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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: paddy2 on May 11, 2012, 09:04 PM

Title: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: paddy2 on May 11, 2012, 09:04 PM

probably a bit  :idiot2: :crazy2: ;D

got this 81 german kalkhoff from glasgow a while ago and for some reason unknown to me i started a resto.massive thanks to jonny b on bworld who was bang on with me as usual,cheers j ;) 

far from high end which i cant afford anyway but never mind  :)

started like this...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv287/ethan2swift/140.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv287/ethan2swift/141.jpg)

finished like this

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv287/ethan2swift/SAM_0241.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv287/ethan2swift/SAM_0244.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv287/ethan2swift/SAM_0242.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv287/ethan2swift/SAM_0245.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv287/ethan2swift/SAM_0248.jpg)

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: oldschoolace on May 11, 2012, 09:14 PM

Cant beat a low end build done well  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: Bob_Acid on May 11, 2012, 09:17 PM

Nowt wrong with that, good job  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: kungfunky on May 11, 2012, 09:17 PM

cheapo or not that looks class, and better that a lot of top spec bikes. Nice work  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: Jt on May 11, 2012, 09:21 PM

Looks cool as fook.

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Post by: harris on May 11, 2012, 09:25 PM

good work,great effort alot dont touch the not so well known .. props

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Post by: dan-dare on May 11, 2012, 09:29 PM

Cool bike... :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:

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Post by: In2 bmx on May 11, 2012, 09:29 PM

Looks cool and Propa old school .  :daumenhoch: Great work ...  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: Dark Diggler on May 11, 2012, 09:31 PM

Wicked, really, really like it :4_17_5:




but not the grips, for they are well gash

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: brass monkey! on May 11, 2012, 09:32 PM

Owwwwwld  skoowwwwwwl  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: region11 on May 11, 2012, 09:47 PM

Its nice to see a low end bike given a good resto...great job  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: WINI on May 11, 2012, 09:52 PM

Awesome.  Though I would have kept the Tony Tiger sticker.  My POS has one, proper 80's!!!!  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: brummie on May 11, 2012, 09:59 PM

love it  :4_17_5:
where you get the tyres ?

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: Peter J on May 11, 2012, 10:11 PM

Foookin love it

Nice to see a good resto job what ever the bike  :daumenhoch:

Looks uber cool  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: Rodgy1970 on May 11, 2012, 10:18 PM

you did a really great job on this Paddy   :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: Devilock on May 11, 2012, 10:31 PM

Looks great mate...  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: pickle on May 11, 2012, 10:50 PM

Love it  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: stevochb on May 11, 2012, 10:58 PM

Top notch that mate :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: NORTY40 on May 11, 2012, 11:11 PM

Im loving that , cracking resto mate  :4_17_5:

Think i would have gone with a single piece chainring myself  :-\  Sure i have one in the garage if you wanted to try it ..... FOC  ;)

Looks real old school and the colour and decals are spot on , just shows you don't have to spend big money to have a great looking build .

Well done  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: rad_pitt on May 12, 2012, 01:53 AM

You already know I love this one Pad  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: ratty67vw on May 12, 2012, 02:14 AM

very cool build  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 12, 2012, 02:58 AM

Cool looking build you got there Paddy and  :4_17_5: on the resto matey  :daumenhoch:

Kind of ironic that the German bike has Spitfire on the pads  :LolLolLolLol:

Great job  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: xGoose on May 12, 2012, 05:51 AM

 :daumenhoch: cool little build!

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Post by: stidds on May 12, 2012, 08:42 AM

Damn I absolutely love that Paddy, top job and top build mate.   :4_17_5:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: Andy68 on May 12, 2012, 09:30 AM

Now that's wot it's all about! Uber cool, top job fella.   :daumenhoch:

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Post by: rollin72 on May 12, 2012, 09:47 AM

nice1, looks the bollocks that :daumenhoch:

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Post by: Gary72 on May 12, 2012, 09:50 AM

 :daumenhoch: Top job

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Post by: bmxbert on May 12, 2012, 10:16 AM

Looks great I like it alot

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: renegaderacer on May 12, 2012, 10:57 AM

Love it mate!  :smitten:

Can't get enough of low end builds; especially done to this standard!  :daumenhoch:

Pity you didn't keep the Tony the Tiger sticker though.  :(

I've got the same one on the door of my old bedroom around my parents. They've long since redecorated the room but left the door as it was in the 80's! Pity half the stickers are torn off thanks to my brother getting his own back from one of our fights!  :knuppel2:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ab312/kungfuracer/BMX%20Parts%20For%20Sale/Photo1079.jpg)

Hope we're going to see this beauty in BOTM?  ;)

Cheers,

Giles  :)

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: paddy2 on May 12, 2012, 02:09 PM

thanks for the good comments guys well appreciate it.glad i did it now,wasnt sure how it would be received but was worth it  ;)

brummie,think got tyres a few years back from rinis but not positive on that  :-\

giles,dont think i will put this one in botm matey somehow  ;D

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: Coastvl on May 12, 2012, 02:17 PM

Nice looking ride mate. We all started on similar bikes. Job well done.  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: neil on May 12, 2012, 03:53 PM

There something very cool about that :4_17_5:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: markyp on May 12, 2012, 04:02 PM

great stuff,looks what it is,a low end pos!!seriously tho its not always about high end,well done :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: Pooch on May 12, 2012, 08:17 PM

Just bloody cool!!! Great resto work :daumenhoch:

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Post by: animal on May 17, 2012, 06:55 PM

Thats spot on that  :4_17_5: love builds like  :daumenhoch: reminds me of the bikes my mates had bitd  8) tyres make it look mean  :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: ron burgundy on May 17, 2012, 07:35 PM

That looks Gr-r-reat :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: my cheap pos resto,why did i do it?
Post by: sid1972 on May 17, 2012, 07:57 PM

top notch mate  :4_17_5:

bikes we had from bitd that got us/me into BMX in the first place.

changa - what the fecks that  ???