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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: kelvyn on August 05, 2013, 07:33 AM
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Hi all,
Parents purchased my 1996 GT Performer for me when I was 15, had many great years with it until eventually it has ended up in this sorry state.
Unfortunately we moved house & all our stuff went in to temp storage for a year but my bike was shoved in the shed at my Nans house for about 6 years.
Then It got moved to my parents new house in 2006 where it has been laid up in an outside shed, was only the other week that I remember I still had it, so I dragged it out & decided to restore it.
Old girl not in bad shape still has original stickers, wheels, tyres. I do remember i did change the stem & handlebars when I 1st got it but have no idea where original bits are now.
Any way wish me luck will post pics of progression :)
Kelv
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sounds cool mate! can't beat having your old bike from BITD........bang up some pictures when you get some done :daumenhoch:
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Thanks Bud yeah should be cool cant wait to ride her again :daumenhoch:
Here are a few piccies of her 1st drop of daylight, bit of surface rust but hoping it will polish out as dont really want to re-chrome her as has all original stickers in tact.
Will get a few more pics of the disasambly etc...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj209/team-leos-motorsport/null.png)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj209/team-leos-motorsport/null-1.png)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj209/team-leos-motorsport/null-2.png)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj209/team-leos-motorsport/null-3.png)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj209/team-leos-motorsport/null-4.png)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj209/team-leos-motorsport/null-5.png)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj209/team-leos-motorsport/null-6.png)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/jj209/team-leos-motorsport/null-7.png)
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Ive got a major soft spot for these as this was one of my first bikes that I rode flatland on :)
I managed to pick up one in minty OG condition (apart from tyres) around 12 months ago from a guy that was moving to OZ and couldnt take it with him......ive got a pic but I cant seem to copy and paste photobucket links off my phone.....ill post one up in the morning :daumenhoch:
Its a shame about your tyres as theyre OG....they look to be pretty worn....doh!
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Here's a pic of mine....sorry the pic isnt any better....
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/i112/gavthelad/DSC_0014.jpg) (http://s70.photobucket.com/user/gavthelad/media/DSC_0014.jpg.html)