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Biggeorge:
A little while ago, I asked for anyone who could mod a frame for me, anyway, I had a go at it recently.
I ride a 2006 haro sport, its a bit heavy although I love riding it, and I love having a standing platform for framestand tricks. I have a couple of new school frames knocking around so I took one I had to mod with a platform as a prototype (an old federal t-nez). I have been trying for a while to get someone to make me a platform like a trickstar one.
I took an old set of bars and cut the handle bits off, then made 2 supports for the platform, I then took it to an engineering firm who did the welding, the welding is a bit large but I cant see it breaking in a hurry!!
I then took it to the powdercoaters ( AMD in the team valley 0191 487 5758 ) who have done a fantstic job again, it hides the worst of the welds, took a day to do and cost 40 quid! cant go wrong. this is the 4th frame theyve done for me and they do a great job.
So I built it up, thanks to stodgy for the cranks, bb and pedals! It rides good,  had a load of trouble of the crappy khe freecaster so im back on my trusty modded odyssey one.
I'll see how I get on with it, the back of the platform sticks out at the back a bit too much and sometimes catches on gerators but isnt too bad.
So there you are, a new school frame set for and old fart like me whos living in the past and still doing old tricks!

mock up



after welding


after paint


after building





me on me sport:

magna13:
Nice! i like! :daumenhoch:

motomagII:
cool little vid nice bit flat there matey
 :daumenhoch:

meticulous:
you rock big fella.....   :4_17_5:

oldschool rider:
Nice work there mate  :daumenhoch: 

it'll be funny when the younger kids ask what bike it is , and you say a Federal !!!!!!  they'll be like  :wtf: never seen one like that before.





Steve.

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