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Title: Robinson RSR....
Post by: MartyC on May 08, 2011, 06:15 AM: I got this a few years back and although these are incredibly rare I have resisted the temptation to go the full restoration run. The chrome is shot in places and lots of the ano has faded, the pedals have been taken back to the alloy on the cages and the rims were absolutely knackered. I have stripped it, given it an OA bath, clean and polished it all over and had to replace the rims, grips, chain, innertubes and brake cable but aside from the it is completely OG as it left Alans BMX in Wigan way back in 1984, I have an email from Alan Woods confirming the details of the original sale and the fact that they put Mongoose Pro Class bar on this one as they had run out of Robinson bars!

I have only seen ONE other Robinson RSR owned by Alan Woods himself and that one is a Red frame not chrome...

Enjoy!

When I got it:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_0668.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_0663.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_0671.jpg)

A little about the RSR:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/RSRP1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/RSRP2.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/RSRP3.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/RSRP4.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/RSRP5.jpg)

After the OA Bath:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/ee18209f.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/a212b9cd.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/0a0659ee.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/e7dcbe17.jpg)

Fully cleaned up and rebuilt:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2565.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2564.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2563.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2562.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2561.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2560.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2559.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2557.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2554.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2553.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2552.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2551.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2550.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2549.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2548.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2547.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g114/martycoughlin/Robinson%20RSR/IMG_2566.jpg)
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: beard1973 on May 08, 2011, 07:56 AM: Thats awesome... love that.... you've done her proud. :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: (((sonic))) on May 08, 2011, 08:00 AM: Lovely Marty, a credit to you bud :daumenhoch:

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Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: southern andy on May 08, 2011, 08:16 AM: Superb Marty :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

Great that you've kept her as a survivor aswell.

Terry Cable :smitten: wish i had one. >:(
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: Jamroll on May 08, 2011, 08:27 AM: Marty,
Wot a fookin beautiful survivor :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Lovely job at cleaning her up :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: meticulous on May 08, 2011, 08:49 AM: love red and chrome colour scheme marty, i think in2bmx has a red one as well.... :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: rollin72 on May 08, 2011, 09:03 AM: really nice that Marty :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: In2 bmx on May 08, 2011, 09:13 AM: Lovely Marty :smitten: :smitten: Great survivor. :4_17_5: Can't beat a Robinson . :daumenhoch: I love them

I wish the sun would come out so I can get shots of my now finished 78 ::)
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: rooski on May 08, 2011, 09:59 AM: Nice Marty :4_17_5:
glad you kept it survivor :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: crazycraig on May 08, 2011, 10:06 AM: Thats the one you nicked form our patch and kept running until you hit OZ :knuppel2:

im not jealous one bit >:(
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: bobafett on May 08, 2011, 11:49 AM: Love that Marty - especially the survivor elements to it 8)

Those tyres are fookin amazing :smitten:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: MartyC on May 08, 2011, 11:58 AM: Quote from: bobafett on May 08, 2011, 11:49 AM

Love that Marty - especially the survivor elements to it 8)

Those tyres are fookin amazing :smitten:

Aside from one rip caused by a blow out (the hole in the tube was huge!) they are in pretty good nick considering they are the original tyres from new!
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: Retrodan72 on May 08, 2011, 12:01 PM: Lovely job that is Marty, great story to go with it also. :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: MartyC on May 08, 2011, 03:21 PM: Quote from: CRAZYPAVING on May 08, 2011, 10:06 AM
Thats the one you nicked form our patch and kept running until you hit OZ :knuppel2:

im not jealous one bit >:(

:LolLolLolLol: I did try calling you to see if you was up for a beer but you were in Scotland "snowboarding" ::)
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: In2 bmx on May 08, 2011, 03:30 PM: Marty . ::) if you ever think of moving it on ::). It will be happy to be back in wigan and the Robinson family :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: Macmania on May 08, 2011, 03:45 PM: Great resto work Marty :4_17_5: Sympathetically done as well :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: monkian on May 08, 2011, 04:48 PM: Sensitively done Marty.
Love the resto heritage approach. 8) :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: MartyC on May 08, 2011, 04:51 PM: Quote from: In2bmx on May 08, 2011, 03:30 PM
Marty . ::) if you ever think of moving it on ::). It will be happy to be back in wigan and the Robinson family :daumenhoch:

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: markyp on May 08, 2011, 07:01 PM: lush marty :smitten:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: Glynnyboy on May 08, 2011, 09:50 PM: Tastefully executed, love what you done and the choices you made. :daumenhoch: :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: Mattdub on May 09, 2011, 01:55 PM: Great one mate :daumenhoch: , good to see the re-use of most parts ;)
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: Gibber! on May 11, 2011, 06:52 PM: Excellent job mate...!
Thanks for resisting the full on resto!
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: Rodgy1970 on May 11, 2011, 07:20 PM: crackin :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: oldtired on May 11, 2011, 07:40 PM: :4_17_5: very nice , excelent choise with amonut of resto ,got it spot on :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: hunterdubber on May 11, 2011, 07:47 PM: SHIT HOT ,, Marty :4_17_5: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: grant jones on August 16, 2011, 09:10 PM: hi,can you please contact me regarding your rsr.cheers grant. 07817963459 email ;; grantjones9@hotmail.co.uk
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: MartyC on August 17, 2011, 12:38 PM: Quote from: grant jones on August 16, 2011, 09:10 PM
hi,can you please contact me regarding your rsr.cheers grant. 07817963459 email ;; grantjones9@hotmail.co.uk

I live in Australia now....
Title: Re: Robinson RSR....
Post by: Daletsunami on August 17, 2011, 11:41 PM: I love this bike, I keep coming back to look at it :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:

The tyres are great 8)