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Wally Watkins TRM tribute build *FINISHED*
Ady:
--- Quote from: deeman on December 27, 2018, 06:40 PM ---Coming along nicely Ady! A little tip when doing stuff like those chainwheels...use fineline masking tape first to get the line, it's far easier to use. you may be able to get it in Halfords but a car body repair supplier is best bet. you will see what i mean if you don't already know what it is... :daumenhoch:
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Thanks mate coming along sweet.. fistblump
Yes used this product before but couldn’t be arsed too get some to be honest :D
Luckily this chainwheel had a lip , so I carefully followed this lip using this spare masking tape but cut small slits to allow for the curve.
Was a bit time consuming but therapeutic at the same time :LolLolLolLol:
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Ady:
This has been my most enjoyable , emotional, satisfying build to date, I have put my heart ❣ and soul into this one.
I’ve waited patiently for 33 yrs for this to happen , finally ..FINALLY.. finished my grail bike.
What you see is exactly to spec what my mate “Wally” Watkins pulled up on in the summer of 1984 ,
Just a few weeks after getting my Rebel freestyle pro.
I would like to say special big thank-you to Simon ( Cherrypicker ) for all your help and input for this build, to be honest if it wasn’t for you with our random email on eBay , this wouldn’t have never ever happened.
This build has brought back so many great memories especially for both of us , myself blasting around without a care in the world with no fear on our home made ramps down the docks with my mate Wally.
It’s been emotional.
Cherrypicker in 1985
Present day Dec 2018
(Took me most of the afternoon to find this exact location of the original pic on this large housing estate :LolLolLolLol:)
1. 1984 TRM U.K. made 1 of a 1000 , 531 Reynolds chrome tubing frame and forks. Previous owners Simon of Birmingham , Nick Baines and Daves both from Weston Super Mare.
2. CW super minty original bars ( from waxintaxin )
3. Sugino power stem chrome (refurbed stash)
4. Blue Tange 125 headset (stash)
5. Tange SK-115 SEIKO grips (NOS Stash)
6. Dia Comp tech 3 84 dated levers chrome (NOS stash)
7. Dia Compe 84 dated black front & rear brake cables (From Brummie)
8. Dia Compe 84 dated Mx 1000 front & rear with NOS stamped brake pads & dia comp bolt caps (rear traded a gold for red off Cherrypicker) refurb stash
9. Aero stem pad Original part off “Wally’s original bike” (a gift off Cherrypicker)
10. Aeroyal Bmx junior seat white (NOS from eBay USA)
11. GT winged blue and chrome minty seat clamp (bmx museum USA)
12. 4130 stamped chrome layback seatpost (stash)
13. Sugino stamped 1PC super minty (From taipan)
14. Shimano DX 1/2 Pedals (Cherrypicker refurbed)
15. Pro Class Power Disc in original condition blue (Bmx Museum USA)
16. Sugino 46t 110BCD chainwheel and bolts (Bmx Museum USA refurbed)
17. Tioga sealed bottom bracket 1PC BB-220 SB with stamped Tioga spanner (NOS Stash)
18. Shimano stamped front and rear coaster hubs (NOS ebay)
19. Araya 7x minty with stainless spokes (refurbed stash)
20. Kenda white wall 20x1.75 Freestyle tyres (New ebay)
21. TRM stamped dust caps (50 th Birthday Gift Cherrypicker)
Ady:
Finally at home with a good old friend , my old girl original bike , ‘84 Rebel freestyler
In the stable
Sad is I am but every night this week I just cannot stop looking at her before I go to bed, my missus chuckles “are you going too tuck them in “.. :LolLolLolLol:
deeman:
Looks way cool Ady! More like the bikes everyone used to ride bitd....i love the fact it has been reunited with your Rebel! :daumenhoch:
Is it as light as it looks??
factory pilot:
Ady this build and build thread is outstanding!
Rad hasn’t seen anything this good for along while! Thanks for taking the time to share all this journey with us mate!
I love all the resto stuff... people need to see what can be done to keep this hobby alive! Old parts CAN be brought back to life!
An amazing story .. and 2 great bikes! WOW!
That TRM just screams 84 UK BMX to me.. the bars, the tyres, the OPC, the DX...
A bike I love now and would have loved then!
:bow: :bow: :smitten: :Great_Britain: :4_17_5:
Thanks dude!
EPIC 8)
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