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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Macmania on December 31, 2009, 04:18 PM
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Thought I would share this with you guys. This was my one and only BMX bitd. Got her in November 83 for my 12th birthday from my mum & dad. She came down from their loft after being up there for the past few years and I have spent about a month on and off stripping and polishing. I think she has come up a treat. Totally original except for NOS Cheng Shin tyres as the originals were shot after years of standing. Unbelievably, I used to ride her to school most days, raced her for a short time and gave her some stick on the local dirt jumps and tracks. This resto has got me completely hooked and i'm currently restoring an MT Fox, MT Superfox and building three Skyway TA's :idiot2:
Hope you like it :)
(http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af181/MTracing/IMG_3398.jpg)
(http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af181/MTracing/IMG_3400.jpg)
(http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af181/MTracing/IMG_3401.jpg)
(http://i1006.photobucket.com/albums/af181/MTracing/IMG_3402.jpg)
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Shwweet! :daumenhoch:
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Love that, maybe the North East's most popular bike from B.I.T.D as that is mostly what was around the area i lived in. Brilliant mate :4_17_5:
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Lovely! :daumenhoch:
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looks totally MINT :smitten:
I have its little baby brother :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i99/poolysheriff/juniorfox.jpg)
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LOOKS GREAT :4_17_5:
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That junior looks well cool........those wheels :smitten:
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That is fantastic, great it was your original ride! :smitten:
Do you want a mongoose grand prix f&f aswell... ;D
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Looks really nice mate, i also have a Fox, if i can be arsed to go and pick it up :LolLolLolLol: I bought it a couple of months ago.
Are those fork stickers correct ????? they look wrong or have i had too much stella already.
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Personally I think the fork stickers were applied upside down and back to front :idiot2: It has been like this since 83 and I think it just adds to the character. I do know of another Silverfox that is exactly the same :daumenhoch:
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whether those stickers are right or wrong mate, it's a superb looking bike, and one every single RAD member would be happy to own.
You've done a superb job on it. Real Old school :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
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Brilliant Nathan :4_17_5:
That's the exact bike i had bitd and it being your original bike is something special too . I still have mine but it didn't survive anywhere near as good as that and i ended up powdering it . :(
The fork decals are the correct ones , there just on upside down :D
Superb build mate , very original and very clean , love it :smitten:
Thanks for taking me back to August 1983 when i picked mine up from Sale cycles :daumenhoch:
Going of this build I can't wait to see the other MT's and the Skyway's ;)
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Love it :daumenhoch:
Where did you get the Cheng Shins in the end ? ???
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what a lovely bit of resto real nice mate :daumenhoch:
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Think the Cheng Shin's came from Biaggio in the end. To be honest i've spent a small fortune on tyres lately - 3 pairs of Cheng Shin, 3 pairs of Comp 3's and a set of Odyssey :idiot2:
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That looks great, this was my first real BMX BITD :)
How much would one of these sell for, would be nice to have one in my collection ???
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:4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
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nice :daumenhoch:
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Nice bike mate, don't think many have their own ride from bitd......cool 8)
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That looks so right. :daumenhoch: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:
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looks mega that.
well done :daumenhoch:
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Nice one Nath,looks great :daumenhoch:
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looks great that mate. i was only gonna build 1 old school bike and have 7 :LolLolLolLol: great hobby though :daumenhoch:
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That has come up a treat, well done :daumenhoch:
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awesome.
It's great your folks didn't throw it out. What a gem to have all these years later.
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Fantastic job, nice one :daumenhoch:
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looks very nice! silverfox's were up there back then!proper old school quality machine!nice one 8)
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Thanks for all the nice comments guys - glad you liked it. Keep your eyes peeled for a couple more MT's over the next few weeks :D
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Thanks for all the nice comments guys - glad you liked it. Keep your eyes peeled for a couple more MT's over the next few weeks :D
Do you have an Aero Pro per chance?
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Thanks for all the nice comments guys - glad you liked it. Keep your eyes peeled for a couple more MT's over the next few weeks :D
Do you have an Aero Pro per chance?
No but I would love one. Have you got one ?
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Thanks for all the nice comments guys - glad you liked it. Keep your eyes peeled for a couple more MT's over the next few weeks :D
Do you have an Aero Pro per chance?
No but I would love one. Have you got one ?
Fraid not, but like you would love one as they are a cracking little bike :daumenhoch: