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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: Redtom on June 22, 2015, 10:24 AM
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I've had this Bmx in my shed for 20 odd years time to do something with it. Here are some pics.
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8636_zpsimzk1kdd.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8636_zpsimzk1kdd.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8637_zpsygnjgzml.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8637_zpsygnjgzml.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8638_zpsk8ymn3fo.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8638_zpsk8ymn3fo.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8639_zpsy3px6mki.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8639_zpsy3px6mki.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8640_zpsgxev6wos.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8640_zpsgxev6wos.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8643_zps3vww8ass.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8643_zps3vww8ass.jpg.html)
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Looks like you've got all the bits there mate. Clean it up put it back together and get yourself out on a ride with some fellow Radsters. :daumenhoch:
First step check this link. ;)
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,178383.0.html
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Looks like you've got all the bits there mate. Clean it up put it back together and get yourself out on a ride with some fellow Radsters. :daumenhoch:
First step check this link. ;)
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,178383.0.html
Thanks that looks interesting. Would need new stickers i guess. Rust isn't to bad on frame but chrome is really dull.
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Looks like you've got all the bits there mate. Clean it up put it back together and get yourself out on a ride with some fellow Radsters. :daumenhoch:
First step check this link. ;)
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,178383.0.html
Thanks that looks interesting. Would need new stickers i guess. Rust isn't to bad on frame but chrome is really dull.
Shouldn't need new stickers mate. Oxalic or citric acid doesn't affect em. :daumenhoch:
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Looks like you've got all the bits there mate. Clean it up put it back together and get yourself out on a ride with some fellow Radsters. :daumenhoch:
First step check this link. ;)
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,178383.0.html
Thanks that looks interesting. Would need new stickers i guess. Rust isn't to bad on frame but chrome is really dull.
Shouldn't need new stickers mate. Oxalic or citric acid doesn't affect em. :daumenhoch:
Nice one. Cheers mate.
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Looks ripe for a quick wipe over and pop it back together :daumenhoch:
Que the flood of pm's ::)
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Looks ripe for a quick wipe over and pop it back together :daumenhoch:
Que the flood of pm's ::)
It's in pretty good shape. Just don't know what i wanna do with it yet.
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It's very special.
Don't just part with it without doing your research, you may regret it.
Lovely to see these still coming out of the man caves.
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What he just said ... It's a rare thing and a special thing... If it's yours treat it with love ...
Clean it up and put it back together .. Then ride it dude ... Or go mad and do a proper full on resto and make her a carpet queen!
It's a holy grail of a bike you have there for many of us ... Do it justice ... Do it right and don't sell it unless it's to me! :LolLolLolLol:
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What he just said ... It's a rare thing and a special thing... If it's yours treat it with love ...
Clean it up and put it back together .. Then ride it dude ... Or go mad and do a proper full on resto and make her a carpet queen!
It's a holy grail of a bike you have there for many of us ... Do it justice ... Do it right and don't sell it unless it's to me! :LolLolLolLol:
Cheers mate. I've always treat it with love thats why i've kept it. I bought it in early 80's when they first came out, i was BMX mad.
I'm 43 now maybe look a bit odd on it now, still love it though.
Thinking of re-chrome but do like old patina.
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:coolsmiley: Quick clean , put it back together and ride it :daumenhoch:
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Lovely 8)
No way would I rechrome that or remove the decals. It looks gorgeous as it is!
Like Nick said, a CA bath shouldn't affect the decals. There is a great thread on here in the Tech section on how to do it. I followed it on my Redline and it came out a treat with all decals intact.
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Lovely 8)
No way would I rechrome that or remove the decals. It looks gorgeous as it is!
Like Nick said, a CA bath shouldn't affect the decals. There is a great thread on here in the Tech section on how to do it. I followed it on my Redline and it came out a treat with all decals intact.
Probably agree there mate. Chrome is pretty scratched though, will CA bath it and take from there.
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As for looking odd mate us Radsters come in all shapes and sizes ... 100 on the London ride ... Loads of us in Blackpool at the weekend ... Check out the events photos .. Get it built and come along for the crack .... The :radbmxsmilie: rules mate :daumenhoch:
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Does the CA get all the grim off? Or do you have to remove grim before you dip it?
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Does the CA get all the grim off? Or do you have to remove grim before you dip it?
Do no harm to give it a wash with soapy water before you start. Then follow the instructions in the link and you're laughing. :daumenhoch:
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proper old school there. Love it! :smitten:
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If your 43 and worried about riding an old school bmx again, maybe get yourself to MK15 in august.
There may be a few of like minded people all doing the same.
:daumenhoch:
p.s You'll regret selling it, only a very few of us still have the bikes we had bitd, I wish I had one of mine.
;)
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Don't take the stickers off, give it a clean up, put it back together and jobs a good un :daumenhoch:
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If your 43 and worried about riding an old school bmx again, maybe get yourself to MK15 in august.
There may be a few of like minded people all doing the same.
:daumenhoch:
p.s You'll regret selling it, only a very few of us still have the bikes we had bitd, I wish I had one of mine.
;)
I've kept it for over 30years, not gonna sell it, selling it is not an option ive considered.
I'd rather sell my bell end!! Ha ha!!
Thanks for all the encouragement.
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Don't take the stickers off, give it a clean up, put it back together and jobs a good un :daumenhoch:
Agreed. Thats what i'm gonna do. Will post more pics of progress.
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If your 43 and worried about riding an old school bmx again, maybe get yourself to MK15 in august.
