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Title: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: jimwise68 on December 08, 2011, 08:24 PM: I know there has been a spate of lovely Gen 1/1.5/2 on here over the last month, but i finally got mine to exactly the spec i wanted.

This is exactly the bike I would have built back in 1983 if i could have picked whatever i wanted from the BMX mags that i read.
To say I am pleased with it is an understatement, not that bothered if its not to everyones taste but i love it.

1983 Haro Gen 1.5/2 Freestyler
Vector Haro Signature Bars
Redline 400 Flight Cranks
Skyway Graphite Tuffs on Whitewall tyres
Blue Flexfighter
Blue Ratrap Pedals
Blue MX900 brakes
Blue Tech 3 Levers
Green Flight Brake cables
Shotgun II Saddle

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/IMG_0010.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/IMG_0011.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/IMG_0017.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/IMG_0009.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/IMG_0014.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/IMG_0012.jpg)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Robbo on December 08, 2011, 08:26 PM: Looks lovely Jim, better tyres though?
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: jimwise68 on December 08, 2011, 08:27 PM: I've got the Panaracer Freestyle tyres Robbo, but i loved whitewalls BITD ;)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Devilock on December 08, 2011, 08:31 PM: Quote from: jimwise68 on December 08, 2011, 08:27 PM
I've got the Panaracer Freestyle tyres Robbo, but i loved whitewalls BITD ;)

Very nice :)

I can relate to the whitewalls! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Gary72 on December 08, 2011, 08:31 PM: Lovely :daumenhoch:
Now when is her maiden voyage to rOm?
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: BMX1973 on December 08, 2011, 08:34 PM: :shocked: :smitten:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: brummie on December 08, 2011, 08:36 PM: awesome gen 1 mark 2 jim :4_17_5:
im having one for Christmas 8)

very very nice indeed
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Darren KAP on December 08, 2011, 08:40 PM: :smitten: :smitten: love the Gen 1's top job , i too can relate to white walls from bitd :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: WINI on December 08, 2011, 08:46 PM: Awesome work Jim, love it :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Robbo on December 08, 2011, 08:47 PM: Quote from: jimwise68 on December 08, 2011, 08:27 PM
I've got the Panaracer Freestyle tyres Robbo, but i loved whitewalls BITD ;)

They do look nice mate, this and scorcher micks are the best looking Gen 1's of late. :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: griff on December 08, 2011, 08:49 PM: very nice Jim :daumenhoch:
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Post by: rick1970 on December 08, 2011, 08:49 PM: Wow !! thats top draw mate well done :smitten: :daumenhoch:
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Post by: rad_pitt on December 08, 2011, 09:32 PM: Sweet Jim :smitten:
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Post by: Badbaldie on December 08, 2011, 09:45 PM: :smitten: very nice :daumenhoch:
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Post by: bigfatolly on December 08, 2011, 09:54 PM: Loving that Jim,pure oldschool........ :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: lk_97 on December 08, 2011, 10:04 PM: Now that is nice :smitten:
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Post by: Glynnyboy on December 09, 2011, 09:39 AM: Lush, simply lush :smitten:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: In2 bmx on December 09, 2011, 09:46 AM: That is Very Nice ... :smitten:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: beard1973 on December 09, 2011, 09:50 AM: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 10:06 AM: thats lush! but theres no way you would have specced $hit tyres like those back in the day, if youve got panaracers - stick them on and bin the halfords whitewalls! :)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: jimwise68 on December 09, 2011, 10:09 AM: Quote from: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 10:06 AM
thats lush! but theres no way you would have specced $hit tyres like those back in the day, if youve got panaracers - stick them on and bin the halfords whitewalls! :)

sorry bud, but i would have, i used to love my whitewalls back in the day, it was the "fashion". Its only the fact of what we know now (IMO) that means i would put the Panaracers on.
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 11:00 AM: hmmm... I dont beleive you! ;)

another thing, why do people put the chainrings on the wrong side on spiders? never figured that one out.
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: jimwise68 on December 09, 2011, 11:12 AM: Quote from: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 11:00 AM
hmmm... I dont beleive you! ;)

thats your perogative sir ;D
but whitewalls all the way for me. loved em then and love them now.

Quote from: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 11:00 AM
another thing, why do people put the chainrings on the wrong side on spiders? never figured that one out.

