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Title: whitehawk no 10 done and seen by creator
Post by: nitrohopper on April 07, 2013, 05:28 PM
Today my mate steve brought me round whitehawk no10 which is going to be a joint resto project over the next few months . Steve has owned this bike since 1983 and has been sat in the shed at his mothers house since 1989 as you can see from the pictures we have our work cut out any info that anyone  has ref the wally whitehawk sticker as ours is only half there we would like another on this bike when it is eventually finished 
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/Copy2ofIMAG1342_zpsaf3f9d4b.jpg)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/Copy2ofIMAG1343_zps88597529.jpg)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/CopyofIMAG1367_zps7b126e21.jpg)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: GavinDavis on April 07, 2013, 05:33 PM
Its certainly lost its shiney nature.....but will be a good project  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on April 09, 2013, 08:20 PM
heys guys does anyone know if i can get these bars back to former glory the metal though rusted on top seems good underneath would i need to wire brush them dip them can anyone help these were nice powerlite bars bitd  cheers bullseye   
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/IMAG1376_zpsb91aa854.jpg)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/IMAG1375_zps08d643e6.jpg)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: sawzall on April 09, 2013, 08:25 PM
can't wait to see progress with this :daumenhoch:

i use this stuff for rust removal  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hammerite-Rust-Remover-Dip-1-Litre-Dilutes-to-make-10-Litres-/261156486793?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cce23be89

i also have an image of wally ;)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: hunterdubber on April 09, 2013, 08:35 PM
Looks like pretty well established rust but  :daumenhoch:

If this turns out half as nice as Phil's  Whitehawk ,,, well you're on to a winner

Good luck with the project and  will be looking forward to the updates  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: Taipan on April 09, 2013, 08:47 PM
Do you mean 'Powerlite' bars? nice bars those with the powerbend  8)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: Pooch on April 09, 2013, 08:48 PM
I do love this sort of thread.. Good luck lads :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on April 09, 2013, 08:53 PM
thanks phill  will try the rust stuff and soak the bars frame and forks also i am going to try and polish the 83 mx 1000 that we have with this bike
thank u  hunter dubber for words of encouragment ,
thanks bullseye for correcting me on the powerlite bars
and cheers Pooch for noticing 
its going to be a long and maybe expensive rd but i think to keep one of englands own alive and kicking it will be well worth it cheers guys
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: bobbbbsy on April 09, 2013, 08:57 PM
scrape all that crap off with a knife ! it will improve. trouble is it will return slowly !
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on April 09, 2013, 10:32 PM
a few more pics of job in hand 
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/IMAG1364_zpsa7109b09.jpg)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/IMAG1349_zpsac409d6a.jpg)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/CopyofIMAG1351_zps29c61850.jpg)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: deeman on April 09, 2013, 11:53 PM
Cool project!look forward to this!BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN has done resto threads about bringing up chrome as bad as this.It would be worth reading as he had fantastic results. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: MartyC on April 10, 2013, 01:19 PM
Love the Ripseed sticker, they had a shop in Pinner or Hatch End iirc
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: deeman on April 10, 2013, 01:28 PM
Love the Ripseed sticker, they had a shop in Pinner or Hatch End iirc

not sure about that,I thought the only one was in Edmonton? :-\
The brazing/welding on that frame looks the nuts btw :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: Badbaldie on April 10, 2013, 01:39 PM
gona enjoy following this thread  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: Mattdub on April 10, 2013, 02:08 PM

Cool thread & cool bike  :daumenhoch: . Look forward to seeing the progress  ;)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: kungfunky on April 10, 2013, 02:46 PM
Very cool frame that and super rare too, very much looking forward to the finished build :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: MartyC on April 10, 2013, 03:17 PM
Love the Ripseed sticker, they had a shop in Pinner or Hatch End iirc

not sure about that,I thought the only one was in Edmonton? :-\
The brazing/welding on that frame looks the nuts btw :daumenhoch:

