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Aug 15, 2010 19:56:31 GMT
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Hey guys, well for weeks i've been trawling Ebay contemplating wether to buy myself another bike or not. I didn't want a mountain bike however. I was torn between a Low-Rider and a Schwinn Stingray cruiser bike. Well tonight i'd finally decided on one. A Bratz lowrider bike popped up on Ebay as an auction in Swadlincote, complete bar a chain for it. I was cheeky and ended up msg'ing the seller to see if he had a price in mind to end the auction early (thinking he'd either say no, or yes for like £50) The Seller got back in touch agreeing to do the deed for the princely sum of £10!1!1!!  A couple messages batted back n forth and tonight I went to collect it  So yer, it's a girls bike, however it's exactly the same size as the expensive lowriders you see for sale (£350+ expensive like) so with a £340 saving I don't mind putting in a little elbow grease  The beast in question haha! Got it back to Suzies and her brother came out and tatted with me, he'd got a spare bike chain which we quickly chucked on to test it out, got the tyres pumped up and adjusted the handle bars so they sat much further forward, that's it for the time being. Haven't decided what colour etc. I'm going to redo it yet? What do you guys reckon? Have some funky lowriders for insperation      Should be fun to rock around on at shows n stuff Actually alot more comfortable and easier to ride than I first thought/was led to believe! But then again i'm quite a shortarse anyway which probably helps out alot lol! |
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'86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser
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B-8-D
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Aug 15, 2010 20:00:30 GMT
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i almost bought a bratz girls bike too for exactly the same reason..#
it already has a pimp purple velvet seat....
cant wait to see the outcome on this...
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Aug 15, 2010 20:03:25 GMT
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Yer well i've found my way to "Ridelow.co.uk" and the shop for accesories on there is very scary thinking what I can buy lol!
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'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily
'86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser
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Aug 16, 2010 18:24:55 GMT
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Hey guys, well after work me and my dad had a bit of a mess on it lol. I picked off all the Bratz stickers and removed the Bratz badge off the seat so it's now De-Brated lol! The Purples growing on me now all that's removed  Removed a link out the chain and sorted that out along with giving it a good dose of GT85, then my dad began polishing a couple bits to see how they'd turn out. Autosol didn't quite start some of the parts we tried but I had some 3M fast cut compound which got to work much quicker! Made a start on the front fender, did the chain guard and the front spring  Luckily it can still ride with a fat git like me on it lol   While I had the front spring out it was sitting like this, full on slammed mode, it looks hardcore lol!  Nice bit of rake if I say so myself I got to take it out for a proper ride today after sorting the chain out and it's comfy as frick tbf! Probably helps the fact i'm a short  anyway but I was really suprised, well looking forward to having a mission out on it! probs polish some more of the chrome up tomorrow and the paintwork and see how I feel with it in the current colour cleaned up. However I did think of a Metallic Chocolate brown colour? What do peeps reckon? Photoshops welcome |
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'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily
'86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser
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ChrisT
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My Bratz Lowrider :DChrisT
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Aug 16, 2010 18:42:48 GMT
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Yer well i've found my way to "Ridelow.co.uk" and the shop for accesories on there is very scary thinking what I can buy lol! It's an amazing shop isn't it  Before you buy anything though check ebay - they have an ebay store and sometimes things are on offer there but not on their website Good luck with the project  |
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Aug 16, 2010 19:29:18 GMT
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all i've done to mine is a squirt of red oxide for now,
ditched front brake,
ditched front mudguard,
dropped seat at rear grab rail one notch and thats bout it-it looks good ;D
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Aug 17, 2010 15:41:59 GMT
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I had mine powdercoated candy red ;D Reupholstered the seat in fake snakeskin printed leather (badly) and gave it a polish... Really need to drag it out n ride it soon... Ridelow is good but definitely look for their store on ebay |
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'95 Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon "Xtina"
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Aug 17, 2010 16:26:01 GMT
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Sounds awesome maladroit, any pics? Yer i've got Ridelow as a fave seller on Ebay lol  |
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'84 Honda Civic 1.3 AH The Daily
'86 Nissan Leopard F31 The Weekend Cruiser
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Aug 18, 2010 20:11:06 GMT
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Not the greatest pic, will have to try n get it out in the sunshine, but you get the idea  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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'82 Volvo 244 DL "Priscilla"
'95 Subaru Impreza WRX Wagon "Xtina"
1988 VW Jetta "Lena"
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Aug 18, 2010 20:52:45 GMT
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Ok after reading this i REALLY want one.
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Sept 3, 2010 18:04:08 GMT
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red one is mine,god knows were it is now,sold it ages ago,iv just finished another one.   frame has been smoothed and painted into a satin pearl,with camo seat,its for sale now. |
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Cool
this bring back memories!
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Sept 5, 2010 22:03:00 GMT
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That looks so cool - Next time I go to my parents, I'm going to nick my little sisters bratz bike!
She wouldnt notice, don't think she has ridden it for 5 years!
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Current retro - 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV / Daily - 2016 Nissan Qashqai
Previous retros - Prelude, Integra, XR2s, XR3s, Orions, CRXs, Sylvia S12, S13, Pulsar, ZX 16v, 205 Gti, MX5, MR2 etc
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www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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Sept 10, 2010 15:51:01 GMT
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I'm off to pick one of these up tonight hopefully. It's supposed to be for my Daughter for christmas, but i can quite see her getting summat else ! lol
Great looking bikes considering what they can be bought for
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Hear is min just in proses.of.spraying will.be black.and.gold.with red rims got it off eBay for £10
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Oct 25, 2015 10:34:38 GMT
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Hear is min just in proses.of.spraying will.be black.and.gold.with red rims got it off eBay for £10 How do I.ad photos from mobile Exactly. Whilst a few disagree with the theorem of the molecular orientation, those in the know realise that it's future. Unless of course, one has purchased plutonium, which would enable visitations to time prior to the present. Some call it the past. Whatever the case, enjoy your venture to the moon. Unless, of course, I mistook what you just said? |
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May 29, 2016 13:12:50 GMT
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I know this is an old thread, but look what I just bought  A £10 car boot buy, I'm dead chuffed! I plan to paint it as it is pretty rusty, |
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A couple messages batted back n forth and tonight I went to collect it 
