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First build - Wife's B'day present

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CustardLips:
My 1st proper build ( after my GT Interceptor rider which was more of a clean up operation ). Seen this Powerlite on ebay which was only 10 mins down the road so thought fcuk it i'll go for it ( never even heard of em' BITD ). Won it for £36 ! Was just gonna clean it up and change a few bits and have it as another rider or summat the missus could ride if she fancied coming for a ride with me and my lad.

Looked like this when i got it !



Then thought i'd smarten it up for her. Thought yellow f&f with black and chrome/silver bits but struggled for months to get the correct stickers for it. Then these came up on ebay so decided a colour change was in order.



Got these Araya Aero's off Adam (AKGOFF) early on this year with no real plans for them !



So white with black and chrome and a splash of red was the way forward.

Here it is:




 
OG parts are the f&f, headset, bb, chain, seatpost (re-chromed) and seatclamp.
I know they're pretty low end but i must say i've had a great deal of enjoyment from the whole restoration thing. "What's next" !

Thanks to SBD for powder coat
                 AKGOFF for rims
                 twesnik for GT bars

Taipan:
Looks pukka! :4_17_5: bet you a fiver she complains about the seat tho ;) looks the part but as comfy as a bag of razor blades :D

CustardLips:

--- Quote from: bullseye on September 20, 2012, 03:09 PM ---Looks pukka! :4_17_5: bet you a fiver she complains about the seat tho ;) looks the part but as comfy as a bag of razor blades :D

--- End quote ---
She's already moaning about it being in the house ! Anyway if she gets a sore arse she'll have stand up won't she (lazy cow) !

diesel:
Nice and clean  :daumenhoch:

Andy68:
 :daumenhoch:

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