Nope they had at least 2 shops that I can say with 110% certainty  :daumenhoch:

http://www.r-tecautodesign.com/keith_ripp_ripspeed_rallycross/keith_ripp.htm
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: Macmania on April 10, 2013, 06:36 PM
Great looking project. Looking forward to the resto  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: sawzall on April 10, 2013, 07:15 PM
a little bit of inspiration for you ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2807_zpsc47fa5ae.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2813_zpsebf04ed1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y77/sawzall717/IMG_2654.jpg)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on April 10, 2013, 07:27 PM
mate  thank u   who did  ur decals?  they are cool  i remember that mini from back in the day i seem to remember that mini having a uni black mini and some cali lite black pads and skinny comp3 style tyres     mate for a second i was twelve again looking around that shop in ore of all the great bikes and bits that were there for us to druell  over    ..     do  u think i should do WANTED LIST up of the parts i am after to make this build the muts or is ity best to just say as i can afford or should i get everone looking for the blue /silver bits  now whatr do u think     evereone has been so helpful with my pro p that i know that u could all do well the aim is to get it done for mk13
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: senzo milano on April 10, 2013, 08:58 PM
Wow.. this one is needing a lot of TLC  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: Andy68 on April 11, 2013, 09:50 AM
 :Great_Britain:  Awesome find...........   :smitten:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: Peter J on April 11, 2013, 09:56 AM
Thats brilliant amazing find  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: animal on April 11, 2013, 03:31 PM
The bars can b saved . Chromers will clean all that then copper plate first, polish then nickle and Chrome. Triple plate will easy save them fella  ;) I have saved worse believe me  ::) gotta a pair I'm doing at mo that r far worse than urs  :daumenhoch: good luck with the resto its a well cool F&F that  :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: deeman on April 12, 2013, 01:32 AM
Love the Ripseed sticker, they had a shop in Pinner or Hatch End iirc

not sure about that,I thought the only one was in Edmonton? :-\
The brazing/welding on that frame looks the nuts btw :daumenhoch:

Nope they had at least 2 shops that I can say with 110% certainty  :daumenhoch:

http://www.r-tecautodesign.com/keith_ripp_ripspeed_rallycross/keith_ripp.htm

I stand corrected!never knew about the others!I visited the Edmonton one on a few occasions :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: BADDH on April 12, 2013, 06:46 AM
This is great, steve will love restoring his bike I bet  8)

Whats the storey with these bikes guys, I have not come across these before albeit gotta say they do look awesome  :daumenhoch:

Ps Janspeed exhaust stickers take me back, zender too  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on April 12, 2013, 07:25 AM
hi mate these bikes were built in the early 80s by a guy called mick witlock  in horndean  hampshire  . mick used to make trails bike frames and bit then went on to start building bmxs,i think he built 14 in total and i know we have one phil has two i know of another 2 at least and phil say he knows of two or three . As a boy  me and my mates would ride to whitehawks shop from all around to see what amazing things mick had got that week it was a meeting place and i used to love the place   , which is why i feel this bike should live again  watch this space  we can rebuild her we have the technolgy  
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: BADDH on April 13, 2013, 06:34 AM
hi mate these bikes were built in the early 80s by a guy called mick witlock  in horndean  hampshire  . mick used to make trails bike frames and bit then went on to start building bmxs,i think he built 14 in total and i know we have one phil has two i know of another 2 at least and phil say he knows of two or three . As a boy  me and my mates would ride to whitehawks shop from all around to see what amazing things mick had got that week it was a meeting place and i used to love the place   , which is why i feel this bike should live again  watch this space  we can rebuild her we have the technolgy  

Bloody brilliant, love it ....

Is Mick still around ?  this storey sum's up why We all have got hooked on these bikes there so much more to this than a bike    :daumenhoch:

Cracking thread this ---"I will be right here"

Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on April 13, 2013, 02:03 PM
yes mick is still is around and living in the aera i sold him a starter motor for his car the other week didnt recognise me though but then it has been  30 years it was just nice to see a legend alive and kicking ,if i can get a few of his bikes togeather  i will take a picture and drop it into  his home just to show that he hasnt been forgoten 
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on May 02, 2013, 11:10 PM
hey guys just a quick update on  the whitehawk build  . the frame forks bars and seat post we are trying to save with a trustie wire brush and a large trough full of water mixed with a rust eatin chemical then its of to find a caring chromer as we are going to try and have it rechromed and get it back to its former glory . I have been buying a few bits here and there to bring the build along nice sugino gt 3piece  blue44 sugino chainring and matching bolts  tuff neck stem which we hope to polish the muvers out of ,aero style blue seat a nos sx lever in blue and a tech2 in blue not sure which way we are going yet cables i have my eye on a 1020 but i we can i would like to save the original mx1000 82 that i have i have a set of blue survivor 7x in blue with nice blue hubs but i also have a set of ukai in silver coming with blue hubs and nips so i will wait for them to get here before i make any rash choices
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/IMAG1496_zpsa236f8d7.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/IMAG1496_zpsa236f8d7.jpg.html)
depending on how this w/e pans out we may have some frame news next week
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: Diesel1 on May 18, 2013, 12:14 PM
I am looking forward to seeing the rechromed frame and forks nitro!

