Post #395876 by KuKu on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 5:26 PM

On 2008-07-17 20:09, hewey wrote:

On 2008-07-16 16:26, tonmawrtiki wrote:
Looks like this bike has gone to a good home but if anyone has one they want to part with and are willing to ship to the uk i'd love to own one!!

i sell tiki items at Vw shows in the uk and have a low rider which i sit out front my stall but a von franco bike would be so much better.

You could always tiki-fy your own cruiser mate :D This one features twine on the upright tube, and a wooden 'tank' insert, cork grips and seat detailing etc

My suggestion would be: candy green paint, bamboo coloured grips and seat, copper rims, whitewalls. Just keep it simple and cool :D A nicely done custom bike will stand out better than a standard bike. Even better if you can incorporate some of your tiki items (like using a tiki pendant as a headstem badge)

That sounds cool and you have put together a nice ride but this bike offered is a Von Franco, so it would be like Jonesing for a Shag or Bosko tiki mug and just settling for a "Mighty Putty" version of your own you put together on a coffee mug you had in a Goodwill box in the garage. And if I was gonna go that route I would get Bamboo Ben to create something collectable for me.

Anyhoo, the guy has not contacted me back so not sure if this bike has gone to a good home or if it even exists for that matter. Anyone else here from the guy yet?!?

I did find an entire collection of Von Franco bikes (10 in all) for sale but I only want the tiki bike so if any of you out there are interested in a Von Franco cruiser let me know and I just might buy the whole lot and unload the others.