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Title: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Pooch on May 26, 2015, 10:27 PM
Where do you draw the line? Think there's more pressure on people to keep as a survivor these days.. I like the look of a used bike, but not one that's just hanging in there.
Must say that it is nice to do a minter.  8)
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: That Swan Guy on May 26, 2015, 10:29 PM
I've done a couple that I wish I'd kept as survivor.

Now I've got a factory spec survivor (except brake blocks) and I love it, especially the rust :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Andy68 on May 26, 2015, 10:30 PM
Fook that....... I just love your helmet!!!   :-*

......... 'nice to do a minter'??!!!!  :-X >:D

Nick, let me 'distress' a few of yours.  ;)
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Pooch on May 26, 2015, 10:31 PM
Fook that....... I just love your helmet!!!   :-*
  ^"^
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Pooch on May 26, 2015, 10:35 PM
I'd love to do the Zeronine.. Just as a project, but that would be wrong.  :'(
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: CustardLips on May 26, 2015, 10:42 PM
Think an healthy mix of both is good... survivors and minters that is. :daumenhoch:
Prefer survivors myself like.   :slayer:
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: That Swan Guy on May 26, 2015, 10:43 PM
I'd love to do the Zeronine.. Just as a project, but that would be wrong.  :'(

Have you got a Zeronine John?
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Pooch on May 26, 2015, 10:45 PM
I'd love to do the Zeronine.. Just as a project, but that would be wrong.  :'(

Have you got a Zeronine John?
yer.. Didn't you know? 😃
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 26, 2015, 10:52 PM
What's a Zeronine? Show us a pic  :whistle:

Don't even think of stripping that bad boy, biatch   :knuppel2:
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Pooch on May 26, 2015, 10:55 PM
I wouldn't Terry..  :P
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: chubby on May 26, 2015, 11:23 PM
I love a survivor bike & have a few kicking about. My feelings are,something like this needs a resto
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/26/c3e7fc38b1a79e6f7833af78b958013a.jpg)

Where as this needs to be left well alone

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/26/28ad9163b7594aacadaa1e94ae4da46d.jpg)

Too many og bikes have been lost, I understand people want a gleaming show bike but some of the bikes that have been restored/split up needlessly is a right fookin shame. There's plenty out there & if you want a minter buy the roughest example of what you want & leave the og stuff alone

P.s that pic of the Airzone makes it look better than It really is 😀😀😀
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: dordymush on May 29, 2015, 07:07 PM
I'm weird but I like the top un  :crazy2:
I done the nos builds at the start but all my bikes now are survivor
The minters do nothing for me these days. Love a bit of rust and scrapped sticker lol.
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: That Swan Guy on May 29, 2015, 07:11 PM
(http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx358/nickswan1/DSCF2712_zps14369a17.jpg) (http://s771.photobucket.com/user/nickswan1/media/DSCF2712_zps14369a17.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: bobbbbsy on May 29, 2015, 07:53 PM
I love a survivor bike & have a few kicking about. My feelings are,something like this needs a resto
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/26/c3e7fc38b1a79e6f7833af78b958013a.jpg)

Where as this needs to be left well alone

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/26/28ad9163b7594aacadaa1e94ae4da46d.jpg)

Too many og bikes have been lost, I understand people want a gleaming show bike but some of the bikes that have been restored/split up needlessly is a right fookin shame. There's plenty out there & if you want a minter buy the roughest example of what you want & leave the og stuff alone

P.s that pic of the Airzone makes it look better than It really is 😀😀😀

agreed ..

far too much powdercoating goes on though. its up to the individual but too much history and character ending up in a pile on the floor.
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: BMX1973 on May 29, 2015, 08:08 PM
+2

I love a survivor bike & have a few kicking about. My feelings are,something like this needs a resto
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/26/c3e7fc38b1a79e6f7833af78b958013a.jpg)

Where as this needs to be left well alone

(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/26/28ad9163b7594aacadaa1e94ae4da46d.jpg)

Too many og bikes have been lost, I understand people want a gleaming show bike but some of the bikes that have been restored/split up needlessly is a right fookin shame. There's plenty out there & if you want a minter buy the roughest example of what you want & leave the og stuff alone

P.s that pic of the Airzone makes it look better than It really is 😀😀😀

agreed ..

