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Title: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Retro build
Post by: calmac on May 15, 2010, 06:25 PM: (http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv21/motocross_jamie/Zippo%20Rebirth/P1020410.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv21/motocross_jamie/Zippo%20Rebirth/P1020413.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv21/motocross_jamie/Zippo%20Rebirth/P1020405.jpg)

Just a few of the pics above....................
Started life like this.....................(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv21/motocross_jamie/haro2.jpg)

Did this with a budget of £90.................Just goes to show what you can do without spending fortunes, as my first Retro build.

I picked up a lot of tips on the restoration section & designed new graphics which are CHROME and i think really look well.

The wheels,pitbull brake,bars were all restored by me as they were all in a bit of a sorry state, and i had frame resprayed white.

Hope you like,and it gives inspiration to someone else to have a go.

Calum.

Full pics are here http://s666.photobucket.com/albums/vv21/motocross_jamie/Zippo%20Rebirth/
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Reto build
Post by: dordymush on May 15, 2010, 06:30 PM: nice one mate :daumenhoch:.
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Reto build
Post by: oldschool rider on May 15, 2010, 06:57 PM: Well Done Bro, Looks great !!!!!!!!!

Steve :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Reto build
Post by: scott250 on May 15, 2010, 07:31 PM: That looks well nice. I'm not much of a fan of 90s Haros, but that looks 1000x better with your twist :daumenhoch:
Kind of reminds me of the skyway dirtbros in the early 90s - like what Vic M had.
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Reto build
Post by: 58 delray on May 15, 2010, 07:44 PM: nice build :daumenhoch:

i have one of these frames going cheap if anyone is interested
sorry to hijack
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Retro build
Post by: pickle on May 15, 2010, 08:32 PM: Looks cool, nice job.....how does it ride?
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Retro build
Post by: calmac on May 15, 2010, 08:42 PM: Quote from: pickle on May 15, 2010, 08:32 PM
Looks cool, nice job.....how does it ride?
very smooth & suprisingly fast running, fitting the 3 piece crank upgrade deff. makes it feel smoother & more solid,skinny tyres take a bit of getting used to & the pitbull 1 i would say is 200 x better than the old rear brake.
My son had it on our garden ramp (told him if he scratched it he's history) he managed to air it saying " not as light as my Proper but looks kool" kids :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Retro build
Post by: Robbo on May 15, 2010, 09:58 PM: I built a Zippo for the wife to roll around on, good to see another bought back to life! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Retro build
Post by: Hootski70 on May 15, 2010, 10:11 PM: Nice one :daumenhoch:, love the Zippo's in white , got one as my daily ramp bike .
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Retro build
Post by: telelogic on May 16, 2010, 08:55 AM: looks stunning mate :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Haro Zippo rebuild with a twist (on a very tight budget) 1st Retro build
Post by: oldschoolrb on May 16, 2010, 09:23 AM: that looks well nice man :daumenhoch: