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Title: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: firebird4130 on February 09, 2010, 12:53 AM: Anyone had no option but to have a BMX part made from scratch. I'd be interested to see any such items ,Also where you had it done and the cost involved
Cheers :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Del on February 09, 2010, 07:44 AM: I've made one or two replica stickers, does that count?
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Post by: Biggeorge on February 09, 2010, 09:25 AM: I made a brake mount back in the late 90's, twin cables worked a lot better than the crappy gyro cables and this was a great little device based on a sun ringle thing that you couldnt get over here. It was made out of a tnt seat clamp and a couple of adjusters.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ee309/biggeorgebike/cid_002601c820cc1c4face076cd4254Big.jpg)
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: firebird4130 on February 09, 2010, 09:29 AM: :LolLolLolLol: Was thinking more bike parts, but yeah decals are definately worthy :daumenhoch:
That brakemount is cool too
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Post by: ozone on February 09, 2010, 10:12 AM: Send Vert-Ego a PM. ;D
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Post by: SaMAlex on February 09, 2010, 10:21 AM: I made a 4 'spoke' grind disk out of a chopping board cos I wanted to use a flight ring as they were the one of the only 19mm chainrings

I made some brake cable outers out of ally tube so there was zero compresion. It didnt work cos I crashed and bent them so bad that the brakes didnt pull

I made some Hubs. (I designed them and got them made by someone else).

I made some Pegs. (I designed them and got them made by someone else).

Ive made a few chain tensioners
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: SaMAlex on February 09, 2010, 10:29 AM: Quote from: Glen on February 09, 2010, 10:26 AM
And invented left hand drive!

I was breaking a chain every run (back when we all used a 44t charinring). I had to do something!
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: firebird4130 on February 09, 2010, 12:10 PM: :daumenhoch: just found one of my old gt disks all hammer marks from being straightened back after bending! !
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: Gary72 on February 09, 2010, 07:56 PM: I've always wanted to know if you could get a replica skyway tuff made out of billet ally. Like how they make wheels in American Chopper.
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Post by: Dark Diggler on February 09, 2010, 08:05 PM: If only someone had done some JMC seatposts..
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Post by: HUTCHMAN on February 09, 2010, 09:15 PM: don't know why,but i thought there were some copy JMC seatposts a few years ago?
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: retrochrome on February 09, 2010, 10:34 PM: I wanted to make some new tuffs look like old style ones so I had these made by an engineer friend, similar to rad kaps.

http://www.burnerworldforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php't=20515

Made some for the BW boys too - John
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: GTnumber1 on February 09, 2010, 11:42 PM: Quote from: retrochrome on February 09, 2010, 10:34 PM
I wanted to make some new tuffs look like old style ones so I had these made by an engineer friend, similar to rad kaps.

http://www.burnerworldforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php't=20515

Made some for the BW boys too - John

those hubs are spot fookin on :daumenhoch:
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Post by: jT Racing on February 09, 2010, 11:57 PM: i once made some jmc andy patterson forks.
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: Moose on February 10, 2010, 09:07 AM: Quote from: HUTCHMAN on February 09, 2010, 09:15 PM
don't know why,but i thought there were some copy JMC seatposts a few years ago?

I might be wrong, but I think Sander made them (or there were questions raised about the authenticity of some JMC posts he was selling)? :-\
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: neiljonarcus on February 10, 2010, 05:14 PM: Quote from: retrochrome on February 09, 2010, 10:34 PM
I wanted to make some new tuffs look like old style ones so I had these made by an engineer friend, similar to rad kaps.

http://www.burnerworldforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php't=20515

Made some for the BW boys too - John

hey there is a lad on hear selling these i think my mate moanjam just bought some £20 :daumenhoch:
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Post by: oldtired on February 10, 2010, 05:56 PM: made with big hammers, adjustable spanners and a vice about 83 84 ish , made about ten sets for my mates :LolLolLolLol: ,this is the prototype although the finnished ones were just as bad, :LolLolLolLol:, one of the lads ended up with two left ones cos i fooked up making em, lost count :P ,funny as fook he had monk on for a week :LolLolLolLol:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/DSCF1310.jpg)
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: Wayne Ryder on February 10, 2010, 11:06 PM: Quote from: Moose on February 10, 2010, 09:07 AM
Quote from: HUTCHMAN on February 09, 2010, 09:15 PM
don't know why,but i thought there were some copy JMC seatposts a few years ago?

I might be wrong, but I think Sander made them (or there were questions raised about the authenticity of some JMC posts he was selling)? :-\

Was that the time there was a few 'frank exchanges of opinions' over repro and genuine parts over on the Vintage BMX website? I seem to remember that, it was pretty worrying. I never knew a metal tube with a bend in it could raise so many hackles.
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: HUTCHMAN on February 10, 2010, 11:12 PM: don't think i got the idea in my head from there.think is was uk based.
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: monkian on February 10, 2010, 11:18 PM: Quote from: retrochrome on February 09, 2010, 10:34 PM
I wanted to make some new tuffs look like old style ones so I had these made by an engineer friend, similar to rad kaps.

http://www.burnerworldforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php't=20515

Made some for the BW boys too - John

Can someone put a pic up of these for us non BW members please :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: The Styler on February 10, 2010, 11:42 PM: Due to Popular demand, I have had another batch of these brushed alloy skyway centre caps made.

Make your new skyways look like the 80's alloy hubbed versions with these laser cut discs !
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/zz123/retrochrome/skywaycaps001.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/zz123/retrochrome/skywaycaps005.jpg)

Available exclusively on Burnerworld !

Simply fits over the hubs and stick on with a little silicon or no nails (like the rad kaps for graphites)
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: firebird4130 on February 11, 2010, 01:30 AM: wow those look pretty damn convincing to me :daumenhoch:
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Post by: (((sonic))) on February 11, 2010, 03:37 AM: Had a set of repro JMC DY bars made as i could not find a set, then i found three sets..lol...always the case!!
Title: Re: What replica parts have you had made/fabricated
Post by: ED209 on February 12, 2010, 07:08 PM: Anyone who wants to make me a repro set of DP Ladder Bars please let me know :daumenhoch: