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paulski1966:
Ok, i know that this won't be to everyones liking as its a repro but thought i'd post it up anyway.

Wanted a BMX for my son, and wasn't happy with the fact that most modern day bikes look like they've been made out of scaffolding, so wanted to build something old school.

As a kid in the 80s i had various BMXs (Diamondbacks, Burners etc.) but there was always 2 bikes i craved, one being the Skyway TA - I'd already seen a number of 16" repros of these so wanted to do something different.

Needed a frame that was for 16" wheels, was a looptail, and wasn't so rare that i wouldn't feel bad changing it. So i ended up with an early mini burner (the type with the cottered crank). Unfortuanately my computer died with the pics i had of the bike originally, but basically it was one of these that had been ridden hard for most its life, but the frame, whilst scratched, was undented and that was all i wanted it for really.



Main issue with this is the bars/stem/forks and the lack of a headset. So i purchased another bike of ebay (a scabby universal for 99p!) to use as a donor for the forks and bars.

Frame and forks were stripped back to bare metal and sprayed in zinc primer



then painted up



here it is with the donor forks and headset on



The decals were always going to make or break this bike, and whilst i won't mention who made them as i don't know if there are copyright issues with the Hutch stuff the quality should speak for itself ;)



I also got them to make up a decal for the seat back with my sons name on it in the correct font. Probably my favourite part of the bike :)



Always wanted a Hutch as a kid  so thought this would be a good route to go for my sons bike. This will be ridden, and was built on a budget so obviously contains no Hutch parts  :-[  ;D.

And here it is pretty much finished apart from some small details. Apologies for the crappy picture.



Mini burner frame
Mini burner cranks
Universal Forks
DC Tech 3 replica
DC Bulldog rear brake
Raleigh 16" Mags
Generic pedals.
Generic stem
Junior NOS San Marco seat
AME mini grips

All low end stuff, but then this is a rider.

Like i said, i appreciate that this won't be to everyones liking being a repro, but happy with how its turned out, and my son is over the moon with it which is what matters  :) .

Jaymz:
Thats fantastic, and your are right those mkl mini's with no headset are wank, i built onefor my daughter and even she got annoyed that it needed tightening down every time she rode it

Love the saddle decal, thats awesome  :daumenhoch:

Jamroll:
Dude, If Iwas your lad I'd be made up smoking around on that  :daumenhoch:
Its not all about the parts dude, you can see that plenty of love and care went it building that for your lad, nice one  ;)
Al

Taipan:
Damn fine job that mate :daumenhoch:

Julian347:
Love it.  :daumenhoch:

Planning on doing a couple for my kids when they get a bit older. A TA for my son (to match mine) and a Hutch Hollywood for my daughter. (It HAS to be pink).

Nice touch with the seat as well.

Julian

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