Are you insinuating that i have my chainring wrong? tut tut
Depends on the spider, some have the chainring in front and some behind :P
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/a_22.jpg)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on December 09, 2011, 12:53 PM: Quote from: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 11:00 AM
hmmm... I dont beleive you! ;)

another thing, why do people put the chainrings on the wrong side on spiders? never figured that one out.
Jim, that is stunning mate :smitten: Kenda whitewalls were THE MUST HAVE accessory back in '82 - '84 when we were riding freestyle :4_17_5: Top notch tyre and looked the nuts when the walls were white as...

Sugino chainrings have the recess on the rear of the bolt hole to allow for the back of the chainring bolt to slot into it when in use so you didnt damage the 'slot' that helps to hold it while doing up the bolt :daumenhoch:

Depending on your Crank, Spider and rear hub setup (freewheel, coaster, cassette) was where you needed to place your chainring to keep in line the chain :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 02:04 PM: Quote from: FreestyleRider on December 09, 2011, 12:53 PM
Quote from: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 11:00 AM
hmmm... I dont beleive you! ;)

another thing, why do people put the chainrings on the wrong side on spiders? never figured that one out.
Jim, that is stunning mate :smitten: Kenda whitewalls were THE MUST HAVE accessory back in '82 - '84 when we were riding freestyle :4_17_5: Top notch tyre and looked the nuts when the walls were white as...

Sugino chainrings have the recess on the rear of the bolt hole to allow for the back of the chainring bolt to slot into it when in use so you didnt damage the 'slot' that helps to hold it while doing up the bolt :daumenhoch:

Depending on your Crank, Spider and rear hub setup (freewheel, coaster, cassette) was where you needed to place your chainring to keep in line the chain :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:

Im quite well aware of all that gumpf, it just looks $hit IMO.
The spider is recessed specifically so that a chainring sits on correctly at the front. Chainring bolts have slots on the rear specifically so you can do them up regardless of if you have a recess on the chainring :)

Right:
(http://bmxmuseum.com/image/400flight_lg.jpg)

Wrong:
(http://bmxmuseum.com/forsale/img_3998_blowup.jpg)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: jimwise68 on December 09, 2011, 02:25 PM: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol: :LolLolLolLol:
I do love a discussion on personal opinions.

I like my sandwiches cut into 4 triangles rather then squares. :daumenhoch:

But... if you look on the back of the 400 spider it has machined edges for the chainring to sit on, the front one is shaped for the style rather than the function. You can clearly see it in your wrong pic :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j135/jimwise68/img_3998_blowup.jpg)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 02:33 PM: Still looks $hit that way though ;)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: jimwise68 on December 09, 2011, 02:38 PM: Nowt wrong with your opinion fella. Would be a boring world if we all thought the same.

:daumenhoch:

Personally i prefer them on the back, think Profile Box cranks, Redline 400s and some suginos as the spiders are works of art and should be shown off. Others arent so nice so should be hidden ;)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: torkertony on December 09, 2011, 04:49 PM: Simply stunning mate What a superb build and I LOVE the tyres. :smitten:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on December 09, 2011, 07:45 PM: Pictures from a NOS laserlite :daumenhoch:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ketchupsbikes/3582095912/lightbox/
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Darren KAP on December 09, 2011, 09:28 PM: Jim your so polite , your bike your rules simple IMO i FOOKIN LOVE IT :smitten:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: dordymush on December 09, 2011, 10:23 PM: i was gonna say that the chainring wont fit on 400's on the front because of the shape :crazy2:.

lovely bike jim 8)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: rollin72 on December 09, 2011, 10:55 PM: top build mate, its the bollocks nice1 :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: billstup on December 09, 2011, 11:01 PM: Quote from: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 10:06 AM
thats lush! but theres no way you would have specced $hit tyres like those back in the day, if youve got panaracers - stick them on and bin the halfords whitewalls! :)

I beg to differ :

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v472/billstup/myharo.jpg)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: kungfunky on December 09, 2011, 11:20 PM: Personally this is one of my fave looking bikes on here right now, everything looks spot on :4_17_5: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: MartyC on December 10, 2011, 05:12 AM: Looks very tidy that Jim :daumenhoch:

I like Romblerks saying, "opinions are like arseholes, everyone has one" ;).
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: ED209 on December 10, 2011, 05:55 AM: Quote from: billstup on December 09, 2011, 11:01 PM
Quote from: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 10:06 AM
thats lush! but theres no way you would have specced $hit tyres like those back in the day, if youve got panaracers - stick them on and bin the halfords whitewalls! :)

I beg to differ :

