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Title: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: kev-s on December 02, 2011, 11:49 AM
got my dirtbike frame back from the powdercoaters

its now just how i want it....... yellow :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:


big thanks to moeller for sorting me my 3rd dirtbike in 2 years and for sorting the decals too


gotta love s&m :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0325.jpg)
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: SaMAlex on December 02, 2011, 12:02 PM
Lookin good  :daumenhoch:


Its not great that you broke your frame a few times, but they say that nothing is un-breakable and its more about what happens if it does break.
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: m1ke on December 02, 2011, 12:06 PM
very nice indeed  8)
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: JAY on December 02, 2011, 04:18 PM
Nice. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: kev-s on December 02, 2011, 04:48 PM
cheers guys

alex you couldnt be more right, everything will break in the end, its how the companies deal with it that really matters :daumenhoch:

there's only a few companies i really like and trust warranty wise, obvioulsy s&m but also standard and t1

i only expect this one to last 12 months tbh, purely because i know i wont be able to stop doing rocket tyretaps, rocket manuals etc... and this is what is causing the brake mounts to snap off, all that force pushing the brake downwards, pulling the mounts away from the frame

would be the same on any frame with seatstay mounts, wouldnt be surprised if my mcneil gary young mk1 back up frame hasnt started to devlop the same fault.

next frame will have to have chainstay mounts, will it be another s&m? or maybe a standard or t1, who knows!!!!

Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: dirtbro on December 02, 2011, 05:07 PM
lookin well kev
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: kev-s on December 02, 2011, 05:12 PM
cheers shine :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: Jaymz on December 02, 2011, 06:12 PM
 :smitten: need need need need
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Post by: brummie on December 02, 2011, 07:04 PM
 :smitten: want want want want
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: Betty on December 02, 2011, 07:11 PM
Is it built yet?....  :4_17_5:





Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: Jaymz on December 02, 2011, 07:11 PM
:smitten: want want want want
:smitten: I got in there first I got in there first I got in there first
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: kev-s on December 02, 2011, 08:56 PM
lol guys

no not built yet, had work till 8pm, now off to the pub, will have hangover/family stuff to do tomorrow, riding sun morning if dry so will prob build it on sun afternoon
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: pickle on December 02, 2011, 09:18 PM
Awesome  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: brettypeeps on December 02, 2011, 10:31 PM
Liking that :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: gobshite on December 03, 2011, 12:01 AM
i bet moeller loves you kev,


mckinney; "hey chris"

moeller; "sup dude?"

mckinney; "that english guy with the yellow dirtbike fixation broke another frame"

moeller; "how many is that now homes?"

mckinney; "we're up to 8 dogg....."

moeller; "fook......"

moeller; "why doesn't he just take a fooking stronger frame and put dirtbike stickers on it?"

mckinney; "i don't know amigo......he's fooking english...........who knows how those motherfookers think"

moeller; "what an asshole....."

mckinney; ".........."

mckinney; "so what do i tell him homie?"

moeller "tell him to learn another fooking trick..........we're running out of dirtbike stickers.........."

mckinney; ".........................................................fook"
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: Clean on December 03, 2011, 12:04 PM
i bet moeller loves you kev,


mckinney; "hey chris"

moeller; "sup dude?"

mckinney; "that english guy with the yellow dirtbike fixation broke another frame"

moeller; "how many is that now homes?"

mckinney; "we're up to 8 dogg....."

moeller; "fook......"

moeller; "why doesn't he just take a fooking stronger frame and put dirtbike stickers on it?"

mckinney; "i don't know amigo......he's fooking english...........who knows how those motherfookers think"

moeller; "what an asshole....."

mckinney; ".........."

mckinney; "so what do i tell him homie?"

moeller "tell him to learn another fooking trick..........we're running out of dirtbike stickers.........."

mckinney; ".........................................................fook"

 :2funny: ;D :LolLolLolLol: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: kev-s on December 03, 2011, 12:09 PM
lol im sure chris thinks "what the fook now" everytime he sees a email from me :LolLolLolLol:

have been a customer for nearly 20 years :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: gobshite on December 03, 2011, 05:36 PM
mckinney; "but chris, this damn tea drinking motherfooker has been a customer for 20 years!! he even has a fookin s&m forever tattoo!!"

moeller; "shit......dawg......you mean he bought a dirtbike way back when and then bought a new dirtbike 20 years later..."

mckinney; "hot dang mad dawg! how the fook would you know that bro?"

moeller; "because my stoned little hombre..........he'd still be riding a PBR or a stricker dude.....those things were fookin strong...."

mckinney; "dude......you're a fooking genious"

moeller; "i know motherfooker........"

mckinney; "so should we send him another yellow dirtbike to snap compadre?"

moeller;  "fook that......this time we'll do something extra special for his frame breakin ass.....take another dirtbike and weld an NG dirtbike rear end end on the fooker.......see if that crumpet eating fooker breaks that"

mckinney; "ahahahahahahaha...........fook..........dude.......that'll show his ass"

moeller; "and sean..........make up some stickers, call it "the rocket trick pony"..............."

mckinney; "fook!!!!!................DUDE!!!!!...........YOU ARE TOTALLY INSANE!!!...."

moeller; "i know motherfooker..........now pass me that fookin bong"

Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: lk_97 on December 03, 2011, 06:26 PM
^  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: generallee on December 03, 2011, 09:57 PM
radical Kev, bring it to Old Fools in 2012!
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!!
Post by: kev-s on December 04, 2011, 08:50 AM
it will be coming to old fools :daumenhoch:

had a great time this year so deffo going to next years, u got a date sorted yet?

Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: kev-s on December 04, 2011, 12:16 PM
had some free time last night so built it up and took it for a pedal down the skatepark this morning and all is good :daumenhoch:


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0331.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/1003/escrs/IMAG0332.jpg)

decided not to run my 28in wide yellow xlt slams but to run my old 25in wide black meduim bar lt instead
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: SaMAlex on December 04, 2011, 12:27 PM
Nice one. Matching forks and bars always look good.

I still don't like that seat tho :-X
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: pickle on December 04, 2011, 12:30 PM
very nice Kev  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: kev-s on December 04, 2011, 12:31 PM
lol u really do hate that seat alex!!

its not brilliant, i used to run a s&m thin seat and it just got wrecked within days, chunks out the back, nicks on the top

hence why i went for the plastic p rail seat, gets used and abused and keeps on going!
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: gobshite on December 04, 2011, 12:49 PM
that looks amazing, i love it :smitten:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: lk_97 on December 04, 2011, 12:50 PM
Looks great 8)
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: Betty on December 04, 2011, 01:01 PM
Looking good....  :daumenhoch:

I'm with Alex on those seats though...  :-\

Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: Jaymz on December 04, 2011, 05:34 PM
Looks awesome fella, Im green with envy here
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: fugazi on December 05, 2011, 05:11 PM
Really, really nice  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: brettypeeps on December 05, 2011, 05:29 PM
Simply Stunning :smitten:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: Dark Diggler on December 05, 2011, 10:20 PM
Sorry but them placky seats are fookin shit

Frames cool though  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: Dark Diggler on December 05, 2011, 10:21 PM
I am curious as to why manuals and tyre taps would shear a brake mount though
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: kev-s on December 06, 2011, 03:21 PM
what caused em to snap/crack imho is when i do rocket tyre tap barspins etc, all 14 stone of me is landing on the pegs from around 1ft out of the ramp onto the deck with the brake locked, pushing the brake arms forward away from the mounts, now i do that one trick 9-10 times a session, 2-3 sessions a week and over a 11 month period, it pulls the mount away

what also hasnt helped is running clear pads, they have no slip, they lock on solid, now running black blocks and it feels much better, not as snatchy (nice word!)

now if i was running chainstay mounts then i woudlnt have this problem as the arms would be pushing down onto the mounts not trying to pull away from them
 
i know the seat looks shite but padded ones last 5 mins with me
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: fugazi on December 06, 2011, 03:39 PM
Did You go for a 20.5" t/t? I thought I remembered You posting something about getting a shorter frame.
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: kev-s on December 06, 2011, 03:50 PM
yep dropped down from a 21in to a 20.5in and it feels good :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: gobshite on December 06, 2011, 10:00 PM

now if i was running chainstay mounts then i woudlnt have this problem as the arms would be pushing down onto the mounts not trying to pull away from them

it puzzles me that you got yet another dirtbike with seat-stay brake mounts, if you like doing rocket taps and manuals why not just order one with chain-stay brake mounts?

and why would moeller keep sending frames that were destined to break?

will you continue doing rocket taps on this frame?

i genuinely am just curious :-\
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: kev-s on December 07, 2011, 02:36 PM
if i wanted chainstay mounts then i would have to order a custom at full price which is around £500 inc shipping but not including import tax!!!

i emailed moeller explaining what had happenend, i was expecting him to say that as the frame was already a warranty replacement there was nothing he could do or he might have offered me a new frame on their crash replacement policy, which basicly means if u snap or badly damage a s&m frame which is out of warranty and you can prove you are the original purchaser then they will sell u a new frame at a discounted price to keep u on a s&m

chris came back to me and said that he had chatted to 4down and they had agreed as im a long term customer that they would give me a new frame free of charge, which i was/am very grateful for!!!!!!

i will carry on doing rocket tyre taps, things seem better now with a different brake and pads but only time will tell, if it goes again it goes again, then ill order a custom frame with chainstay mounts
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: SaMAlex on December 07, 2011, 02:42 PM
if it goes again it goes again, then ill order a custom frame with chainstay mounts


 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: Mdbh on February 08, 2012, 01:38 PM
14 stone?? In your fooking dreams Kev!
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Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 08, 2012, 06:11 PM
Just seen this bike - looks so sweet in yellow - ain't gonna be missed in the dirt  >:D
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: kev-s on February 08, 2012, 10:28 PM
i am 14 stone ollie, your just jealous fat boy :2funny: :2funny:

bendy i have'nt rode dirt since the 90's!!!

im a park rat now, bike is kept well maintained and clean  :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: the dirtbike is back!!! (now with pics)
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 08, 2012, 10:32 PM
well from what i have seen - the jumps have got a lot BIGGER    :shocked:
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