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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on February 03, 2013, 06:48 PM
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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/yellow%20goose/SNV13379_zps31db14d1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/yellow%20goose/SNV13397_zpsf042859e.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/yellow%20goose/SNV13385_zps1f631acc.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/yellow%20goose/SNV13400_zps53412268.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/yellow%20goose/SNV13388_zps6b47c303.jpg)
well just got round to buying some starchem of ebay, as the nitromors is as much use as a chocolate oven ::) even though i did have a couple of goes with the new stuff as the yellow paint was bloody hard to shift ~ still got some bits to get off in places
But i though i would show you any way before i carry on ;)
two questions for you lot to answer
Right now i'm stuck ??? when i first got this fame in i had thought of how it would go and look - now nearly 4 years on i have learnt more and the wrongs and rights of building (well a little bit ;D)
i have tw0 ideas of maybe what it could look like
1. is yellow powdercoat with blue and chrome parts (this would be a close colour yellow to the original look it had
2. see if it will polish up and sort of leave it survivor style ~ the added tubing should polish up and the rest of the frame i will do my best but there will still be marks ~ again it will be blue and chrome parts
so second part is, it's a April '83 Team frame - hutch trickstar style frame stand and extra tubing on the down tube to seat tube - i have two sets of goose forks i can use for it ~ the chrome 1" or the 7/8" that came with the frame that can be powdered
So do i build it up as early '83 style or later freestyle style ? i know the yellow or the chrome will also make a difference to the look
so...
chrome early look ?
yellow early look ?
chrome freestyle look ?
yellow freestyle look ?
so lease let em know your thoughts ???
cheers B ;)
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Because it is what it is
Has to be
Yellow freestyle look
Not sure about the blue parts though Bendy,,its a bit GT themed yellow and blue :-\
maybe red , silver or black parts would be better :daumenhoch:
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I know what you mean about the GT look - but i have done the decals already ::) and have some blue parts ready
Mongoose Trickstar Decals
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/DECALS/SNV13187.jpg)
Nos blue dc mx 1000
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/loft%20parts%20bmx/SNV13349_zps4dce7e89.jpg)
blue and yellow oakley style grips
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/loft%20parts%20bmx/SNV13351_zps8ba3634f.jpg)
Pro class chain ring set in blue
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/loft%20parts%20bmx/SNV13365_zpsb59aabf8.jpg)
Redline cranks
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/loft%20parts%20bmx/SNV13344_zps2cdab2d6.jpg)
Shimano DX's to resto in blue
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/loft%20parts%20bmx/SNV13345_zpsef616750.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/loft%20parts%20bmx/SNV13354_zps83ca3258.jpg)
Blue Renthal post
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/loft%20parts%20bmx/SNV13357_zpse4b0c066.jpg)
Early Hutch donut clamp
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/loft%20parts%20bmx/SNV13366_zpsd6e8fab7.jpg)
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i like yellow frames
but as yours is a freestyle i would go with a more wacky colour, plus as it's a one of a kind you don't have to go with a factory spec'd colour
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That is cool bendy :coolsmiley:
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I think yellow powder ...... Freestyleeeeeee :daumenhoch:
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Yellow freestyle :daumenhoch:
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I would be tempted with a black frame, chrome forks and blue bits... It would look stunning..... :smitten:
It's in the decals... :coolsmiley:
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Blue and yellow freestyle all the way
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Yellow freestyle :daumenhoch:
Gets my vote. :daumenhoch:
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I would go Blue F&F ;) Blue bits :daumenhoch: May be Baby Blue ::)
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yellow is popping for me at the mo but ? ??? just trying to imagine other colour
but you lot think it's not worth the time to polish it up ?
yellow
black
baby blue
pink ?
so would these bars work with it, as it seems to be going to a later freestyle look ! closest to the camera
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/SNV12645.jpg)
and what wheels would you say ? ???
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Those bars look very similar to what I had when I bought my 94 Vertigo, and I couldnt find out what they were.....gone now mind but yeah, I think they look cool :daumenhoch:
And maybe some Z Rims instead of the usual suspects?
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yes the bars at the front :daumenhoch:
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what colour Z's were you thinking ?
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Nice selection of parts Bendy, how about a white frame with blue bits?
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how about a green frame like the mongoose decade with blue bits, that would look sweet.
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yellow and blue would look cool, pretty sure you'll do a top job whatever you decide though.. ohh and sell me those blue grips :knuppel2: 8)
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which blue grips Ash, there are a few ? :D
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Yellow freestyle all day long! :daumenhoch:
I know you have alot of blue bits but you could go with yellow frame and forks, white seat, grips etc with just the odd hint of blue in the decals, standers etc :-\
something a bit like this but replacing the black for blue
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/torker/29290#.UQ-HW2exD3A
Too much with the yellow and blue could make it look a bit burner-ish
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yellow yes, but not sure on the white :-\ needs a primary colour
think it will be yellow and the blue parts - starting with the blue mx 1000's - yellow blue grips - redline crank and blue DX's - seat blue (still yet to find)
but stuck on the wheels
if i go blue tuffs will it be too GT
if i go yellow tuffs ? what colour tyre ?
Z's
some thing else ?
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Polish the frame and put motomags on it! >:D
I reckon a opc definitely on this,twin pinchers will look too bulky as it is a short frame :daumenhoch:
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Seeing as its a one off why not dye a white set of tuffs an unusual yellow colour and then match the paint to the mags?
Alternatively you could also snaffle some of the the new Eddie yellow 9tooth tuffs and run it slightly new school :-\
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Or yellow Lesters would be very cool :coolsmiley:
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Or yellow Lesters would be very cool :coolsmiley:
Not a bad shout either Clint :daumenhoch:
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Personally I'd send it to sawzall to remove all that added on shit from it and restore it to it's former glory - just sayin :-\
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Not sure on a lester mag - got them spare for the '82 team and i think that if it's going to be a freestyler then they look too early ???
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/BMX%20MAG%20WHEELS/SNV12260.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/tt183/ELEVENTEENBENDYCAT/BMX%20MAG%20WHEELS/SNV13411_zpsd18494c5.jpg)
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Black f&f bars and tyres for me - the rest blue. There's a lot going on with your frame, I think yellow will make it a little "noisy"
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but that is freestyle - loud 8)
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You're right - yellow mags then with blue tyres! :daumenhoch:
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Just worked out that the dc mx 1000 will not sit up the top at the rear cos of the frame stand - so i guess it will have to go upside down under it ??? has any other bikes done it this way ?
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The way i see it is that this isn't a stock bike so why follow convention or for that matter be restricted by era. If Lesters look cool on in then go for it :daumenhoch:
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Personally I'd send it to sawzall to remove all that added on shit from it and restore it to it's former glory - just sayin :-\
got a Team and a Super already - so this is some thing different and a bit of history John - Waza was wanting to buy it !
it's a strange one and cos of it's two looks ~early '83 and it's later freestyle looks, I want to get the look right or to the eye it just won't work ??? hence why asking you lot and seeing what comes back
There are certain things that wopuld work and could work, but some times when you see a bike and some thing is very wrong it just screams at you !
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Personally I'd send it to sawzall to remove all that added on shit from it and restore it to it's former glory - just sayin :-\
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not gonna happen :yahoo_silent: ;D