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v472/billstup/myharo.jpg)

you just did that in Photoshop Bill... those whitewalls are much too white :)

That Haro looks amazing Jim 8)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Bob_Acid on December 10, 2011, 10:41 AM: I rode with whitewalls as a kid too, i still have one in the garage which is one of the few parts that stayed with me all the way from the early 80's.
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: lk_97 on December 10, 2011, 10:49 AM: I think the bike looks great with whitewalls, it's your bike so it doesn't really matter if other people don't like it :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Bob_Acid on December 10, 2011, 10:53 AM: Nice bike Jim, did anyone other than Haro use rat traps by 82 :-\
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: TwoBobRob on December 10, 2011, 04:05 PM: I fcuking hate whitewalls. Always have.

But I was in a minority of one back in '82. Everyone around me ran them. I used to use Halfords shopper tyres, all black. My local shop manager used to keep a stock of them aside for me as they wore out at an astonishing rate. Ok grip though.
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: pickle on December 10, 2011, 04:30 PM: whitewalls and black tuffs were THE combo BITD :daumenhoch: not sure they would take my small 16.5 stone frame now though ;D
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: 58 delray on December 10, 2011, 07:53 PM: Quote from: ukoldschool on December 09, 2011, 10:06 AM
thats lush! but theres no way you would have specced $hit tyres like those back in the day, if youve got panaracers - stick them on and bin the halfords whitewalls! :)

we all used white walls bitd as that was all there was

billy in 83
(http://imagehosting.rodsnsods.co.uk/11344ee3b7bd4cf6b.jpg)

and the way you fit chainrings is WRONG
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: RoyalTrux on December 10, 2011, 08:13 PM: Quote from: 58delray on December 10, 2011, 07:53 PM

and the way you fit chainrings is WRONG

Amen to that ;D

Yet another nice Haro build!

Wow lazerlites came stock with 400's :shocked:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: 58 delray on December 10, 2011, 08:18 PM: nice Haro build by the way :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: RATTY on December 10, 2011, 10:28 PM: Jim, wtf you plonka, wrong tyres, you complete :Aresehole:

I bet you used new inner tubes as well, and Ill put money on it that the grease is nu skool as well.

Other than that, the bike rocks, well done :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: jimwise68 on December 11, 2011, 02:23 PM: Quote from: Darren K.A.P on December 09, 2011, 09:28 PM

Jim your so polite , your bike your rules simple IMO i FOOKIN LOVE IT :smitten:

:coolsmiley: cheers

arguing about kids bikes aint my thing. :angel:
Build em, ride em, enjoy em :D :D

Life too short for that, much more important things to argue about if the needs must. :daumenhoch:
Like to keep negativity out of my life and enjoy the positive things.

Besides we all have our own opinions and they are never right or wrong just opinions and as Marty pointed out we all have them.
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: Macmania on December 11, 2011, 03:11 PM: Spot on...........the end :daumenhoch:
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Post by: NORTY40 on December 11, 2011, 05:00 PM: Your bike ....... build it how you want , which you have ...... and it looks the bollox's imo 8)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: JAY on December 11, 2011, 08:12 PM: Cool bike, whitewalls and all :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Pooch on December 11, 2011, 08:22 PM: Think it just looks the bollocks..! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: jT Racing on December 11, 2011, 08:32 PM: Looks good jim. :daumenhoch: for a freestyler :angel:
Chainring is on the correct side too.
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Post by: Mattdub on December 12, 2011, 08:28 AM: Lookin' good Jim ;)
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Post by: deeman on December 12, 2011, 05:14 PM: lovely bike!i'm not the greatest fan of whitewalls,but at least they are era correct!loving the 400 cranks nicest looking imo! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: brettypeeps on December 13, 2011, 12:00 AM: Love it Jim especially with the 400's and the white walls :smitten: :smitten:

I agree about the chainring being on the back. Exactly the same as on CT's :daumenhoch:

(http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y370/brettypeeps/DP%20GL%20Plus%20Build/6f971692.jpg)
Title: Re: Finished the Haro, just in time
Post by: That Swan Guy on December 13, 2011, 12:19 AM: Quote from: brettypeeps on December 13, 2011, 12:00 AM
Love it Jim especially with the 400's and the white walls :smitten: :smitten:

I agree about the chainring being on the back. Exactly the same as on CT's :daumenhoch:

I have CT's, chain ring on the inside. Fact.
Sugino chain rings are made that way. Recess on the rear.

Cracking build by the way :daumenhoch: :smiley6600: