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Title: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: MULL on March 24, 2010, 03:56 PM: Here it is at last!
My own from new in 1984, Redline 1st gen Prosyler, brought back to life with a lot of inspiration from the bike R L rode.

Me in 1984 with this bike:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/14.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=14.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/me3-1.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=me3-1.jpg)

Frame & forks as they emerged from the shed!!
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2485.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2485.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2489.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2489.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2493.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2493.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2509.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2509.jpg)

Frame, forks & wheels, after lots of TLC:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2605.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2605.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2607.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2607.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2611.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2611.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2514-1.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2514-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2517-1.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2517-1.jpg)

The inspiration!! :
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/rl1-1.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=rl1-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/rlosborn-1.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=rlosborn-1.jpg)

The result!! :
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2633.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2633.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2614.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2614.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2615.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2615.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2616.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2616.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2617.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2617.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2622.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2622.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2624.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2624.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab327/MULL_01/IMGP2625.jpg) (http://s876.photobucket.com/albums/ab327/MULL_01/?action=view&current=IMGP2625.jpg)
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: dordymush on March 24, 2010, 05:08 PM: i love these bikes.
would love one myself.remember one being hung up in my local bike shop and drooling over it every time i went past.
did you have the frame powdered or painted.
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: telelogic on March 24, 2010, 05:10 PM: what a lovely thing :smitten:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: splodge on March 24, 2010, 05:11 PM: Beautiful, one of my favoutire bikes is the Prostyler. So cool that its yours from Bitd. Now take a pic of you getting air again like in '84 :daumenhoch:

How did you do it, complete stip, powder & new decals? It didnt look in that bad a condition that needed a full job.
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: snav69 on March 24, 2010, 06:49 PM: :smitten: Looks Great :)

I love a nice RL Tribute :4_17_5:

Did one myself :)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/rl20.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/n164/snav69/DSCF1139.jpg)

Need to get better shots of it :-[

:coolsmiley:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: hotdog on March 24, 2010, 07:01 PM: Lovely that. Did you keep the coaster brake on it?
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: Zippy on March 24, 2010, 08:11 PM: One of my 3 favourite bikes from back in the day.

I guess it's pretty rare to still have your original bike a well.
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: bobbysam on March 24, 2010, 08:14 PM: I love seeing all the bikes on here and that one is fooking awsome mate, I love it :4_17_5:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: Macmania on March 24, 2010, 08:16 PM: Lovely bit of resto, looks mint :smitten: Great to see that you kept it all of these years :4_17_5:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: trickydeno on March 24, 2010, 08:34 PM: to still have your bike from bitd is gotta be way up there! i'm after 1 of these f&f at the mo...love it great job :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: fouronethreeoh! on March 24, 2010, 08:52 PM: Hell yeah!!!
:shocked: 8)
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: Bigplinky on March 24, 2010, 09:12 PM: Nice look and cool it's yours from BITD :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: monkian on March 24, 2010, 09:55 PM: Great bike, great story :daumenhoch:
That's what it's all about.
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: Moose on March 24, 2010, 10:11 PM: Really nice ride :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: rollin72 on March 24, 2010, 10:12 PM: nice bike, looks the dogz nutz :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: Swivel on March 25, 2010, 08:32 AM: Sweet as :4_17_5:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: Mattdub on March 25, 2010, 08:38 AM: Yep , likin' that :daumenhoch: . The F+F and wheels came up very nicely .
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: torkertony on March 25, 2010, 03:09 PM: :4_17_5: Excellent resto - looks spot on.
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: bobafett on March 25, 2010, 06:09 PM: Nice one - cool that it's your original bike too :)
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: MartyC on March 26, 2010, 01:58 PM: Great restoration, cracking looking bike and great to have the history with it :4_17_5:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: bmxmatt1974 on March 26, 2010, 08:16 PM: very nice mate, i picked up 1 of these a couple of weeks ago :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: R L Osborne inspired!
Post by: The Redline on March 29, 2010, 08:19 PM: Wow,

very very beautifull resto....
i hope that in 2 or 3 years i have my own one ;-)

Ride on!