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Manuel The Bandito. 2001 S&M Dirt Bike NG
Midschoolfool:
It was definitely a little bit lucky. All it needs is a gold PROPS sticker to make it more authentic. Problem being is I only have one and it came with my Go Fast Pull Up blu ray. I don't really want to use it.
So I got those instead :)
Midschoolfool:
OK so I went down earlier and put on the bars and stem etc. Made up the brake lines, etc. Made up a straddle cable also.
I will hold off on pics until there is daylight, or until it's finished. It just depends how long this other shit takes to arrive. I got the chain tensioners earlier, so all good there.
One thing I noticed when I put the stem pad on (yeah yeah, I am being a tease) was that the grips look wrong. I can't exactly put my finger on why. In fact, yes, yes I can. I am becoming anal in my old age, and like the seat I just feel they are far too "new" to be on the bike. Usually I don't care about stuff like that (I don't have one truly era correct bike) and usually I don't give a shit but on this it just feels wrong. Usually as I say, I throw money at a problem and "git r done" but I can't do that here. In fact, I think that is a big reason why I ended up hating both of my 80s bikes and got rid of them, because I threw loads of money at them and they weer soulless. That didn't matter and TBH? I don't care as I hate 80s bikes any way. They pissed me off enough then, I don't want pissing off any more.
I also realised I could pull shit off because of the pads that maybe I couldn't have before. Like the red seat for example, it just screams S&M and is period correct. And, that hookup cost me less than half of what I paid for the Bone Deth seat alone, and that can be used on something else.
So yeah. I've worked so god damned hard on this bike. More than any other. It has been a total labour of love, and every single last bearing nut and bolt has been removed and put back after being restored. So I wanted to treat myself. So I had a look around and these popped up. NOS. I don't know how old they are, or if they are repops or what. Hilariously they were even cheaper than the Bone Deth grips but will just work so much better.
I was going to get some Longnecks, as they were my weapon of choice BITD. Or Ame. But I have two bikes with Ame on already.
See that's another reason why I ditched the S&M pedals. They weren't era correct, didn't look era correct and had the modern S&M logo on which totally didn't fit.
I may aswell cut off the BD grips now as they are so small (short ass bars) that they aren't worth rescuing. As I say, usually I wouldn't care but this time for some reason (maybe because of all of the work and suffering, I'm still getting burned with paint stripper lmao ) I just want it right.
As I say, I don't know when they were made but they are definitely not brand new and modern. Nobody makes bar ends like that any more.
Midschoolfool:
Hark at me last night being all reflective. Any way, I was right about the grips. Now I sound like the old bloke from the Yellow Pages advert. Remember that? "Eeee, I was right about that seat !"
They don't look right.
This came today :surprise:
Mikku:
This is a great thread! Not only is it fun watching the twists and turns of the build but it's a good read. I liked this comment:-
"I don't care as I hate 80s bikes any way. They pissed me off enough then, I don't want pissing off any more."
:LolLolLolLol:
Midschoolfool:
I spent more time working on my 80s bikes than riding them. Loose headsets, loose cranks, loose bearings on the wheels, bars that kept moving etc. I mean it was fun then don't get me wrong (and learned a lot) but yeah, aggro.
So many funny things have happened (well, looking back) whilst doing this.
I was sat on the back step of the house doing the frame and somehow (I still don't know how) the paint stripper can (open) ended up under me. The vapour burned my left nut. Like seriously, that stuff is savage.
So yeah I had to sit there, eyes watering, stripping away. It burned for about an hour. When chasing out the brake adjuster last night there must have been some left in there too, so I got burnt again.
Water doesn't seem to displace it it would seem. Next time I will bust out the Fairy.
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