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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: markyp on April 22, 2010, 05:12 PM
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well after all the trails and tribulations and a totally fooked up chrome job its finally done,although this is a differant frameset now,this one was already rechromed,the other is in rehab as we speak!!!!right down to business.
The t.a is the one bike i always wanted as a kid,skyway launched it at around the same time that i got into bmx 82/83 so its a bike that was always there right through my bmx days.its taken me 27 years to finally get one and it even kept me waiting around right until the end(until my seat arrived today).absolutely no expense spared on this one,all parts are either nos,minty survivor or restored.thanks to all the radsters who sold me the parts and left me skint!!
parts as follows;
rechromed 1984 frame and forks
rechromed gen 1 hutch pro bars
survivor polished araya 7x laced to polished bullseye hubs
polished tuf neck stem
polished tuf neck seat clamp
early stamped gt seatpost
nos tange 125 headset
nos oakley b1b's
nos polished skyway pedals
singlepinch,full wrap redline filight crank with bubble script chain wheel
nos dc mx1000 with dc tech 3 lever and dc cable
rainbow label comp 111's
izumi chain
repro padset and gay dice caps!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P4220533.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P4220526.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P4220525.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P4220535.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P4220530.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P4220529.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P4220530-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P4220531.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/P4220536.jpg)
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Oooh! :-*
Nice twist on a TA, good stuff :daumenhoch:
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Very nice :daumenhoch: proper race machine.
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OOOOOOoooooo looks fast that, lovely mate :4_17_5:
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:daumenhoch: Yip it does it for me :shocked:
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very nice :4_17_5:
makes a change to see one without tuffs :daumenhoch:
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OOOOOOO ARRRRRRR , that be luverly 8)
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skyway TAstic :4_17_5:
bling fookin bling, that is nice :daumenhoch:
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Great job Mark looks mint :4_17_5: Liking the blue Elina :smitten:
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Great job Mark looks mint :4_17_5: Liking the blue Elina :smitten:
cheers nath,got a blue kashi on the way too,doh!!!
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top job :daumenhoch:
:4_17_5:
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OK, if your goal was to build something that looks totally fresh from the glory days with top shelf parts, then you can call it a day.
I keep coming back to look at it :4_17_5:
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OK, if your goal was to build something that looks totally fresh from the glory days with top shelf parts, then you can call it a day.
I keep coming back to look at it :4_17_5:
thanks for the huge complement,im totally stoked with this build,it was always my intention to build a t.a sometime and probably finish with one but the bug just keeps on biting and there will be more on the way sometime,although at the moment my pocket is still recovering form the shock :LolLolLolLol:
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That is a really superb build. You have done yourself proud. Love it!
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everthing thing is right about that.... :4_17_5:
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Sweet build, all top parts used, looks :coolsmiley:
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Bling Bling. :4_17_5: That's a Honey.
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fandabbydozy :smitten: :4_17_5: really nice man
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top quality mate, :daumenhoch: you should have took some photos outside in the sun with all that chrome 8)
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:daumenhoch: awesome, the cat doesn't seem interested, but what do they know? ::) :D :LolLolLolLol:
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top quality mate, :daumenhoch: you should have took some photos outside in the sun with all that chrome 8)
i really wanted too but the camera doesnt like the sun on the chrome and the pics were crap and fuzzy.might have a go at the weekend ,really want to get a pic of all my carpet queens together
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:daumenhoch: awesome, the cat doesn't seem interested, but what do they know? ::) :D :LolLolLolLol:
williams interested in one thing and one thing only and that is biscuits!!hes sat on his biccy step in the pic on the eternal scrounge.here he is chillin out!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/DSCN0763.jpg)
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top build there mark,nice to see a ta done a bit different ;)
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Clean, fresh, looks lightening bolt fast :daumenhoch:
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MMPO/505446~Fantastic-Four-Rise-of-the-Silver-Surfer-Posters.jpg)
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One of the nicest ive seen :daumenhoch:
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never thought a T/A could look as nice without tuffs.
top job my man 8)
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Very , very nice mate :daumenhoch:
The whole build screams class :4_17_5:
Nath , you might have a rival for BOTM :D ;)
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Very nice, very different :smitten: :smitten:
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Very nice, plus something about that seat / post combo is really working for me :daumenhoch:
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That is stunning Mark. You should be very proud of yourself :daumenhoch: :4_17_5:
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That ticks every box and then some!!! :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
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Very nice Mark :daumenhoch:
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I really like that matey . You have done a great job on it :coolsmiley:
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Absolutely lickeable! :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
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gotta love a TA.
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Very , very nice mate :daumenhoch:
The whole build screams class :4_17_5:
Nath , you might have a rival for BOTM :D ;)
agreed with nath to enter mine next month!!!
thanks for all the great comments chaps,makes it all the more worthwhile especially after all the problems i had with this one :daumenhoch:
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very nice :smitten:
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That truely is bloody lovely.
:daumenhoch:
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one of the nicest ive seen, well done fella :daumenhoch:
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Very, very nice :coolsmiley: