1982 Diamondback Viper 26 
#1 2013-02-02 9:23pm
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1982 Diamondback Viper 26
1982 Diamondback Viper 26
Conversion from 20" to 26 cruiser
My friend offloaded this 20" viper on me. I had this bike as a kid, it was my only "real" bmx and it got stolen (of course). My folks bought me another one which two weeks later was also stolen. 4 years later I got a call from the Compton PD saying they had my bike! Well the frame and fork were mine. Anyway fast forward many years and here is this thing, a mild steel viper the red headed stepchild of the bmx world. Why not cut it up? I've got it ready to build to ride today hopefully and I still need to do some more clean up etc but so far it looks ok. I'm going to ride it around a for a few weeks and work out any bugs before I do the final finish. Stay rad!
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#2 2013-02-02 10:08pm
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Re: 1982 Diamondback Viper 26
Cool.
I leave my bikes in the rain!
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#3 2013-02-24 9:57am
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Re: 1982 Diamondback Viper 26
That would look awesome if you re-chromed or got it nickeled!
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#4 2013-02-28 12:19am
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Re: 1982 Diamondback Viper 26
This is SO sick! And the story behind it is awesome. Instant fav. I would love to turn my Predator 24 into a 26.
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#5 2013-02-28 12:27am
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Re: 1982 Diamondback Viper 26
mad skills. sick bike 
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#6 2013-02-28 10:02am
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Re: 1982 Diamondback Viper 26
I have more pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17534977@N00/
A bicycle is like a toothbrush; you should have one and use it often.
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