[S.Brothers]

We all right click and save those bike photos we like. We all have our favorite builders.

Let's see pictures of other people's bikes that you admire.


I realize that for some... that could be hundreds of bikes but try to narrow it down. Do justice to your taste, but don't go overboard. Be selective. Also, in order to keep what could be a very photo heavy thread viable for crackers like me with low bandwidth, please limit yourself to 3 photos max per post. Feel free to post again with other choices, but the 3 pics per post guideline will help keep us from having a situation where 20 people (it takes that many posts to make a page in a thread) are posting 10 different bikes per each post. I'd never be able to load a page like that with my web connection.


Anyway... there's so many I like, and there are some that are super obvious and I know others will choose as well (Like Tom's Judge replica that won BOTY), so I'm going to try to focus on the less obvious but stupendously badass bikes, or bikes that haven't been posted in a while.


In no particular order:

Roc's 1981 RRS 24" that he showed in the '08 BOTY. I find my mind wandering back to the mental image of this bike often. I love the og black. The build is dope... there are other RRS cruisers built with equal style and gusto (Sean's and Blikum's were sick in boty for example), but I love this in black.


Another favorite is TrulyOdd's Star. Are you kidding? This is truly something as far as I'm concerned, very dialed but realistic and the fact that it's Pat's og race bike and still in his possession just takes it to the next level:



Next up... this GJS that also debuted in the 2007 BOTY. I just like Aaron's taste. This GJS has an amazing original finish. Beautiful.






So, I'll stop there for now. I'm about to lose electricity anyway. So, many of you will remember that "Who builds the best bike's in the community" thread from last fall. You'll notice that I've gone with bikes from people I didn't necessarily mention there. That's because I like many people's bikes and I'll be back with more here, for one thing... and the other thing is that as you'll remember from that thread, I was trying to focus on people who had pretty prolific collections with lots of builds, so it will take me a while to choose one.

Anyway... I'll be back with more to this thread, but let's see what you guys like. Post your favorite bikes that belong to other people.

[COASTY]

wow what a choice. The last one is a Helium Quicksilver made down here in the late 70's -early 80's. The best of the Aussie bikes. It belongs to Pete Porker.

Attached thumbnail(s)

• 
• 
• 

[TrulyOdd]

thanks for the shout out on my star steve...appreciate it. a pleasant surprise see'n it mentioned.

i'm thankful i've kept it all these years too. i've recently changed a couple things out on it just to fine tune it...

[lboorse2]

There's 4 for me that almost immediately pop into my head. There's probably a few more I'm forgetting... hopefully others will post those up and jog my memory.

The first I need to get up before someone else does. Not because it's a Hutch, and not because it won BOTY -- but because the time, effort, and painstaking attention to detail that was put into it. I can only dream of having the patience and know-how to build something like this. Tom's (Keep_it_Warm) TJ replica...




The next holds a place near and dear to my heart It always makes me think of the Lavendar Hollywood I had BITD (and eventually broke). Everytime I see this one in person, it's a treat. Brian P's Lavendar Hollywood survivor:




Black Chrome is the sickness -- Don's (Seadooit) Black Chrome GT:




Skyway T/A builds are another close to my heart as I still own the very same one I bought 2nd hand back in '86. There are many interesting combinations since the T/A was only offered as a F/F. This to me is one of the most unique T/A's out there. Rick's (Reilley1) Skyway T/A:

[P32ranger]

Pretty much any... *sigh*...

[todzilla]

The first that comes to mind was larocks FMF.

Attached thumbnail(s)

• 

[Kerry]

bomb shit

Attached image(s)

• 

[Monster-Robot]

RandyS' Moto Pro - Love this bike and never seen another like it.



Ditto on Reilley1's Karl Hoff....I've never seen another.



Randy C's Team Goose. Sooooo sweet!



I also lust after Larocks FMF. That bike is just nails!

[Spur]

Bretts(3rd Gear) Free Agent, hands down is my favorite. It is the epitome of early high end mid-school.

[shinburger]

I recently dumped all the pics I had saved over the years at least 50 or so just thinking I was over it.
But had to keepa few.
I think it's Tim's? Haney's? or? This build is pretty much the way I thought of a high end build back in the day. My brothers best friend had one built just like this (except with centerpulls) and always thought it was cool even before getting into the collecting thing.


This R&R is killer also not sure who's it is (J.Haney's?). Speedo pads and fork is Norcal at it best. I would put Ricks Centurion right in there also though I don't have a good pic of it anymore.



Jakes DG cruiser is just pure OS goodness.

[CSquare43]

Great topic. I'll have to search for some of the pics, but the 1 that stands out immediately is the BFBTTC (Bike Formerly Belonging To Tim Cook), the Loop-tail Redline...I LOVE that bike...

More later...

[AndyDiamond]

Tony Montana's tribute builds - his Patterson, Greg Hill GT and Stu Tompsen...

[sexnbmx]

So far there has been 4 that hit me like a brick.........

1) That HL DB Turbo that went a FULL resto....just latley
2) a Chrome and Red NATTY PRO 20 over in Austrailia..ACTGO?? or his buddys? has been my screen saver for months
3) Ants yellow and blue AUBURN pit conversion......And I'm not even a AUBURN fan......WOW
4) Some guy on here CHROME and black JMC Cruiser

Those made me get up close to my screen and go.........WOW

[AndyDiamond]

Here's another - my buddy Steve's 83 Quad.
I sourced the frame and fork set from Mario (who I got my GHP from).
You don't see many tan Quads and I like the different frame/fork colour combo - real SE team-like.
(The A'MEs have been changed out for black Oakley B2s since these pics).

[AndyDiamond]

I think I also have to add Tom's (AtariAger) Eric Rupe build.
OK, so I used to own the frame set but he did a great job in restoring - you don't see many of these.

This post has been edited by AndyDiamond: 27 February 2009 - 02:14 AM

[BMXROB]

CruiserKings DG twentyfour. I built my Race Inc with it in mind, even aquired the Tuffs from it.


This Hutch XL24 thats in Juans museum. Fucking dope.


Oh yeah and this POS too.

[DAN]

Those blue Tuffs on CK's DG came from me many years a go. They were just about seized and Cruiser spent hours getting the grease out and making them look like new. They were originally on a SE Mauler that was basically a Race Inc with SE stickers.

[hutcholdschool]

Jeff Venekamp's Rockford 2001 event winning JMC Andy Patterson this is the ultimate for me. I look at this picture all the time.

Attached thumbnail(s)

• 

[S.Brothers]

Attached thumbnail(s)

• 

[choad666]

Old School- I like all VDC's so I can't single only 1 of them out.
Mid School- 3rd Gears brass elf, Ants Auburn pit
Freestyle- Radmeons 87 Team Master