far too much powdercoating goes on though. its up to the individual but too much history and character ending up in a pile on the floor.
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Andy68 on May 29, 2015, 08:10 PM
Fookin sheds all of em!!!! You should be ashamed of yaselves and get em powdered!!!  :LolLolLolLol:

Had a look on ebay last night and the amount of polished Tuf Neck stems etc is a fookin shame. If I was rich I'd by 'em all and get the machined finish back on 'em.  :yahoo_silent:



Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: griff on May 29, 2015, 09:01 PM
Fookin sheds all of em!!!! You should be ashamed of yaselves and get em powdered!!!  :LolLolLolLol:

Had a look on ebay last night and the amount of polished Tuf Neck stems etc is a fookin shame. If I was rich I'd by 'em all and get the machined finish back on 'em.  :yahoo_silent:

I heard you sneaked around at night breaking into people's sheds so you could put Oakley stickers on their saddles  :teef:
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Pooch on May 29, 2015, 09:13 PM
Fookin sheds all of em!!!! You should be ashamed of yaselves and get em powdered!!!  :LolLolLolLol:

Had a look on ebay last night and the amount of polished Tuf Neck stems etc is a fookin shame. If I was rich I'd by 'em all and get the machined finish back on 'em.  :yahoo_silent:

I heard you sneaked around at night breaking into people's sheds so you could put Oakley stickers on their saddles  :teef:
him and those fooling Oakley stickers.. Busboys the same.. Lol
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Andy68 on May 29, 2015, 09:17 PM
Don't know what ya mean ya tossers!!!  :-X

(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/Paz68/008_zpsbxqhgkn0.jpg) (http://s261.photobucket.com/user/Paz68/media/008_zpsbxqhgkn0.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Andy68 on May 29, 2015, 09:22 PM
him and those fooling Oakley stickers.. Busboys the same.. Lol

 ::)

Alcohol & sausage fingers don't mix!!!!  :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Pooch on May 29, 2015, 10:57 PM
him and those fooling Oakley stickers.. Busboys the same.. Lol

 ::)

Alcohol & sausage fingers don't mix!!!!  :LolLolLolLol:
lol.. Yep..
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: That Swan Guy on May 29, 2015, 11:37 PM
Don't know what ya mean ya tossers!!!  :-X

(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii49/Paz68/008_zpsbxqhgkn0.jpg) (http://s261.photobucket.com/user/Paz68/media/008_zpsbxqhgkn0.jpg.html)

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: MartyC on May 30, 2015, 03:17 AM
Depends on what it is and how original you want to keep it.  I kept my RSR as a survivor, new inner tubes, replaced the knackered rims, patched the holes in the tyres and put on a new brake cable, new grips to replace the completely knackered ones and a set of new frame pads.  My Scorpion got the full restoration treatment as I wanted to build it like the one I had bitd.

I must admit the RSR gave me a lot of food for thought as I was very tempted to rechrome, and go the replace everything route but I think by keeping it as a survivor it's retaining its character and history and given how rare they are I think that's important.
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: bobbbbsy on May 30, 2015, 09:34 PM
Fookin sheds all of em!!!! You should be ashamed of yaselves and get em powdered!!!  :LolLolLolLol:

Had a look on ebay last night and the amount of polished Tuf Neck stems etc is a fookin shame. If I was rich I'd by 'em all and get the machined finish back on 'em.  :yahoo_silent:

did you mean to totally contradict yourself ??  :D
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: bobbbbsy on May 30, 2015, 09:36 PM
nothing worse than oakley stickers on seats :knuppel2:
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Ady on May 30, 2015, 10:03 PM
I think this is FoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOked.. :uglystupid2:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-school-bmx-skyway-/321763839370?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4aea9e8d8a

checkout the gold skyways tuff 2.5  ::)
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Jaymz on May 30, 2015, 11:03 PM
I think this is FoOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOked.. :uglystupid2:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-school-bmx-skyway-/321763839370?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4aea9e8d8a

checkout the gold skyways tuff 2.5  ::)
ive seen this bell end riding this, he tried to stop me on my freestyler to chat, I was outta there proper quick
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: bobbbbsy on May 31, 2015, 05:44 PM
fast as your lil legs could carry you ?  :-*
Title: Re: Surviver or fooked..
Post by: Jaymz on May 31, 2015, 09:27 PM
fast as your lil legs could carry you ?  :-*
like great lightening
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