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Title: Has any one frameset or part eluded you for a long time?
Post by: AKGOFF on November 04, 2012, 11:25 AM
Mine was an SST Coaster hub for my Woody itson Trickstar. Now it seems I can't find a set of 24" Ambrosio rims for love nor money.  :(

What's your BMX nemesis?
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Post by: Gashead on November 04, 2012, 11:36 AM
28 hole Ukai rims for my Miller tribute...........
Title: Re: Has any one frameset or part eluded you for a long time?
Post by: rollin72 on November 04, 2012, 11:59 AM
yellow vinyl mongoose frame pad, got the stem and bar ones, only been looking 6 months though :-\
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Post by: Bob_Acid on November 04, 2012, 12:41 PM
Red or blue Max cover.
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Post by: stuntmaster on November 04, 2012, 01:04 PM
revcore freestyler ,wanted one for years now and some cheap aerospeed cranks
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Post by: kungfunky on November 04, 2012, 01:24 PM
theres 2 frames I need to complete the collection, the GH Flyer and a RTT JU-6. Both of which are highly doubtful.
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Post by: Pooch on November 04, 2012, 01:35 PM
Can't find spokes for my 24 ambrosio rims  ;)
If sawsal can't sort my k stamped laserlite forks..!then they're going to be hard to find :-\
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Post by: Gashead on November 04, 2012, 01:44 PM
yellow vinyl mongoose frame pad, got the stem and bar ones, only been looking 6 months though :-\


I have a yellow vinyl frame pad, but it's just plain ! Any good ?
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Post by: ron burgundy on November 04, 2012, 01:50 PM
Carrera sealed bottom bracket kit for 401s
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Post by: CD17 on November 04, 2012, 01:51 PM
A few bit took me ages to find for my Bob Haro Rep.

Blue Shotgun 1

Nos White Coaster Tuff's with Campy front hub

Nos White Skyway Tuff Pads

Maximisers

Haro 1B Plate

Hadley BB for 401s

Took me five years to get all the hard to find parts, but the hunt is the fun  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: rollin72 on November 04, 2012, 01:51 PM
yellow vinyl mongoose frame pad, got the stem and bar ones, only been looking 6 months though :-\


I have a yellow vinyl frame pad, but it's just plain ! Any good ?
is it fook ;D
..thanks for that Nick but I want a goose one to match t'others
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Post by: markyp on November 04, 2012, 02:08 PM
robinson pro bars,took me two and half years to get a set,now a rear shimano large flange hub is proving to be impossible to find :-\
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Post by: oldschoolace on November 04, 2012, 02:09 PM
10 print "Raleigh shock"
20 goto 10
Run

 ;)
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Post by: Peter J on November 04, 2012, 02:11 PM
Red ODI Mushy grips  :knuppel2: Brummie  :D

1.75 x 20 Red Comp III yellow label

"cheap" SR seat clamp

NOS MX900 in Red F&R with NOS Red Tech3's with 84 cables  :'(

NOS MKS Graphites  

Been looking for 4-5 years for some of that gear...........think I'm too tight to spend money  :-X
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Post by: meticulous on November 04, 2012, 03:06 PM
tuff burner,  never seen one since i chucked one in the brook without its wheels....    :coolsmiley:
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Post by: QUADROPHENIA on November 04, 2012, 03:25 PM


Black chrome GT, still looking
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Post by: deeman on November 04, 2012, 03:42 PM
yellow vinyl mongoose frame pad, got the stem and bar ones, only been looking 6 months though :-\


I have a yellow vinyl frame pad, but it's just plain ! Any good ?
is it fook ;D
..thanks for that Nick but I want a goose one to match t'others

If it is a simple one colour design,you could get a sign shop(or Del) to make you a sticker for the plain pad?not a bad temporary solution! :daumenhoch:
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Post by: Glynnyboy on November 04, 2012, 04:41 PM
tuff burner,  never seen one since i chucked one in the brook without its wheels....    :coolsmiley:
Got to admit Sam they are a rare thing. I have seen less than a handful full original spec tuffs on the scene since 2007. Countless nearly there's but not full.
Rare indeed.  :coolsmiley:
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Post by: Gizmo on November 04, 2012, 06:01 PM
Red ODI Mushy grips  :knuppel2: Brummie  :D

1.75 x 20 Red Comp III yellow label

"cheap" SR seat clamp

NOS MX900 in Red F&R with NOS Red Tech3's with 84 cables  :'(

NOS MKS Graphites  

Been looking for 4-5 years for some of that gear...........think I'm too tight to spend money  :-X



Some mks graphites on the bay , bit rich at £120
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Post by: Kaner on November 04, 2012, 07:13 PM
The chrome Skyway TA XL took a while to come across.
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Post by: factory pilot on November 04, 2012, 07:19 PM
A Nos/minty blue stem pad for an 85 Master with hole for potts mod....only ever seen shite ones or snide ones with home made holes made by knitting needles :tickedoff:.

