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Title: race plate bodging
Post by: harris on March 21, 2007, 08:32 PM: when you cant find a race plate ...bodge a cheap copy one.
ruler
blade
tape
stickers
then rip slice trim stick then warm job bodged :D then wait until a good one turns up :)

(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d87/harris15570/07105-1.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d87/harris15570/07106.jpg)
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d87/harris15570/07102.jpg)
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: lazychubs on March 21, 2007, 09:17 PM: was that a haro series one you cut up
:shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: harris on March 21, 2007, 09:18 PM: copy one .
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: RATTY on March 22, 2007, 09:27 AM: Blimey Dan, if thats a bodged one, cant wait to see a good one!!!! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: zed4130 on March 22, 2007, 09:30 AM: nice dan was that the one i sold ya :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: harris on March 22, 2007, 09:32 AM: yes it was zed but i damaged the blue front piece by laying something hot on it by accident.
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: zed4130 on March 22, 2007, 09:34 AM: it looks realy good dan :daumenhoch: that bike rocks :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: theRuler on March 22, 2007, 11:53 AM: Quote from: harris on March 22, 2007, 09:32 AM
yes it was zed but i damaged the blue front piece by laying something hot on it by accident.

what was the hot thing?
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: harris on March 22, 2007, 11:55 AM: it was a picture of oberonspacefruit pulling a quite large endo.
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 12:36 PM: yeah man thats what im talkin about.
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: harris on March 22, 2007, 12:39 PM: :LolLolLolLol: fruity i just spotted that ....bluepeter has alot to answer for recycling is the way forward. ;)
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 12:40 PM: what did you do the black edging with?
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: Mattdub on March 22, 2007, 09:04 PM: Best thing you coulda done with that plate :daumenhoch:

I'm likin' the tools pic , pencil/tape/blade . Mr Harris is well prepped :4_17_5:
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: harris on March 22, 2007, 09:08 PM: fruit i cut strips off the big black sheet in 4mm strips then applied with hair dryer heat .
all this spending on new stuff sucks the bikes a rider so it gets rider parts .
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 10:45 PM: good lad
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: beard1973 on March 22, 2007, 10:55 PM: I've done a bit of that aswell Harris...

If you can't find the colours you want... make ya own!!!

I wanted a plate like this Raleigh Aero one I have but in colours to match another bike I built...

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h65/burnerworld/IMG_0757.jpg)

So I got Red/Black & Yellow Vinyl and cut out my own.... 8)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/h65/burnerworld/Picture173.jpg)
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 11:13 PM: top marks.

do it yerself. cant get better than that.
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: beard1973 on March 22, 2007, 11:19 PM: Its a bit time consuming but very worth while...

[unlike my sex life]
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 11:20 PM: a little bit too much info there.
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: beard1973 on March 22, 2007, 11:23 PM: My apologies... I forgot where I was... I thought I was chatting with my shrink... Dr.Melfi
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 11:25 PM: no, let it out, i feel we have made real progress today.
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: Flaz on March 22, 2007, 11:28 PM: well done dan and beard have had a little stab at this myself today and its harder to do than i thought :LolLolLolLol:

:4_17_5: well done
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: beard1973 on March 22, 2007, 11:33 PM: Quote from: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 11:25 PM
no, let it out, i feel we have made real progress today.

Should I really be wacking off 3 times a day!! :-X
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 11:35 PM: it depends.

tell me about your mother.
Title: Re: race plate bodging
Post by: beard1973 on March 22, 2007, 11:38 PM: Quote from: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 11:35 PM
it depends.

tell me about your mother.

Pervert... :-*