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ridingdirty42 · 2012-05-14 6:28pm

I have a really, really hard time selling my bikes but when it comes to the chopping block, I'm more inclined to lose the refinished ones first. My '80 JMC Long was sprayed white and my '82 sticktail Cr-MO quadangle was sprayed black, those are the only ones I've had to refinish. I still look at them like bastards but they ain't too hard on the eyes.

Kurt_Rad · 2012-05-14 6:32pm

I have had complete survivors that I wouldn't be able sell for any more than 50 dollars, so
I part, make 250 and donate the frame and fork to someone. You do the math...

johnng23604 · 2012-05-14 6:41pm

Something else about Survivors............Having a bike shop sticker on it doesn't make the stickers, paint, frame or bike original.

Only if you have........... as an example, BMXproducts seat tube sticker with a date, then the stickers are original. Then without a doubt, you can say this paint is original.

Maybe the stickers are old, worn, faded and cracking. It doesn't make them original.
But it's an older refinshed, restoration.

I'm not sure if you would still call this a survivor?

Would you?

turkeybags · 2012-05-14 6:52pm

On route to the powder coaters. The decals look a lil worn and the lil chipmunk decals on the seat post bugs me. Soon it will be a thickly coated white....

turkeybags · 2012-05-14 6:55pm

/\ /\ this was a joke by the way. /\ /\

True SURVIVOR.
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/gt_bicycles/47509

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turkeybags · 2012-05-14 6:59pm

Here my newest "Survivor build"

I especially love the effd up decals.

SpinTech · 2012-05-14 7:02pm

You can't build a survivor. A bike built with old parts is just that - a bike built with old parts.

The more I progress into this 'hobby', the more I appreciate true survivors.

Turkey - that's an awesome GT

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ghostrider · 2012-05-14 7:07pm

SpinTech wrote:
You can't build a survivor. A bike built with old parts is just that - a bike built with old parts.

so when you list parts from a parted survivor do you list them as "old parts for sale"? a survivor build can be just that - built with survivor parts.

Kurt_Rad · 2012-05-14 7:22pm

This is getting fukcing stupid now...

turkeybags · 2012-05-14 7:23pm

Kurt_Rad wrote:
This is getting fukcing stupid now...

kilrgt · 2012-05-14 7:33pm

You do what you want with the beat up old hacks, Ill restore them......would you drive a rusted out POS 67 Shelby Mustang? If they are good ill keep them as a survivor. While i get what your trying to say, it doesnt make any sence when a bike needs restoration.

And oh here is my survivors, right down to the decals, they are bikes they dont have souls, it just means the owners were posers

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turkeybags · 2012-05-14 7:40pm

kilrgt wrote:
You do what you want with the beat up old hacks, Ill restore them......would you drive a rusted out POS 67 Shelby Mustang? If they are good ill keep them as a survivor. While i get what your trying to say, it doesnt make any sence when a bike needs restoration.

And oh here is my survivors, right down to the decals, they are bikes they dont have souls, it just means the owners were posers

http://i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae17 … 11cadf.jpg

While i get wht your trying to say, it doesnt make any sence when a bike needs restoration.

If you want to get what im trying to say you should probably read the 60 posts before yours because we covered this. No one on here said ride around on a crunchy rust bucket.

Also your bikes are amazing!!!!

teammaster88 · 2012-05-15 1:40am

More survivor than "Eye of the Tiger" ......

itsdug · 2012-05-15 2:29am

Ray wrote:
survivor
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 … ONG001.jpg

work in progress.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 … hup014.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 … hup017.jpg

Puke

itsdug · 2012-05-15 2:43am

And why do people think C4 is the only person who knows how to powder? This cracks me up.

JPinFL · 2012-05-15 3:07am

I love all bikes: survivors, survivor-builds, rebuilds, restores, show-builds, NOS, POS, OS, MS, NS, .... as long as they are ridden.

As for my own collection, I will not have a carpet queen. If it's complete, it gets ridden.

kilrgt · 2012-05-15 4:07am

turkeybags wrote:
kilrgt wrote:
You do what you want with the beat up old hacks, Ill restore them......would you drive a rusted out POS 67 Shelby Mustang? If they are good ill keep them as a survivor. While i get what your trying to say, it doesnt make any sence when a bike needs restoration.

And oh here is my survivors, right down to the decals, they are bikes they dont have souls, it just means the owners were posers

http://i969.photobucket.com/albums/ae17 … 11cadf.jpg
While i get wht your trying to say, it doesnt make any sence when a bike needs restoration.

If you want to get what im trying to say you should probably read the 60 posts before yours because we covered this. No one on here said ride around on a crunchy rust bucket.

Also your bikes are amazing!!!!

I didnt read all 60 replies , and thanks.

turkeybags · 2012-05-15 4:37am

itsdug wrote:
And why do people think C4 is the only person who knows how to powder? This cracks me up.

They don't and he's not. Personally i don't like powder coat at all and would never powder anything but if by some crazy chance i bump my head and decide to, I personally would go to the C4 dude only because my buddy got a frame done by him and it was the only powder coat job that didn't make me want to barf. And that says a lot.

Darkman · 2012-05-15 4:42am

I would drive an old P.O.S. rusty Shelby Mustang... Who wouldn't? I mean c'mon, its a Shelby!

I'm really not a Mustang fan though, I would probably just drive it to somewhere I could trade it for a Firebird/ Trans Am.

I do think there comes a time when a bike NEEDS to be restored, nobody wants to see a beautiful bike go to $h!t like that Haro Master pictured in this thread. IMO that bike should be restored...

matrutledg · 2012-05-15 5:12am

Darkman wrote:
I do think there comes a time when a bike NEEDS to be restored, nobody wants to see a beautiful bike go to $h!t like that Haro Master pictured in this thread. IMO that bike should be restored...

Agreed, a rusted out mess will continue to rust. It needs a new finish on it to stop the corrosion.

Ray · 2012-05-15 12:22pm

itsdug wrote:
Ray wrote:
survivor
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 … ONG001.jpg

work in progress.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 … hup014.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 … hup017.jpg
Puke

OK so you don't like that one But let me ask you this. why is it I have never seen one of your bikes posted??? seems you have comments for everyone's bikes . why not give us a chance to return the favor. not up to the challenge???? just figured I would ask.

standard63 · 2012-05-15 12:38pm

This is my early 90s Dirt Bros had it like this 4 years,and its staying this way.
i was going to sell it but was worried someone would turn it into a skyway TA xl so might be keeping it.

Kurt_Rad · 2012-05-15 12:45pm

Ray wrote:
itsdug wrote:
Ray wrote:
survivor
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 … ONG001.jpg

work in progress.

http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 … hup014.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee24 … hup017.jpg
Puke
OK so you don't like that one But let me ask you this. why is it I have never seen one of your bikes posted??? seems you have comments for everyone's bikes . why not give us a chance to return the favor. not up to the challenge???? just figured I would ask.

Ooh...BURN

SonicMouse · 2012-05-15 1:48pm

I agree with the thread-started... nothing drives me nuts more than to see an 80's survivor parted out on eBay. OK, you will make a couple more bucks, but you are destroying history for a couple bucks. If you are in it for the bucks, then maybe you are not in it for the right reasons.

This one I just got... I was going to go nuts and take it down and powder it, new decals, etc... but, the more I look at it, the more I like it as-is. The only thing I would do to it is NOS grips, chain and break cables and that's it.

Everything is original down to the tires and even the reflectors.

Now, on the other hand... This one is going to be stripped, powdered, new decals, etc... There is a difference between a survivor and a train wreck

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