still searching.... :D

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Post by: southern andy on November 04, 2012, 07:26 PM
Not a part but clothing, a black Zeronine race shirt was a nightmare. I have 3 now.  :LolLolLolLol:


Parts wise......hmmm, i only build one bike a year so am sort of happy to keep looking for the correct part. Grips for my next build are a pain at the moment  :'( :'(  ::)
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Post by: bodamus on November 04, 2012, 07:26 PM
A Vector Freestyler keep missing them :(
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Post by: wildon on November 04, 2012, 07:30 PM
Frickin nos black Haro HPF 2.0 tyres   >:(
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Post by: kungfunky on November 04, 2012, 07:33 PM
ohh and a complete set of 78 SE pads and SE Pro pads  :yahoo_silent: been looking for years and only manage to get singles all the time.
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Post by: stidds on November 04, 2012, 08:21 PM
It took me 5 years to find an R&R.
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Post by: Peter J on November 04, 2012, 08:42 PM
Some mks graphites on the bay , bit rich at £120

I'm Northern and very tight  :2gunsfiring_v1:

£12 would be a bit rich for me.

I'm a poor single Dad  :-X
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Post by: Munnyella on November 04, 2012, 09:04 PM
Chrome stiletto forks.

MM
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Post by: bigfatolly on November 04, 2012, 09:19 PM
Red cal lite by johar frame pad,thought there would be loads about but never seem to come up :idiot2:
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Post by: CustardLips on November 04, 2012, 10:56 PM
All of em' !
For 28 yrs !    :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Has any one frameset or part eluded you for a long time?
Post by: Rabdul06 on November 04, 2012, 11:58 PM
Spent about ten years carefully collecting the bits I need to make my ride from when I was a kid. Got 99% of it all now ready to build......except the forks...pretty important part!
Pro class forks - impossible to find.  :-\ :-\

Think Im going to build it up with SG or Team forks instead and wait out until they pop up on the bay...
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Post by: ozzie_owl on November 05, 2012, 07:26 AM
Always wanted a Mongoose Pro Class or I'd love a Pro Class crank.  :smitten:
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Post by: Spen69 on November 05, 2012, 08:36 AM
Took me 18 months to find an MRD Badlander frameset but it was worth the wait. Best oldschool geometry ever made that bike.

I also wanted a ProClass in 1983 so I scratched that itch and had two of them in the end. Awesome bike - took me about 6mths to finish and about 6 seconds to have to sell it when I got a quite large £1k speeding fine..... ;-(
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Post by: BMX1973 on November 05, 2012, 02:27 PM
For me its Laser Bars, Elina ET Seat, Elina Turbo Aero Seat, NOS Haro Group1 complete, few other bits for collection wise.
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Post by: animal on November 05, 2012, 05:40 PM
Birmingham Wheels pro frame  :uglystupid2:
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Post by: 80sBMXer on November 06, 2012, 12:59 AM
Took me 18 months to find an MRD Badlander frameset but it was worth the wait. Best oldschool geometry ever made that bike.

I also wanted a ProClass in 1983 so I scratched that itch and had two of them in the end. Awesome bike - took me about 6mths to finish and about 6 seconds to have to sell it when I got a quite large £1k speeding fine..... ;-(

HA HA How fast do you have to go to get a £1000 speeding fine??
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-loDhsBeN2LA/TqqkP8ofzeI/AAAAAAAABc8/-08QY8oGD_4/s1600/CJLAR.jpg)
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Post by: Spen69 on November 06, 2012, 08:50 AM
It's the maximum they can impose without a ban. I also ended up with the extra point for attending court so have been running 13 points for over 2 years now. Worst was my Solicitor charged me £500+vat as well so an expensive day.

Judge called me a "Serial offender" as i've had 37 points and been to court twice so used 2 of my 4 lives up already..... But when you drive 50k + miles a year like I have for the last 20+ years you need your licence and the law of averages says you'll get caught. Always on the motorway and always late for meetings or rail possessions so at least i'm sensible in urban areas, but who doesn't do 80-85mph on the motorway? Just put it down to a hazzard of my job.....
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Post by: chubby on November 06, 2012, 11:36 AM
original gen 2 Vincent freestyler  :smitten: they're like a fookin dodo though  >:(
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Post by: sparky on November 07, 2012, 07:47 AM
I've just waited 2 weeks to get hold of a DC890 in Blue, that was long enough because I'm an impatient old fool.  :daumenhoch:
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Post by: pickle on November 07, 2012, 07:54 AM
i seem to have lost any itch that needs scratching of late, got my nice new school ride, got the three 88 beats i wanted...........very slowly putting them together along with a 86/87 as well...........who knows, once MK13 is out of the way they can all go and pay for a nice holiday to skegness for a few days  ;D
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Post by: Spen69 on November 07, 2012, 03:00 PM
Well at least you'll be able to come to few ramp nights on the way to Skeggy Rob.....

Forgot it took me about 4months of badgering the owner of Knightbikes to sell me his RetroGoose....... Poor bugger gave in eventually, and now I ride it everywhere...... And have another on the way!  ;-)
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