cobra on the chainguard and the lock with no key. Currently it has a solo polo, a square sissy bar and a wald knuckle stem. Should these early bikes just have a wald set of bars?