There may be a few of like minded people all doing the same.
:daumenhoch:
p.s You'll regret selling it, only a very few of us still have the bikes we had bitd, I wish I had one of mine.
;)
I've kept it for over 30years, not gonna sell it, selling it is not an option ive considered.
I'd rather sell my bell end!! Ha ha!!
Thanks for all the encouragement.
Wise decision. ;)
If you need any help or if there's anything you need to know just ask in chat or tech and resto... someone will point you in the right direction. :daumenhoch:
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If your 43 and worried about riding an old school bmx again, maybe get yourself to MK15 in august.
There may be a few of like minded people all doing the same.
:daumenhoch:
p.s You'll regret selling it, only a very few of us still have the bikes we had bitd, I wish I had one of mine.
;)
I've kept it for over 30years, not gonna sell it, selling it is not an option ive considered.
I'd rather sell my bell end!! Ha ha!!
Thanks for all the encouragement.
Wise decision. ;)
If you need any help or if there's anything you need to know just ask in chat or tech and resto... someone will point you in the right direction. :daumenhoch:
Thanks. Very helpful bunch. Will crack on with it.
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Just realised i've got this in racing section. Could a mod move it for me? I'm such a donut.
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done :daumenhoch:
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Just realised i've got this in racing section. Could a mod move it for me? I'm such a donut.
It was the renthal bars that threw you!!
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Just realised i've got this in racing section. Could a mod move it for me? I'm such a donut.
It was the renthal bars that threw you!!
;D ;D I used to race the old girl back in the day, attic full of trophies ;D
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That's awesome. Please just gently clean it up and replace nothing. It's perfect love ly time warp survivor.
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If your 43 and worried about riding an old school bmx again, maybe get yourself to MK15 in august.
There may be a few of like minded people all doing the same.
:daumenhoch:
p.s You'll regret selling it, only a very few of us still have the bikes we had bitd, I wish I had one of mine.
;)
I've kept it for over 30years, not gonna sell it, selling it is not an option ive considered.
I'd rather sell my bell end!! Ha ha!!
Thanks for all the encouragement.
Nice bike chief 8)
Just a thought .... If you do end up selling your bell end , don't worry join one of the Facebook groups as there are plenty of them on there :)
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That's awesome. Please just gently clean it up and replace nothing. It's perfect love ly time warp survivor.
Thanks mate. Will do.
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If your 43 and worried about riding an old school bmx again, maybe get yourself to MK15 in august.
There may be a few of like minded people all doing the same.
:daumenhoch:
p.s You'll regret selling it, only a very few of us still have the bikes we had bitd, I wish I had one of mine.
;)
I've kept it for over 30years, not gonna sell it, selling it is not an option ive considered.
I'd rather sell my bell end!! Ha ha!!
Thanks for all the encouragement.
Nice bike chief 8)
Just a thought .... If you do end up selling your bell end , don't worry join one of the Facebook groups as there are plenty of them on there :)
Thanks will bare that in mind if i ever sell it ;D ;D
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welcome :daumenhoch:
great bike :daumenhoch:
keep it as original as you can, you can go a long way with just some Peek polish and a goddards silver cloth :daumenhoch:
please don't resticker it, rechrome it or powder it Thumbs down
and bring it to MK in August :daumenhoch: (or any one of the RAD rideouts)
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welcome :daumenhoch:
great bike :daumenhoch:
keep it as original as you can, you can go a long way with just some Peek polish and a goddards silver cloth :daumenhoch:
please don't resticker it, rechrome it or powder it Thumbs down
and bring it to MK in August :daumenhoch: (or any one of the RAD rideouts)
Thanks. I'm not re-chroming it or restickering it. Gave it a bit of a clean earlier and was looking good. Will post some pics up later.
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Took the frame to bits earlier today and started cleaning it up.
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8685_zpstwjwhijf.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8685_zpstwjwhijf.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8686_zpsfkaxd6dd.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8686_zpsfkaxd6dd.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8687_zpsfrxi9cuz.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8687_zpsfrxi9cuz.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8688_zpsp6hyzfvd.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8688_zpsp6hyzfvd.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8689_zpsad0anzfh.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8689_zpsad0anzfh.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8690_zpsdoszbu6p.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8690_zpsdoszbu6p.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8691_zpsyxcyqfih.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8691_zpsyxcyqfih.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8692_zpst9w09mku.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8692_zpst9w09mku.jpg.html)
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff459/dottiethebus/DSC_8693_zpsfog3ueg7.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/dottiethebus/media/DSC_8693_zpsfog3ueg7.jpg.html)
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That'll come up a treat :daumenhoch:
Seen a lot worse than that come up nice with a bit of elbow grease ;)
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& peek and goddards cloth :daumenhoch:
Have a read of this thread & it will be looking lovely in no time ;)
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,153492.0.html
Ok it might take a while but it'll be worth it, only thing to add is to begin with if you have any rusty bits you might want to give it a citric acid bath to save on labour, but yours doesn't look in bad nick at all
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Lovely and further proof that they are still out there; survivors :daumenhoch:
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Cool ride and cool decision.....look forward to seeing this built! :daumenhoch:
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Nice to see a survivor :daumenhoch:
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Nice to see a survivor :daumenhoch:
unless its aged 45+, single, and propping up a bar.
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Looking forward to seeing that built up. :)
Put a thread up in Tech and Resto. :daumenhoch:
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Looking forward to seeing that built up. :)
Put a thread up in Tech and Resto. :daumenhoch:
Good idea, Will do.