Please let me know what the total cost of the rechrome is.

Simon.
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on May 27, 2013, 05:41 PM
This afternoon my wife took my daughter round to her friends for a playdate so i kinda left me with nothing to do , when i remembered that when tidying up the shed the other week  i came across a tube of autosol hardly touched ,also this week i had purchased a drill mounted polishing wheel so i went to the loft and got down the mx1000 from the whitehawk  i also grabbed the tuff neck stem that i had bought of the captain so began an afternoon of polishing
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/IMAG1349_zpsac409d6a.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/IMAG1349_zpsac409d6a.jpg.html)from this to
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/IMAG1699_zps7ff4298d.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/IMAG1699_zps7ff4298d.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/IMAG1702_zpsf19d1e02.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/IMAG1702_zpsf19d1e02.jpg.html)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on July 30, 2013, 12:38 PM
today i took a trip to the chromers to see how they were getting on he said he was struggling a little but he would get there in the end and i would have it back in time for mk   
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130730_105639_zps97655b4a.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130730_105639_zps97655b4a.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130730_105725_zpsd8133125.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130730_105725_zpsd8133125.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130730_110025_zpsf9d89da7.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130730_110025_zpsf9d89da7.jpg.html)
all being well and good we should be up and in the running for mk   
cheers to roy at kacimac ltd in fareham for his hard work and persistance (roy 07503752062)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: bigfatolly on July 30, 2013, 06:40 PM
Looks nice in its raw state look at that lovely British brazing :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain: :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on August 08, 2013, 08:33 PM
been to the chromers today and i now have all the peices of the whitehawk together at last  ,
this w/e will be filled with a build that ive been looking forward to a while now
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130808_200245_zps4f235fbb.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130808_200245_zps4f235fbb.jpg.html)
the powerlites came up loads better than we expected
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130808_200308_zpsa314cd04.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130808_200308_zpsa314cd04.jpg.html)
the forks are stunning  the have a couple of marks but considering how they were when we started i think they are great
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130808_201745_zps4f19f1ef.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130808_201745_zps4f19f1ef.jpg.html)
the frame also has a few marks on it but then i had been left in a shed for 30 years and if we had pushed anymore we could have ruined the metal
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: sawzall on August 08, 2013, 08:57 PM
that's looking sweet lee,but im sure it would look better in my collection :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: nitrohopper on August 08, 2013, 09:14 PM
now now phill  , i spoke to micks brother during the week so what i am going to try and do is arrange to go and show mick one afternoon when its finished perhaps u could join me
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10
Post by: sawzall on August 08, 2013, 09:19 PM
that sounds like a plan lee :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10 nearly finished pic heavy
Post by: nitrohopper on August 11, 2013, 11:44 AM
here it is guys 1982 whitehawk expert 
frame no w10   
its been a long road and i have really enjoined doning this one for my good mate steve   
i am meeting up with the bike builder mick witlock on thursday of next week  so i get some photos and as much info as i can for u all reference this small bike company in horndean
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130811_111544_zps560268ed.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130811_111544_zps560268ed.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130811_111436_zps845738bc.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130811_111436_zps845738bc.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130811_111422_zps645a9721.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130811_111422_zps645a9721.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130811_111417_zps38d0b815.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130811_111417_zps38d0b815.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130811_111407_zpsc48beeeb.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130811_111407_zpsc48beeeb.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130811_111339_zps05eb29ee.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130811_111339_zps05eb29ee.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130811_111328_1_zps595c100c.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130811_111328_1_zps595c100c.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130811_111320_zpsdd2efe38.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130811_111320_zpsdd2efe38.jpg.html)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10 just the grips to go then shes done
Post by: Diesel1 on August 11, 2013, 02:15 PM
That is stunning.  The fella Mick will be amazed I reckon!


