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1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
#1 2019-05-18 2:26pm
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1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
Bought this off a local FB page and brung it back to life. All parts just cleaned, nothing restored.
1982 Challenger “5 Bar Cruiser”
Bought this off a local FB page. When I got it there was surface rust all over it so I completely dismantled it and soaked all affected parts in vinegar.
See below for original condition.
As mentioned above I only added grips and changed the tires.
Parts list:
* 1982 Challenger Racing Frame
* Unstamped, Non drilled Landing Gear forks
* ARAYA 7X rims to Suntour sealed hubs
* Unknown headset with Suntour headlock and SST dirtskirt
* Redline Brute Stem
* GT Cruiser bars, un-knurled and uncut
* A’ME round grips (Bubble Font)
* Dia Compe tech 3 lever to Dia Compe 890 Caliper
* Dia Compe hinged seatpost clamp
* Unknown fluted post
* Cycle Pro Shotgun 2 seat
* Takagi 180mm cranks
* Range Beartrap bottom bracket
* Sugino Spider
* Sugino 41T chainring
* Shimano DX Pedals
* Tioga Comp 3 tireon rear
* National Tire on front
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#2 2019-05-18 2:36pm
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
As Received:
Challenger Racing was a very small company out of Toronto Canada.
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#3 2019-05-18 2:39pm
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
Spoke with the owner/manufacturer/welder via FB. Quite an interesting character.
Asked him to join the site to provide some more background so hopefully he will chime in.
Here is a snippet of our conversation:
Bike is all stripped down and ready for a vinegar bath:
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#4 2019-05-18 2:42pm
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
Bath day
Didn’t have a tub big enough so threw this together out of scraps and a heavy duty bag.
Soaking in plain vinegar
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#5 2019-05-18 2:44pm
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
Shining like a new dime after the bath.
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#6 2019-05-19 5:40am
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
bada boom bada bing. thats bad ass !!!!!!
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#7 2019-05-19 6:43am
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
Looks great.
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#8 2019-05-19 11:14am
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
Incredible find, and it turned out great.
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#9 2019-06-14 2:30pm
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
Went with red grips instead.
Won’t be doing anything else to it but bomb around on it as I really like it and them big GT bars, they are awesome.
So all original finish and parts from when it was built in 82 aside from the tires and grips.
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#11 2021-01-15 5:32pm
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
Do you still have this?
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#12 2021-01-15 5:42pm
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Re: 1982 Challenger Racing 5 Bar Cruiser 24
Such a badass bike
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