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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: benno on June 22, 2012, 10:01 PM

Title: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: benno on June 22, 2012, 10:01 PM: Picked my Rickman up from the powdercoaters today and couldn't resist making a start on it :)
I love blue and white bikes so picked this blue which is RAL 5012
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/IMG_1092.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/IMG_1093.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/IMG_1094.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/IMG_1095.jpg)
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: WINI on June 22, 2012, 10:09 PM: Looking good dude! I love a Rickman, one of only a few bikes I still want to build :daumenhoch:
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Post by: bigfatolly on June 22, 2012, 10:42 PM: Very nice,good to see someone doing one in a different colour to white :daumenhoch:
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Post by: animal on June 22, 2012, 10:55 PM: :coolsmiley:
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Post by: stu27 on June 22, 2012, 10:58 PM: looks ace mate :smitten:
real nice blue
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: rick1970 on June 23, 2012, 07:03 AM: mmm very nice :4_17_5: in the middle of one myself :daumenhoch:
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Post by: bodamus on June 23, 2012, 07:48 AM: Looking good so far :daumenhoch: used to have a NOS chrome one many years ago.
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: southern andy on June 23, 2012, 07:54 AM: Quote from: bigfatolly on June 22, 2012, 10:42 PM
Very nice,good to see someone doing one in a different colour to white :daumenhoch:

They don't look wrong in white Olly :coolsmiley: and they only came in chrome or white originally. I have a white one (Race bike).

It is nice to be different though :4_17_5: :4_17_5: should look real good when stickered up.
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: Kerryman on June 23, 2012, 08:16 AM: Should look lush at MK, in the Rickman tent :Great_Britain: :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: oldtired on June 23, 2012, 10:58 AM: looking good so far, nice detail on the brakes :daumenhoch: going for the oposite to mr curry's ?

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/RICKMANCURRY.jpg)
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: Retrodan72 on June 23, 2012, 11:56 AM: Spot on so far mate, nice choice of blue rather than white. :coolsmiley: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: jonnydiezel on June 23, 2012, 02:51 PM: Love that blue , and yes nice to see a non standard issue colour.
Always thought I might change my white one to flour green one day.

And noticed no pegs on rear but pegs on forks, opposite way round to the one Rick is doing at the moment :-)
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: Badbaldie on June 23, 2012, 04:57 PM: looking very very nice :daumenhoch: this is going to be one of them "wrong" (well to the purists anyway) :police: but look so right when its done builds . really really liking it mate :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: BrianP on June 23, 2012, 05:24 PM: Love it!

I had mine in Ford Monza (electric blue) after seeing the GT completes bitd.

My rebuild's been a work in progress for a looooong time now ;)

Brian :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: GTnumber1 on June 23, 2012, 06:03 PM: Quote from: stu27 on June 22, 2012, 10:58 PM
looks ace mate :smitten:
real nice blue

of course it is, its a GT colour :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: benno on June 23, 2012, 06:11 PM: cheers for the comments guys :)
The blue was inspired by the old gt colour ,or the blue that haro sports came in , well along them lines anyway
gonna get on to Del to get some custom decals made same font and style etc just in different colours.
Looking back through old archives you could order rickmans with or without the standers bitd so dont mind not having any on the back ,
Also i've seen an ad/price list from bitd which says you could have them in a few different colours, but these were probably a special order ,
i'll try and get a pic up if i get chance :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: WINI on June 23, 2012, 06:19 PM: Got my world tour done in that colour, it's very nice with white parts
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: deeman on June 23, 2012, 07:39 PM: nice,can't wait to see it built!white tuffs and tyres?? :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: benno on June 23, 2012, 08:19 PM: Quote from: deeman on June 23, 2012, 07:39 PM
nice,can't wait to see it built!white tuffs and tyres?? :daumenhoch:

yep :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: deeman on June 23, 2012, 09:43 PM: Quote from: benno on June 23, 2012, 08:19 PM
Quote from: deeman on June 23, 2012, 07:39 PM
nice,can't wait to see it built!white tuffs and tyres?? :daumenhoch:

yep :daumenhoch:

:daumenhoch:sweet!
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress
Post by: GTnumber1 on June 24, 2012, 05:27 PM: Quote from: benno on June 23, 2012, 06:11 PM
cheers for the comments guys :)
The blue was inspired by the old gt colour ,or the blue that haro sports came in , well along them lines anyway
gonna get on to Del to get some custom decals made same font and style etc just in different colours.
Looking back through old archives you could order rickmans with or without the standers bitd so dont mind not having any on the back ,
Also i've seen an ad/price list from bitd which says you could have them in a few different colours, but these were probably a special order ,
i'll try and get a pic up if i get chance :daumenhoch:

10000000% GT colour :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: benno on August 11, 2012, 08:09 PM: well i got the Rickman finished today and went for a little roll round on it and it rides real nice ,
It's gonna get ridden so it's got new tuffs, repop kashi, and the dreaded twin pinch ;)
But I Love it ,and i'm chuffed to bits how its turned out :)
Also thanks to" THE MAN" Del for the custom graphics :daumenhoch:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/IMG_1367.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/IMG_1370.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/IMG_1373.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v629/benno5/IMG_1371.jpg)
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: Darren KAP on August 11, 2012, 08:38 PM: :4_17_5: first class build , love the colours :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: bodamus on August 11, 2012, 08:45 PM: Yep really likin that :daumenhoch:
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Post by: rollin72 on August 11, 2012, 08:47 PM: nice1 Benno :daumenhoch:
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Post by: In2 bmx on August 11, 2012, 08:55 PM: Very nice .. Loving that blue .. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on August 11, 2012, 09:07 PM: Great looking bike that, well done :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: bigfatolly on August 11, 2012, 09:13 PM: Looks amazing,love the custom decals and the colours :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: AKGOFF on August 11, 2012, 09:48 PM: Beautiful build Benno. :smitten:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: WINI on August 12, 2012, 12:34 PM: Good work fella, loving that. Still hanker after one of these at some point :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Badbaldie on August 12, 2012, 01:51 PM: nailed it :daumenhoch: awsum build :smitten:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: oldtired on August 12, 2012, 03:20 PM: :4_17_5: great , vnice build and good to see it'll be ridden :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: stu27 on August 12, 2012, 03:29 PM: bang on build mike bennet :smitten:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: griff on August 12, 2012, 03:42 PM: Very nice :daumenhoch:

See if you can keep those tyres out of the mud
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: deeman on August 12, 2012, 05:32 PM: Absolutely fantastic looking bike! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: rick1970 on August 12, 2012, 05:35 PM: Superb mate love it top build :smitten: and they feel right as a rider too ragged mine round wigan yesterday :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: benno on August 12, 2012, 06:15 PM: Quote from: stu27 on August 12, 2012, 03:29 PM
bang on build mike bennet :smitten:
Cheers for the comments guys
And Stu it's 2 T's mate :) Bennett :P
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: stu27 on August 12, 2012, 07:55 PM: Quote from: benno on August 12, 2012, 06:15 PM
Quote from: stu27 on August 12, 2012, 03:29 PM
bang on build mike bennet :smitten:
Cheers for the comments guys
And Stu it's 2 T's mate :) Bennett :P
ive only got one T on me computa
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: BrianP on August 13, 2012, 01:12 PM: Very nice,

Like that a LOT.

Brian :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: HARORIDER on August 27, 2012, 05:31 PM: nice colour :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Rickman Freestyler ,work in progress * finished *
Post by: brummie on August 27, 2012, 06:04 PM: very very nice benno