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Title: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: trasher on December 11, 2010, 03:13 PM
It's took a bit longer than i had thought
as a few of you know ,i'v had a bit of a rough time the last couple of months ,,so this got put to the back of my mind

heres the thread i started when i scored it off ebay ,,just incase you missed it  :daumenhoch:

http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php'topic=113579.0

big shout out to dan for his awesome work on the powder ,steve for the pads ,,and anyone else who has fleeced me along the way  ;)

it was intended to be a budget build  :-\      hope you like   :Great_Britain:  ???

parts breakdown ...............sod it you know what they are  :daumenhoch:

the ebay listing  :crazy2:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/e8d69d15.jpg)

when it arrived   what had i let myself in for  :idiot2:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/IMG_1649.jpg)

AND NOW
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/curtis%20freestyler/IMG_1753.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/curtis%20freestyler/IMG_1755.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/curtis%20freestyler/IMG_1756.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/curtis%20freestyler/IMG_1757.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/curtis%20freestyler/IMG_1766.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/curtis%20freestyler/IMG_1759.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/curtis%20freestyler/IMG_1761.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/curtis%20freestyler/IMG_1767.jpg)



Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: sid1972 on December 11, 2010, 03:17 PM
Awesome that Glen - Top job on saving that one..  :smitten:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: rollin72 on December 11, 2010, 03:23 PM
bang tidy that glen, nice1 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: xGoose on December 11, 2010, 03:27 PM
Nice resto! ;)

What bars are they, never seen those before??


Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: rooski on December 11, 2010, 03:31 PM
Top work Glen :4_17_5:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: stevochb on December 11, 2010, 03:40 PM
Cracking job that Glen :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: markyp on December 11, 2010, 03:42 PM
great work glen. :4_17_5:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: Macmania on December 11, 2010, 04:07 PM
Nice work Glen, looks ace  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: bobafett on December 11, 2010, 04:10 PM

Nicely brought back to life glen - looks ace mate  :coolsmiley:


Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: MartyC on December 11, 2010, 04:13 PM
Fantastic restoration Glen, but wtf is with the seat?  You going all nu-skool on us?  :LolLolLolLol:

KKT's and bubble fonts really finish it off  :smitten:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: In2 bmx on December 11, 2010, 04:14 PM
Very nice that glen  :daumenhoch: and great work .  ;)
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: trasher on December 11, 2010, 04:38 PM
cheers chaps  :daumenhoch:

Quote from: MartyC on December 11, 2010, 04:13 PM
Fantastic restoration Glen, but wtf is with the seat?  You going all nu-skool on us?  :LolLolLolLol:

KKT's and bubble fonts really finish it off  :smitten:


its a jaguar  aero mate , old school ,   is that what you meant marty ,,or the angle or the height ,,,,you got me thinking now mate  :-\

Quote from: xGoose on December 11, 2010, 03:27 PM
Nice resto! ;)

What bars are they, never seen those before??




rickman freestyle bars mate ,,, :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: MartyC on December 11, 2010, 05:38 PM
Quote from: the gay pensioner on December 11, 2010, 04:38 PM
cheers chaps  :daumenhoch:
Quote from: MartyC on December 11, 2010, 04:13 PM
Fantastic restoration Glen, but wtf is with the seat?  You going all nu-skool on us?  :LolLolLolLol:
KKT's and bubble fonts really finish it off  :smitten:
its a jaguar  aero mate , old school ,   is that what you meant marty ,,or the angle or the height ,,,,you got me thinking now mate  :-\

the angle man, the angle  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: southern andy on December 11, 2010, 05:44 PM
Hundinger that Glen.

dib dobs chainring.  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: trasher on December 11, 2010, 05:52 PM
Quote from: MartyC on December 11, 2010, 05:38 PM
Quote from: the gay pensioner on December 11, 2010, 04:38 PM
cheers chaps  :daumenhoch:
Quote from: MartyC on December 11, 2010, 04:13 PM
Fantastic restoration Glen, but wtf is with the seat?  You going all nu-skool on us?  :LolLolLolLol:
KKT's and bubble fonts really finish it off  :smitten:
its a jaguar  aero mate , old school ,   is that what you meant marty ,,or the angle or the height ,,,,you got me thinking now mate  :-\

the angle man, the angle  :LolLolLolLol:

 :2funny:  oh yeah ,,,you know what its like ,when your in a rush to get a piccy

any way thought id get down with the nu skoolers ,,,, tight jeans and kecks showing ,me thinks
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: MartyC on December 11, 2010, 05:59 PM
Quote from: the gay pensioner on December 11, 2010, 05:52 PM
Quote from: MartyC on December 11, 2010, 05:38 PM
Quote from: the gay pensioner on December 11, 2010, 04:38 PM
cheers chaps  :daumenhoch:
Quote from: MartyC on December 11, 2010, 04:13 PM
Fantastic restoration Glen, but wtf is with the seat?  You going all nu-skool on us?  :LolLolLolLol:
KKT's and bubble fonts really finish it off  :smitten:
its a jaguar  aero mate , old school ,   is that what you meant marty ,,or the angle or the height ,,,,you got me thinking now mate  :-\

the angle man, the angle  :LolLolLolLol:

 :2funny:  oh yeah ,,,you know what its like ,when your in a rush to get a piccy

any way thought id get down with the nu skoolers ,,,, tight jeans and kecks showing ,me thinks

SCAREY thought....  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: skki3330 on December 11, 2010, 06:38 PM
shhhhwwwwweeeeeeeeet Glen very very nice  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: ED209 on December 11, 2010, 06:39 PM
shudda left it as a survivor Glen... only needed a bit of lemon  :LolLolLolLol:

verrry nyce mate  8) Dans the man int'he  :angel:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: animal on December 11, 2010, 10:19 PM
Fantastic resto and build fella  :4_17_5:  :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: superbikedan on December 11, 2010, 10:21 PM
stuning glen :) you'd never believe it was the same bike :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: trasher on December 11, 2010, 10:32 PM
Quote from: SuperBikeDan on December 11, 2010, 10:21 PM
stuning glen :) you'd never believe it was the same bike :daumenhoch:

big up to you dan ,,,,,,,,,,,, without you it would still be a mess ,, cheers for the hard work mate  :daumenhoch: ,,,,nearly as good as chip  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: trickydeno on December 11, 2010, 10:58 PM
looks top! great save  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: superbikedan on December 11, 2010, 11:03 PM
Quote from: the gay pensioner on December 11, 2010, 10:32 PM
Quote from: SuperBikeDan on December 11, 2010, 10:21 PM
stuning glen :) you'd never believe it was the same bike :daumenhoch:

big up to you dan ,,,,,,,,,,,, without you it would still be a mess ,, cheers for the hard work mate  :daumenhoch: ,,,,nearly as good as chip  :LolLolLolLol:

who's chip ???  >:D
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: Bob_Acid on December 11, 2010, 11:44 PM
Good job  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: moanjam on December 11, 2010, 11:47 PM
nice glen colours are minto  :smitten:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: hunterdubber on December 12, 2010, 12:01 AM
PERFECT  :4_17_5:


Great choice of parts and colour Glenda   :smitten:


A fine ressurection  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:


Now \i know what the yellow decs were for with my Z's  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: NORTY40 on December 12, 2010, 01:00 AM
Very nice Glen , great transformation from the pile of rust you started with   :D :4_17_5:

Like the OPC set up too  :daumenhoch:

Can't go wrong with Black and Yellow imo , always loved your loopy Ripper in the same colours  8)
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: mani on December 12, 2010, 09:45 AM
that is so fookin sweet dude so come on how much do u what for her  ;) :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: Dan73 on December 12, 2010, 11:17 AM
A fine fine job the gay pensioner. Another one saved. Finished my expert yesterday so I'll get some pics up later. Curtis fest.  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: monkian on December 12, 2010, 11:28 AM
Awesome job :shocked: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: Darren Wood on December 12, 2010, 11:40 AM
and there was me thinking that was past bringing back to life  :coolsmiley: AWESOME job Glen now drop the angle of that seat and get it to HARROW or ROM ! .................... Me thinks



WOODY  :)
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: trasher on December 12, 2010, 12:02 PM
Cheers again chaps

Woody I'm going nu-skool with the seat dude
You gota get with it man  :LolLolLolLol:

Rom or Harrow , what with my knees  :'(
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: Mattdub on December 13, 2010, 09:10 AM

Looks well Glen , nice work  :daumenhoch: . I had one of those for a while bitd  ;)
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: waza04 on December 13, 2010, 06:01 PM
that looks beaut mate!  :daumenhoch: liking the survivor look too.....  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: RichG41 on December 17, 2010, 06:40 PM
Hi

It#s looks fanstastic, really like it in yellow. You've done a grat job.

I've just got my actual 1984 Curtis Freestyler back, it's not in quite as bad condition as yours started but it needs some work! Just wondered where you got the pads from?

Cheers

Rich
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: Gashead on December 17, 2010, 06:55 PM
Glen, I know in the past I have declared my love for you, but now I really do  :smitten:


Feckin gorgeous fella  :4_17_5:



I want that when your finished  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: curtis freestyler finally finished ..a few pics ... yehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .........
Post by: trasher on December 19, 2010, 05:04 PM
Quote from: Gashead on December 17, 2010, 06:55 PM
Glen, I know in the past I have declared my love for you, but now I really do  :smitten:


Feckin gorgeous fella  :4_17_5:



I want that when your finished  :daumenhoch:

cheers doctor curtis

you will be the first to know  :daumenhoch:
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