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Title: Noob
Post by: ssnax on September 04, 2013, 09:46 AM

Hey all,

Noob old guy here just starting to put together a daily rider,haha ok two daily riders ,ok maybe 3 cos i always wanted a goose so that's happening at some point.
Bit of background ,my heyday was between about 82 and 87,i had a Raleigh Grifter and all my mates were getting burners,if memory serves there was a tuff burner ,2 ultra burners and a super burner....and a dweeb still on a grifter....
I begged my dad for a bmx ,any burner didn't care which one,so after much pleading on my birthday he rocks up with a bmx....a generic one he bought from a petrol station...totally cheaped out and i was heart broken...it had a stand ,i mean seriously a stand! all my mates took the piss so mission rebuild began.I basically started saving all my paper round money and threw every spare bit of cash that came my way on to replacing every part of my crappy bmx.Then an advert in the bmx mag appeared .......DP firebird freestyler frame and forks....£70 ish if memory serves.
So to cut a long story short i ended up with a chrome  dp freestyler,i replaced every nut ,bolt,washer and ball bearing for what would now be considered some pretty nice kit i guess ,The old bike parts got thrown in a corner in a garage and i remember rebuilding it and selling it to my cousin thats how i know i replaced every single bloody item on the piece of crap my dad bought me !

So here i am again 30 years later with an itch.....and an old burner frame ....and of course a DP freestyler frame in the post to me as we speak  ;)

Thats it im done...bonjour!

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Post by: GavinDavis on September 04, 2013, 10:18 AM

Cool  :daumenhoch:

Welcome aboard mate  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: In2bmx on September 04, 2013, 10:29 AM

Great story ,Welcome to Rad  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: That Swan Guy on September 04, 2013, 10:38 AM

I think most on here can relate to that story :LolLolLolLol:

Welcome :daumenhoch:

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Post by: denzil on September 04, 2013, 11:04 AM

Ow doooooo fella.

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Post by: adammannering on September 04, 2013, 12:50 PM

Cool story - welcome to rad  ;D

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Post by: BMX1973 on September 04, 2013, 08:18 PM

welcome to Rad  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: Wez on September 04, 2013, 10:00 PM

Sup 8)

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Post by: CustardLips on September 10, 2013, 03:12 PM

Welcome.  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: mattuknc on September 10, 2013, 04:21 PM

Welcome to RAD, where one bike is just not enough!  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: Jaan on September 10, 2013, 08:59 PM

I can't relate to that story at all.

We were stinking rich and father bought whatever I requested, providing latin was finished in time for supper.

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Post by: nitrohopper on September 11, 2013, 08:03 PM

hey mate welcome to the most addictive substance i have ever had the pleasure to dabble in   once its in your veins u will sell ya sister to buy that grail bit u want  njoi 

Title: Re: Noob
Post by: ssnax on September 12, 2013, 11:36 AM

Cheers all,thanks for the welcome,the DP is now in my hands and booked in the powder coaters next week so let the build commence !
Cant wait to feel it buckle and protest as a fat 43 year old throws it around  :surprise: