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Title: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: markyp on November 11, 2011, 07:12 PM
this must be a new world record!!id only retired this afternoon after the patty was done but my mate whod only got into the o.s scene a couple of months back wanted to shift his t.a as hes split up with his missus and had nowhere to store it.ive been looking for a complete of some description to use as a rider as my cw was too nice to trash and had recently been retired to my museum.my mate only got this back in august on ebay,its been stored in a loft since 86 apparently,original paint and decals in really nice survivor condition,the parts are pretty gash everything is a copy.the tuffs are in really nice condition nothing a good clean wont sort out but the rear hub has been pushed in sightly although we got it spinning freely again this arvo and its repairable(hit me up if you want to buy them)ive got a set of black metal hubbed tuffs to go on tomorrow maybe,more upgrades will be made in the future all ready for a lush summer rider,he also threw a back kashi aero into the deal so that awful aeroyal will be binned straight away
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/PB110014_01.jpg)

SO AFTER JUST ONE WEEK I KNOW I SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE A SLOW UPGRADE BUT HEY ITS BEEN 7 DAYS!!GONE IS THE FREESTYLE LOOK TO BE REPLACED WITH A CLASSIC STREET/RACE LOOK

alot of the cheap parts have been upgraded,it now has rear dc1020,gt pro bars,kashi aero,ame bubble fonts,tioga seat clamp and a tuf neck power disc  and silver dc tech 3 on the way,the frame pad has been thru the wash twice to remove 25 years of grime,the pedals can wait for a while,at least until friday :LolLolLolLol:
i want a red seat for this and red grips so ive got a red and white chequered seat cover on its way,red grips are being searched for
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/pp119/parsnip73/PB210001.jpg)
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: brummie on November 11, 2011, 07:15 PM
can i not just hit you and get the tuffs
nice find btw
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: markyp on November 11, 2011, 07:16 PM
can i not just hit you and get the tuffs
nice find btw
if you hit me hard enough dave and talk dirty  you can have em  :-*
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: brettypeeps on November 11, 2011, 07:17 PM
Very nice find indeed Mark :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: Glynnyboy on November 11, 2011, 09:03 PM
 :shocked:
Nice.
Sweet TA rider. After seeing Tony on his at mk is what got me wanting to build a white ta to ride about on. It looks like white ta's could be the weapon of choice for a few for a ride round the lake next year mark :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: markyp on November 11, 2011, 09:06 PM
:shocked:
Nice.
Sweet TA rider. After seeing Tony on his at mk is what got me wanting to build a white ta to ride about on. It looks like white ta's could be the weapon of choice for a few for a ride round the lake next year mark :daumenhoch:
i cant wait till mk glynn,the t.a is already being upgraded,dc 1020's will be replacing the formos calipers,black tuffs will be going on tomoz as will a black kashi aero
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: Hootski70 on November 11, 2011, 10:55 PM
Thats lush Mark , i would put the saddle on burnerworld rather than binning it .
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: markyp on November 11, 2011, 11:05 PM
Thats lush Mark , i would put the saddle on burnerworld rather than binning it .
same thing! :2funny:
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: deeman on November 11, 2011, 11:10 PM
bollocks!why hasnt my loft got stuff like this in it?? :'(
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: bobafett on November 11, 2011, 11:59 PM

Nice find Mark - FFS leave the OG paint and decals on  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: DoubleD on November 12, 2011, 03:54 AM
go back to retirement   and   sell me that ta  :smitten:
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: markyp on November 12, 2011, 08:39 AM

Nice find Mark - FFS leave the OG paint and decals on  :coolsmiley:


john this is staying as a rider survivor,ive no intention of restoring it just upgrading the parts
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on November 12, 2011, 10:58 AM
the frame looks so clean as is - upgrade parts and will be a sweet ride again - lucky sod  ;D
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find!
Post by: bobafett on November 12, 2011, 11:46 AM

Nice find Mark - FFS leave the OG paint and decals on  :coolsmiley:


john this is staying as a rider survivor,ive no intention of restoring it just upgrading the parts


 :4_17_5:

Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: markyp on November 21, 2011, 02:39 PM
new pic and update at top of page ;)
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: NORTY40 on November 21, 2011, 02:47 PM
Looks good Mark  :daumenhoch:    ........ surprised you binned the aeroyal though  :D  nothing against burners me but they are one of the ugliest seats produced ......imo
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: markyp on November 21, 2011, 02:53 PM
Looks good Mark  :daumenhoch:    ........ surprised you binned the aeroyal though  :D  nothing against burners me but they are one of the ugliest seats produced ......imo
i sold the aeroyal on burner world joff,i was quite prepared to stick it in the bin just to rid the world of another fugly seat :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: rad_pitt on November 21, 2011, 02:54 PM
new pic and update at top of page ;)

Lovely rider mate  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: sid1972 on November 21, 2011, 04:15 PM
love it mate....  :smitten:

my opinion:  :LolLolLolLol:

get a black brake or have that one painted (depending on condition)
Black chainring - unless thats a redline  ???
get the seat clamp done black and strip back the fins/lines so they are silver again

and thats job done!

 ;)
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: markyp on November 21, 2011, 04:19 PM
love it mate....  :smitten:

my opinion:  :LolLolLolLol:

get a black brake or have that one painted (depending on condition)
Black chainring - unless thats a redline  ???
get the seat clamp done black and strip back the fins/lines so they are silver again

and thats job done!

 ;)
nice si,but this ones going red and silver/polished,i want it to look like a bit of a mish mash,so it looks like it literally rolled straight out of the 80's.i dont want it to be clean build like my other builds,the blue caliper was a purchase before i decided on the red,never mind :crazy2:
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: sid1972 on November 21, 2011, 04:25 PM
nice - I would not mess to much because it has the 80's look already, and to many ta's look the same..  ;)

plus a bit of powder or paint keeps the budget down and keeps it real  :P

Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: sid1972 on November 21, 2011, 04:27 PM
oh - I have a red single lever cover if that helps.  ;)
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: markyp on November 21, 2011, 04:34 PM
oh - I have a red single lever cover if that helps.  ;)
as in one of those rubber end jobbies or like the cal lite thingys that cover the lever and caliper?
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: sid1972 on November 21, 2011, 04:36 PM
them sharp lever 'rubber' stop you fingers slipping off the lever thingy.. :LolLolLolLol:

might bring some red on the front end.
Title: Re: IM OUT OF RETIREMENT!! t.a loft find! (UPDATE )
Post by: markyp on November 21, 2011, 04:38 PM
them sharp lever 'rubber' stop you fingers slipping off the lever thingy.. :LolLolLolLol:

might bring some red on the front end.
already got one but cheers anyway :daumenhoch:
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