Simon.
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10 just the grips to go then shes done
Post by: fischflo on August 11, 2013, 04:55 PM
lovely bike & great restoration altogether :daumenhoch: - just hope the seat post won't bend  :-[
Would be great to get a straight shot right from the side  8)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10 just the grips to go then shes done
Post by: nitrohopper on August 11, 2013, 05:49 PM
sideways on
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130811_173429_zps58a1c85f.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130811_173429_zps58a1c85f.jpg.html)
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10 just the grips to go then shes done
Post by: sawzall on August 11, 2013, 06:22 PM
you have done it proud lee :daumenhoch: :Great_Britain:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10 just the grips to go then shes done
Post by: scoff on August 11, 2013, 09:08 PM
Now that's a nice piece of history there, excellent work..!
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10 just the grips to go then shes done
Post by: GavinDavis on August 11, 2013, 09:16 PM
Fair play with that, it looks great!  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10 just the grips to go then shes done
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on August 12, 2013, 10:47 PM
Fricko great resto  :shocked: top job and looks lush  :smitten:

what grips are you trying to find ?
Title: Re: whitehawk no w10 just the grips to go then shes done
Post by: nitrohopper on August 13, 2013, 01:36 PM
I ORDERED  some cams from  from alans in blue today they arrived and they are tris not happy but no time to change  so I will have to go with those 
Title: Re: WHITEHAWK W10 FINISHED AND SEEN BY MR WHITLOCK
Post by: nitrohopper on August 19, 2013, 10:36 PM
HEY GUYS , its been a long road but the whitehawk is finally finished it was at mk in the british race tent amongst some amazing builds from sawzall and animal i have loved every minute of this build and today the journey was finished with it being seen in the flesh by the man who built it in 1982 the legend that is mick whitlock he was over the moon to see what i had done with the ole girl 
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130819_144941_zps1078e80e.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130819_144941_zps1078e80e.jpg.html)
we had a good chat about the time he had spent in the bmx world and how he had loved every minute of it saying what a wonderful and happy time it was in this life , he explained how mine had been an early model and then went on to tell me how he had made the differnt models  and how impressed he was with phils sawzalls two and how rare that phils cruiser must be being he only ever made 6 of them , he then went on to show me pics of the team as was back in the day i will upload more pics when i have them it was real nice to see this man being reunited with somthing he had built all those years ago .
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130819_164939_zps63f2d98b.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130819_164939_zps63f2d98b.jpg.html)
he also brought me a copy of the wally whitehawk sticker which as a boy i had even seen on a french kids gt  when on an exchange trip to le harve   he had appaenrtly heard of this wonderful shop in le harve and hopped on ferry ridden to horndean and bought some bits including the wally whaitehawk stickers
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/6d992104-9049-4214-8d8c-1f38f40ac236_zpse4713e02.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/6d992104-9049-4214-8d8c-1f38f40ac236_zpse4713e02.jpg.html)
i would also like to take this chance to thank phil for my trophey from mk  as "sawzalls pick british race bike "of mk13 which means that we had 2 mk official winners best old school cruiser  and bike of show tiim march rep  and one phil winner so i am one happy bunny   thanks guys   
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130819_183021_zpsb8a4cf91.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130819_183021_zpsb8a4cf91.jpg.html)
(http://i1272.photobucket.com/albums/y399/nitrohopper/20130819_202255_zpsa1970ad5.jpg) (http://s1272.photobucket.com/user/nitrohopper/media/20130819_202255_zpsa1970ad5.jpg.html)
Title: Re: whitehawk no 10 done and seen by creator
Post by: sawzall on August 20, 2013, 09:28 AM
great pics lee :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: whitehawk no 10 done and seen by creator
Post by: willo73 on August 20, 2013, 09:58 AM
This is a great thread and story with a happy ending  :daumenhoch: Also testament to how well these 80s bikes were made - tough as old boots  8)
Title: Re: whitehawk no 10 done and seen by creator
Post by: markyp on August 20, 2013, 12:57 PM
great thread,great bike,cant believe I missed this at MK :-\ :4_17_5:
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