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1984 MT Racing Superfox
dancetothedrummersbeat:
I'm sure there would have been quite a bit of cross-over of parts, as some were phased in, and others out. They were only kids bikes after all! Who would have thought that 30 years on, middle aged blokes would be wetting their knickers at the sight of an old frameset :D
fischflo:
that plate is funk 8) such a cool build
Mikku:
--- Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on July 02, 2014, 11:28 PM ---Who would have thought that 30 years on, middle aged blokes would be wetting their knickers at the sight of an old frameset :D
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:2funny: Lovely-looking bike though, and looks ready to rumble! :daumenhoch:
Macmania:
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--- Quote from: Macmania on July 02, 2014, 08:49 PM ---Nice work Andy :daumenhoch: Looks like an 84 frame with 83 forks :chin:
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Thanks Nath. Interesting....
I bought the frame & forks as a set on ebay about 3 years ago. They came with a headset that was almost completely seized up, and when I did get them apart, the bearings and grease were in a terrible state, so I doubt the frame & forks had been split, or even touched for many years. The condition of the chrome on the frame/forks, and the original decals were also in exactly the same condition, further adding to the theory that they had been as part of the same set for many years. The original decals on the forks were the 'cr-mo' ones, but I preferred the look of the 'Aero' ones, so asked Del to do me a set. The serial on the BB is T840001388 - could it be a very early '84 frame with the leftovers of the '83 forks?
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Could be mate :) Without doubt it is an 84 frame and I would probably say it was number 1388 off the production line :teef: I would point out though that MT seemed to stamp the next frame (regardless of model) with the next available number. Example Superfox 001, UFO 002, Silverfox 003 etc
Do you have any pics with the original decals ?
CustardLips:
"bump"
--- Quote from: dancetothedrummersbeat on July 02, 2014, 11:28 PM ---They were only kids bikes after all! Who would have thought that 30 years on, middle aged blokes would be wetting their knickers at the sight of an old frameset :D
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Oooh... I'm all wet. :LolLolLolLol:
Cool build Andy. :daumenhoch:
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