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Title: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 08, 2019, 05:11 PM: [attachment=1][attachment=1] hi guys I got this Piranha 85' for eBay as my new project can't wait to get a start on it. Does anyone know what stem they had on them, I had one as a youth but can't remember all j know it was the same as this find so I'm buzzing.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: deeman on February 08, 2019, 05:31 PM: Nice find mate...most on here will probably tell you top clean it and leave it as is....
What are your plans for it? It has some nice parts i.e Aero Zytec mags. Get a pic of the stem up close and someone will be able to identify it :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 08, 2019, 05:56 PM: I've never seen one of these before.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: deeman on February 08, 2019, 06:02 PM: Quote from: Blueylad on February 08, 2019, 05:56 PM
I've never seen one of these before.

Neither have i mate!!! looks strong enough! Your one bitd had the same one?
Retrodan72 built a nice one of these, i am sure he will be along with a pic soon...
It really does look in good survivor condition...
If you decide to restore it fully all the resources are here, paint, decals etc just ask.
:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 08, 2019, 06:25 PM: Great stuff cheers, I've got the paint already same colour, the seat has a split in so will have to get new looking at getting a white one maybe and the pedals arnt original I know that, from what i remember they were like bear traps, probs get some white mushroom grips on it.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Retrodan72 on February 08, 2019, 07:21 PM: Hi mate, great find. I’d say that the stem you’re after is a silver (alloy) Suntour copy. I’m just basing this theory on what mine had and that was an ‘85. Using the same theory, you should have silver rat traps, although I swapped mine for bear trap types.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 08, 2019, 09:20 PM: Sound I've been eyeing a suntour stem but it's a blue one will keep my eye out, and your bang on the money with the rat traps I remember them well now smashing off my shins :crybaby: will probs go for the bear traps aswell.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: deeman on February 09, 2019, 12:23 AM: Quote from: Blueylad on February 08, 2019, 09:20 PM
Sound I've been eyeing a suntour stem but it's a blue one will keep my eye out, and your bang on the money with the rat traps I remember them well now smashing off my shins :crybaby: will probs go for the bear traps aswell.

Now i9s your chance to upgrade all the parts you couldn't bitd!! get a genuine power stem if thats what you want although they are a little overpriced these days. alans do a nice copy for decent money. The ACs stoker is also nice and cheaper than a genuine suntour power stem. you might want to do a potts mod while you are at it ( front cable through a hollow stem bolt)
Forget the rat traps too they look and feel awful...especially when smashing into your shin!! i would get some cheap DX copies or something like a KKT RMX which are cheap enough, or there are some white Royce plastic Gafite copies on ebay for cheap ...like a tenner!
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: deeman on February 09, 2019, 12:27 AM: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Old-School-BMX-KKT-RMX-pedals-1-2-Silver-NOS/254109820869?hash=item3b2a2027c5:g:y5UAAOSw~D5cMlLP:rk:2:pf:0

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-PEDALS-VP-300P-HUNG-KUANG-WHITE-1-2-NOS-HARO-FST-MASTER/183670677229?hash=item2ac3a01eed:g:tCMAAOSwqrtWpk~j:rk:40:pf:0

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEDALS-Haro-Fusion-BMX-Retro-Old-school-1-2-or-9-16-BMX-MTB-like-Shimano-DX/352270209729?hash=item5204f0d2c1:m:m_JDhclSgaodRDxwk50s8zQ:rk:5:pf:0

stem

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mirage-Power-Stem-Old-School-BMX-Suntour-Pro-Neck-Burner-GT-Haro-Sugino/282259334242?hash=item41b7f7a462:m:mafXorL-mwbHzv-QjoPENMQ:rk:5:pf:0
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Retrodan72 on February 09, 2019, 04:58 AM: I put these on mine, they’re cheap but hey, it’s a cheap bike.

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Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 09, 2019, 07:40 AM: Cheers fella, I will defo take all this on board I've used Alans a few times before with a couple of burners that I did he's a legend when you need old school parts, think i will go for the mirage stem and bear traps those rat traps were toss from what i can remember.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: deeman on February 09, 2019, 02:19 PM: Quote from: Blueylad on February 09, 2019, 07:40 AM
Cheers fella, I will defo take all this on board I've used Alans a few times before with a couple of burners that I did he's a legend when you need old school parts, think i will go for the mirage stem and bear traps those rat traps were toss from what i can remember.

It looks like it already has some DX copies on there....maybe you could just tidy them up? :-\
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 09, 2019, 02:47 PM: Yeah it has they were red originally by the looks I might try clean them up see how they look, gota say I do like the look of the bear traps though to be fair.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: deeman on February 09, 2019, 04:02 PM: Quote from: Blueylad on February 09, 2019, 02:47 PM
Yeah it has they were red originally by the looks I might try clean them up see how they look, gota say I do like the look of the bear traps though to be fair.

Oven Pride will remove the red annodising then you can tidy the ends up if you so wish....or just buy some beartraps, they are dtill pretty lethal if you slip a pedal!
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 09, 2019, 05:53 PM: Cool cheers , I don't suppose you know or anyone knows a way to get my aero zytecs back looking whiteish again they are pretty discoloured looking almost yellow when against white.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: deeman on February 09, 2019, 06:07 PM: Quote from: Blueylad on February 09, 2019, 05:53 PM
Cool cheers , I don't suppose you know or anyone knows a way to get my aero zytecs back looking whiteish again they are pretty discoloured looking almost yellow when against white.

There is a sticky on how to peroxide white mags in tech and resto section :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: bodamus on February 09, 2019, 08:27 PM: Great find if you part with the stem I would like to buy it please.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 09, 2019, 11:47 PM: Thanks for that mate will have a look and get at them, they arnt the best, Badamus I will give you a shout if I sell the stem dude.
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: CustardLips on February 09, 2019, 11:58 PM: Nice find mate and a nice little project. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 10, 2019, 12:05 AM: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: bodamus on February 10, 2019, 08:28 AM: I've got a Freestyle Frame in the same colour
Title: Re: 80's piranha new restoration find.
Post by: Blueylad on February 10, 2019, 09:03 AM: ;) :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :slayer: that looks the business pal.