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Wally Watkins TRM tribute build *FINISHED*
Ady:
--- Quote from: factory pilot on December 29, 2018, 02:52 PM ---Ady these 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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Mate..
I had chills reading the above :daumenhoch:
I Loved every second of this build .
It’s a shame my mate Wally cannot see this build ..
Thanks bud fistblump
Cherrypicker:
So glad to have played a small part in this build, it epitomises our time - when freestyle kicked off for us in a small seaside town. Only a handful of kids who didn’t have catalogue bikes and we stripped and modified the bikes as we could afford or swap with others. Wally (Lee Watkins) was one of the major players, although personally I think Shane Taylor was better - sorry to embarrass you Shane if you’re on here. Wally always had a shaved head and a massive grin on his face - and always seemed to wear a big thick sheepskin coat with the collar turned up. What he could do on that TRM used to make my chin drop. What Ady has put together is pretty much spot on to the bike I got from Wally in 85’, although of course Wally had thrashed the buggery out of it. It’s so amazing to see it again. I adopted the Aeroyal mini and had one on my next 4-5 bikes too. The TRM has its lovers and haters, but you could line up all the Haros and GTs etc. and I’d still take the TRM. Fantastic Ady, thanks for sharing this :4_17_5:
Ady:
--- Quote from: Cherrypicker on December 29, 2018, 03:43 PM ---So glad to have played a small part in this build, it epitomises our time - when freestyle kicked off for us in a small seaside town. Only a handful of kids who didn’t have catalogue bikes and we stripped and modified the bikes as we could afford or swap with others. Wally (Lee Watkins) was one of the major players, although personally I think Shane Taylor was better - sorry to embarrass you Shane if you’re on here. Wally always had a shaved head and a massive grin on his face - and always seemed to wear a big thick sheepskin coat with the collar turned up. What he could do on that TRM used to make my chin drop. What Ady has put together is pretty much spot on to the bike I got from Wally in 85’, although of course Wally had thrashed the buggery out of it. It’s so amazing to see it again. I adopted the Aeroyal mini and had one on my next 4-5 bikes too. The TRM has its lovers and haters, but you could line up all the Haros and GTs etc. and I’d still take the TRM. Fantastic Ady, thanks for sharing this :4_17_5:
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Your input into this build has been amazing mate , taking your own time finding these parts , too even going with myself too collect this bike in Brum..
Lee was very skilled on that TRM and on a crosser was a complete nutter blasting on the fields where the home view leisure center is now and on the docks.
I remember Shane on his yellow Gt Performer with his home mate quarter pipe in his garden, he used to get such big air that he would clear the guttering on top of the roof.
Myself I would hang out down the YMCA patch outside practicing or having freestyle competition with who ever would arrive to take me on :LolLolLolLol: or down the water park in Cadoxton jumping off the bus shelter and walls :idiot2:
We once did a freestyle show at Romily Park at Scouts show with Gordon Hawkins and unfortunately cannot remember the other guys name . We had two ramps and we great time entertaining the public , we even got into the local paper.
We made our own bmx track as the local community council wouldn’t build one, we had a great summer blasting around.
Till one weekend around autumn time , we arrived too see in completely flattened by a bulldozer for a new housings estate which is called Lundy park today .
Great times..
Ady:
--- Quote from: deeman on December 29, 2018, 01:10 PM ---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??
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It is super light , my rebel is so much heavier compared too the TRM.
I be honest, my Rebel is much more solid with larger dropouts and beefed up frame.
I don’t think the TRM would have taken the same abuse as the Rebel.
It’s look very fragile especially the dropouts are tiny..
Ady:
Just weighed the TRM and my Rebel.
TRM= 11.4 Ibs
Rebel = 12 Ibs
As a comparison my Haro Gen 1 Sport is 12.1 Ibs
Not too bad taking into account the graphite tuffs.
The TRM could’ve been a bit lighter as the rear coaster brake is heavy .
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