GT Dyno Roadster (bicycle)

[mlav]

Something a bit different...

I built a 20" Schwinn Stingray style lowrider bike back in 1996 with neon lights, turn signals, a complete car audio system...it weighed 108 pounds. I rode the tires off of it and even got an excessive noise ticket playing "Born to be Wild" in downtown Plymouth, MI...at 2am :D

After getting this Dyno Roadster, I decided to strip that old lowrider and reuse a few parts since it was more appropriately sized for a 6'2" person. The "parking lights", headlight and two 15" purple neon tubes moved on.

I just got into this Pandora net radio today and they played the Beastie Boys - Professor Booty.

"My chrome is shining just like an icicle
I ride around town on my low-rider bicycle."

Had to get the bike out...

Shooting location - my front lawn. Ambient light. I need to find a nice area with fresh white concrete to really get the neon glowing. I miss the 100 watts of Kenwood/Rockford Fosgate sound!

Power comes from gel cells...used two 6v batteries in series tonight. Everything is "chassis" grounded to reduce wiring.

http://mlav.com/bike/riding2009/road082109-1.jpg

http://mlav.com/bike/riding2009/road082109-2.jpg

http://mlav.com/bike/riding2009/road082109-3.jpg


A blurred shot of the old bike...

http://mlav.us/mikesrides/lowride.jpg

The Roadster, new.

http://mlav.us/mikesrides/roadster2.jpg

[Ripskin]

Definitely different lol, good work, get on location and get more shots :)

[mlav]

Definitely different lol, good work, get on location and get more shots :)

Harley riders must say WTF?, I get them doing u-turns all the time to come back and see the bike. :lol:

[PhotosGuy]

got an excessive noise ticket playing "Born to be Wild" in downtown Plymouth, MI...at 2am Oh, that is just too http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v196/stubro2000/rofl.gif